TEHRAN -- At least nine people were killed, including six civilians and three gunmen, and 22 others injured in a "terror" attack Saturday morning on the building of the justice department in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
The attack has been claimed by Jaish al-Zulm, designated by Iran as a terrorist group, the report said. (Iran-Terror Attack)
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KHARTOUM -- A political coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Saturday the formation of a parallel government in Sudan, raising concerns about further division of a country already torn by more than two years of civil conflict.
"The leadership body of the Sudan Founding Alliance has agreed to appoint Mohamed Hassan Al-Taishi as Prime Minister of the Peace Government," Alaa El Din Nugud, the alliance's spokesperson, said in a televised statement broadcast via Telegram. (Sudan-Parallel Gov't-Division)
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SYDNEY -- Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday signed a 50-year commitment to the AUKUS defense treaty despite the United States' ongoing review of the pact.
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and UK Defense Secretary John Healey signed the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty (the Geelong Treaty) at their meeting in Geelong, Victoria. (Australia-UK-AUKUS)
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ATHENS -- Multiple wildfires erupted across Greece on Saturday, placing enormous strain on firefighting resources as the country endures one of the most intense heatwaves in recent years.
According to the Greek daily Kathimerini, blazes were reported simultaneously in Evia, Messinia in the Peloponnese, Kythera Island, and the Thessaloniki region in northern Greece. Firefighters are battling the flames on multiple fronts under extreme and dangerous conditions. (Greece-Fire) Enditem
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