KIEV -- Ukraine on Friday brought home the bodies of 1,200 fallen soldiers as part of another stage of a swap deal with Russia.
The repatriation was carried out in line with agreements reached by the two parties in Türkiye's Istanbul last week, said Ukraine's Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. (Ukraine-Russia-Bodies Swap)
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NEW DELHI -- Indian Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu posted on social media on Friday that the flight data recorder (Black Box) of the crashed plane has been recovered from the accident site in Ahmedabad by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
"This marks an important step in the investigation and will greatly help the accident investigation," He posted. (India-Plane crash)
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TEHRAN/JERUSALEM -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Israel will receive harsh punishment following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets earlier in the day.
Israel "has prepared a bitter fate for itself, which it will definitely receive," he said in a statement. (Israel-Iran-Attack)
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SKOPJE -- An indictment was filed against 34 individuals and three legal entities for criminal offenses related to the fire in North Macedonia's Kocani that killed 62 people, an official said on Friday.
They were accused of committing acts that caused significant danger to the life of people and to property on a large scale, in a place where a large number of people gathered, the Balkan country's Public Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski told a press conference. (North Macedonia-Fire) ■
