ANKARA -- The death toll of a school shooting in southern Türkiye's Kahramanmaras city on Wednesday has risen to nine, including eight students, several media reports cited Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci as saying.
Earlier in the day, Kahramanmaras Provincial Governor Mukerrem Unluer said at least four people were killed and 20 others injured in the incident, which occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) at Ayser Calik Middle School in the Onikisubat district, where the attacker entered two classrooms to carry out the attack. (Türkiye-Shooting-Casualties)
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ISLAMABAD -- A high-level Pakistani delegation led by the country's Army Chief Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Wednesday as part of efforts for talks between the United States and Iran, the military said.
According to Pakistan's military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Munir, along with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other senior officials, reached the Iranian capital as part of ongoing mediation efforts. (Pakistan-Iran-Visit)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump renewed pressure Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, threatening to fire the Fed chair if he stays beyond his mandate.
"I'll have to fire him," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business, if Powell "is not leaving on time." "I've held back firing him. I've wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial. I want to be uncontroversial." (Trump-Fed Chair)
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TEHRAN -- A top Iranian military commander warned Wednesday that it would block the imports and exports in the Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the Red Sea if the United States continues its naval blockade against Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the remarks while condemning the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz to prevent ships traveling to and from Iranian ports from transiting the waterway. (Iran-Waterways-Blockade) ■
