TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran-proposed seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is "still on the table."
Araghchi made the remarks in an interview with Iran's official news agency IRNA on the sidelines of the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
He said Iran's conditions for ceasing hostilities and reopening the strait were "completely clear" and had been submitted to the United States under the seven-day plan. (Iran-U.S.-7 Day Plan)
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NEW DELHI -- Nearly a dozen people, including several women, died, and around 30 were injured when a truck moving at high speed mowed down a group of devotees near a temple in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh during the night intervening Saturday and Sunday, local police said on Sunday.
The incident was reported in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, near the famous Sheetla Mata temple.
The injured were admitted to a local hospital. Many among the injured were said to be in critical condition. (India-Truck Accident-Death)
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PARIS -- More than 2,000 people have been arrested during violent protests across France on Saturday, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Sunday.
In a post on social media platform X, Nunez said that protests in some cities continued late into Saturday night, adding that investigations were underway to identify the perpetrators of the violent acts and bring them to justice.
More than 600 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured in the violence so far, he said, citing provisional figures. (France-Protests-Violence-Arrests)
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SANAA -- Fierce fighting erupted near Yemen's strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait on Sunday as government forces launched a fresh offensive against Houthi positions in the area, a government military official told Xinhua.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said units from the Giants Brigades and Nation Shield Forces advanced from several directions to seize key Houthis-held positions overlooking approaches to the strait.
Heavy clashes were raging as Houthi fighters resisted the advance from fortified positions and trenches, the official said, adding that extensive minefields had complicated the government forces' push. (Yemen-Gov't Forces-Houthi) ■
