News18 Afternoon Digest: Trump Cuts Short G7 Summit Visit, Iran's Top Commander Killed & Other Top Stories

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US President Donald Trump (AP Photo)

US President Donald Trump (AP Photo)

In today’s News18 afternoon digest, we bring to you the latest updates on escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, Trump leaving G7 Summit early and other top stories.

Iran’s War-Time Chief Of Staff Ali Shadmani Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Tehran, IDF Confirms

Ali Shadmani, Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, the Israeli Defence Forces confirmed on Tuesday. Shadmani was also the Iranian regime’s top military commander and its senior-most military official. Read more

London-Bound Air India Flight Cancelled In Ahmedabad Due To Technical Glitch

An Air India flight, scheduled to depart for London from Ahmedabad, was cancelled on Tuesday due to technical issues. According to the details, the Air India flight AI 159 had arrived from New Delhi to Ahmedabad and was scheduled to take off to London. Read more

‘Much Bigger…Stay Tuned’: Trump Says He Didn’t Cut Short G7 Visit For Israel-Iran Ceasefire

Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the possible ceasefire between Israel and Iran is not the reason behind his early departure from the G7 Summit in Canada; in fact, there is something “much bigger than that". He also reacted to the French President’s comment on his G7 exit and said, “Emmanuel Macron always gets it wrong". Read more

Lover Tied Up, Undergraduate Student Gang-Raped By 10 At Odisha Beach

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by 10 people in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. The incident happened at a seaside in Ganjam district’s Gopalpur area. The incident came to light after a case was registered at Gopalpur police station after the survivor, an undergraduate student of a private college, lodged a First Information Report (FIR) on Monday. Read more

Karisma’s Father Randhir Kapoor Never Wanted Her To Marry Sunjay Kapur: ‘Everyone Knows Our Credentials’

Karisma Kapoor, once engaged to Abhishek Bachchan in 2002, was poised to become the Bachchan family’s bahu. But their highly publicised engagement ended just months later. In 2003, Karisma tied the knot with Delhi-based industrialist Sunjay Kapur. The marriage, however, did not stand the test of time and ended in a bitter and prolonged legal battle. While the couple was parents to two children, their divorce, finalised in 2016, became a talking point in the media due to the serious allegations involved. Karisma accused Sunjay of domestic abuse, while Sunjay alleged that she had married him only for money. Read more

ICC To Introduce 4-Day Test In Next WTC Cycle; IND, ENG And AUS Could Still Play 5-Day Games

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly open to allow four-day Tests to be played from the 2027-29 ICC World Test Championship cycle. The move is aimed at enabling smaller teams to play more Tests and host longer series. As per the current WTC cycle, which got underway today, 27 Test series will be played of which 17 will comprise just two matches. There will be six three-Test series while the likes of India, Australia and England are scheduled to play five-match series against each other. Read more

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