Factbox: The Global Hawk drone shot down by Iran
Iran on Thursday shot down a U.S. military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory. Washington said the aircraft was targeted in international air space in “an unprovoked attack.”
U.N. chief urges maximum restraint after Iran shoots down U.S. drone
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by the Iranian shooting down of U.S. drone and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.
At least 30 dead as bus plunges off Indian mountain road
At least 30 people were killed and 37 injured when a bus plunged off a road in India’s hilly northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, a government official said.
Trump says he will discuss detained Canadians with China’s Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would raise the issue of detained Canadians being held by China as part of the ongoing spat involving China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India deploys two ships in Gulf of Oman after tanker attacks
India’s navy has deployed two ships in the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for Indian-flagged vessels, the country’s defense ministry said late on Thursday, a week after two oil tankers were attacked in the region.
Trump: ‘You’ll find out’ how U.S. will respond to Iran
Asked how the United States will respond to Iran after Iran shot down an American drone, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out.”
Trump calls Iran’s shooting down of U.S. drone fly in ointment
President Donald Trump on Thursday called Iran’s shooting down of a U.S. military drone a new fly in the ointment and said it could have been a mistake.
U.S. military says drone was 34 km from Iran when it was shot down
The U.S. military said on Thursday that Iran shot down its drone while it was flying at high altitude in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 34 km from the nearest point of land on the Iranian coast.
Trump thanks Mexican leader on border, says migrant flow slower
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked the president of Mexico for the job he is doing at the southern U.S. border, saying the migrant flow into the United States has slowed.
Trump: ‘You’ll soon find out’ if U.S. will strike Iran
Asked if the United States would strike Iran in retaliation after Iran shot down an American drone, U.S. President Donald Trump said to reporters, “You’ll soon find out.”
