Overview
- Iran saw its largest demonstrations in years after the rial hit record lows, with fatalities reported in multiple provinces and Central Bank chief Mohammad Reza Farzin stepping down.
- Tehran pledged talks with trade groups even as arrests and clashes continued, reflecting parallel outreach and security crackdowns reported by state media and rights groups.
- Swiss authorities said the Crans-Montana bar disaster that killed 40 and injured over 100 is being investigated as a fire, with no terrorism indication and forensic work ongoing.
- Indore’s Bagirathpura recorded more than 1,400 illnesses from sewage-contaminated drinking water, with hundreds hospitalized and disputed death counts as officials confirm pipeline leaks and promise statewide SOPs.
- India’s NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet in the 2023 Bengaluru jail radicalization case naming three more accused, while separate probes advanced into a Mandsaur triple death case, a communal assault in Madhubani, and illegal rock blasting near Bengaluru that killed four leopards.