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At Least 18 People Are Dead after a Stampede at New Delhi Railway Station in India

A grieving relative of a passenger who died during a stampede which took place Saturday at New Delhi railway station, arrives to collect the body from hospital, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb.16, 2025. (AP)
A grieving relative of a passenger who died during a stampede which took place Saturday at New Delhi railway station, arrives to collect the body from hospital, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb.16, 2025. (AP)
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At Least 18 People Are Dead after a Stampede at New Delhi Railway Station in India

A grieving relative of a passenger who died during a stampede which took place Saturday at New Delhi railway station, arrives to collect the body from hospital, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb.16, 2025. (AP)
A grieving relative of a passenger who died during a stampede which took place Saturday at New Delhi railway station, arrives to collect the body from hospital, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb.16, 2025. (AP)

At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday.

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to Delhi’s caretaker chief minister, Atishi, who uses only one name.

The stampede happened late Saturday while thousands of people were gathered at the New Delhi railway station waiting to board a train. The incident occurred after some passengers slipped and fell on others while coming down from a footbridge that connects train platforms, authorities said.

Sheela Devi, who was at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital in New Delhi to collect her daughter-in-law's body, said an announcement about a change of train platforms created confusion among the passengers that led to the stampede.

“The crowd went out of control and no one could control it,” said Nikhil Kumar, a shopkeeper who witnessed the crowd surge.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was “distressed by the stampede.”

“My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured have a speedy recovery. The authorities are assisting all those who have been affected by this stampede,” he said on the social platform X.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that an investigation has been ordered to find what led to the stampede.

At least 30 people were killed in a stampede at the six-week festival last month after tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in river waters.

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ISIS Affiliate Claims Suicide Bombing that Killed 31 at Mosque in Pakistani Capital

Mourners attend funeral prayer of the victims of Friday suicide bombing inside a mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Mourners attend funeral prayer of the victims of Friday suicide bombing inside a mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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ISIS Affiliate Claims Suicide Bombing that Killed 31 at Mosque in Pakistani Capital

Mourners attend funeral prayer of the victims of Friday suicide bombing inside a mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Mourners attend funeral prayer of the victims of Friday suicide bombing inside a mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

An affiliate of the ISIS group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others, as mourners gathered Saturday under tight security at the same mosque for funerals for the victims.

The regional ISIS affiliate, known as ISIS in Pakistan, claimed responsibility in a statement posted on its Amaq News Agency. It said the attacker arrived, opened fire on security guards who tried to stop him at the main gate and detonated his explosive vest after reaching the mosque’s inner gate.

The ISIS group suggested it viewed the Pakistani Shiites as legitimate targets, calling them a “human reservoir” that provided recruits to Shiite militias fighting ISIS in Syria.

Friday’s mosque bombing was the deadliest in Islamabad since a 2008 suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel that killed 63 people and wounded more than 250. In November, a suicide bomber struck outside a court in the capital, killing 12 people.

The latest attack comes as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government has had to deal with a surge in militant attacks across Pakistan. According to Pakistani authorities, the attacker was a Pakistani national who had recently traveled to Afghanistan.

Authorities said several suspects, including the brother, mother and other relatives of the bomber, were arrested during overnight raids in Islamabad and in northwestern Pakistan, and that a police officer was killed in the operation.

More than 2,000 grief-stricken mourners gathered as coffins of those killed were brought to the mosque for funerals. Senior government officials and leaders of the Shiite community were among those who attended the funerals for about a dozen victims. Funerals of other victims were to be held in their home towns.

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif told reporters Friday that the attack signaled that Pakistan-based militants operating from Afghanistan could strike even in the capital.

His remarks drew a sharp response from Afghanistan’s Taliban government.

In a statement, Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry condemned the mosque attack in Islamabad but said the Pakistani defense minister had “irresponsibly” linked it to Afghanistan. Pakistan has frequently accused Afghanistan, where the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, of harboring militants, including members of the Pakistani Taliban. Kabul denies the accusations.

The attack also drew condemnation from the international community, including the United States, Russia and the European Union.

Prime Minister Sharif said he was grateful for the messages of sympathy and support received “from across the globe” following what he called a “heart-wrenching suicide attack in Islamabad.” He said international support remained critical to Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts and vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

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Man Charged with Threatening to Kill US Vice President

US Vice President JD Vance and US second lady Usha Vance watch the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (AFP)
US Vice President JD Vance and US second lady Usha Vance watch the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (AFP)
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Man Charged with Threatening to Kill US Vice President

US Vice President JD Vance and US second lady Usha Vance watch the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (AFP)
US Vice President JD Vance and US second lady Usha Vance watch the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (AFP)

A federal grand jury charged a 33-year-old man with threatening to kill US Vice President JD Vance during his visit to Ohio in January, the Justice Department said on Friday.

Shannon Mathre, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, is accused of "making a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon" the vice president, the department said in a statement.

Mathre reportedly said he was "going to find out where he (the vice president) is going to be and use my M14 automatic gun and kill him," according to the statement. It did not say where he made the comment.

US Secret Service agents arrested Mathre on Friday.

The threat is the latest reported incident involving Vance.

Vance said in early January "a crazy person" had tried to break into his Ohio home by hammering on the windows. The vice president and his family were not home at the time, and a 26-year-old man was taken into custody, according to US media reports.

The Justice Department said on Friday it found "multiple digital files of child sexual abuse materials" in Mathre's possession while investigating the alleged threat against Vance.

Mathre made his initial court appearance before a US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Ohio on Friday.

He is in custody pending a detention hearing on February 11, the Justice Department said.

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Iran’s FM Criticizes Israel After Nuclear Talks with US

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on as he speaks during the 17th edition of the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 7, 2026. (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on as he speaks during the 17th edition of the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 7, 2026. (AFP)
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Iran’s FM Criticizes Israel After Nuclear Talks with US

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on as he speaks during the 17th edition of the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 7, 2026. (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on as he speaks during the 17th edition of the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 7, 2026. (AFP)

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday criticized what he said was a "doctrine of domination" that allows Israel to expand its military arsenal while pressuring other countries in the region to disarm.

His remarks came a day after renewed nuclear talks with Washington, with previous talks collapsing when Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran last June that triggered a 12-day war.

Araghchi was speaking at the Al Jazeera Forum conference in Qatar but made no reference to Friday's talks with the United States.

"Israel's expansionist project requires that neighboring countries be weakened: militarily, technologically, economically and socially," Araghchi said.

"Under this project Israel is free to expand its military arsenal without limits ... Yet other countries are demanded to disarm. Others are pressured to reduce defensive capacity. Others are punished for scientific progress," he added.

"This is a doctrine of domination."

During the 12-day war Israel targeted senior Iranian military officials, nuclear scientists and sites as well as residential areas, with the US later launching its own attacks on key nuclear facilities.

Iran responded at the time with drone and missile attacks on Israel, as well as by targeting the largest US military base in the Middle East, located in Qatar.

On Friday, Araghchi led the Iranian delegation in indirect nuclear talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat.

The top Iranian diplomat later described the atmosphere as having been "very positive", while US President Donald Trump said the talks were "very good," with both sides agreeing to proceed with further negotiations.

The talks followed threats from Washington and its recent deployment of an aircraft carrier group to the region following Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests last month.

The United States has sought to address Iran's ballistic missile program and its support for militant groups in the region -- issues which Israel has pushed to include in the talks, according to media reports.

Tehran has repeatedly rejected expanding the scope of negotiations beyond the nuclear issue.