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Twelve Miners Killed in Russian Strike in Eastern Ukraine
Twelve miners were killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday after a Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying workers, according to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy firm. The incident occurred in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and at least seven other people were injured.
The attack was one of several reported in Ukraine over the weekend. Earlier, at least two people were killed and nine injured in separate Russian attacks overnight and on Sunday, BBC News reported. Among the victims were six people injured when a drone hit a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia. Two of the injured were women giving birth at the time of the strike, according to Zaporizhzhia regional head, in a post on Telegram.
Meanwhile, in other international news, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that any attack on Iran by the United States would spark a regional conflict. "The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. His warning came as the U.S. continues to build up its forces nearby. Earlier, President Trump said Iran was in "serious discussions" and he hoped they would lead to something "acceptable." Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CNN he was "confident that we can achieve a deal" on Tehran's nuclear programme.
In another development concerning Iran, Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian man who was reportedly sentenced to death in connection with anti-government protests last month, was released on bail, according to reports. Soltani was arrested on January 8 in Fardis, west of Tehran, during a wave of protests. Officials informed his family that he was scheduled to be executed within days, without providing further details, according to the Norway-based Kurdish human rights group Hengaw. However, Iran's judiciary denied that he was sentenced to death, saying he faced separate charges.
Separately, bank statements released by the U.S. Department of Justice suggest that Jeffrey Epstein made £75,000 ($55,000) in payments to accounts connected to Lord Mandelson between 2003 and 2004. The payments appear as part of millions of documents released on Friday relating to late sex offender Epstein, the largest number shared by the US government since a law mandated their release last year. Lord Mandelson said he had no record or recollection of receiving the sums and did not know whether the documents were authentic. He reiterated his regret for "ever having known Epstein" and for continuing his association with him.
In the United States, an investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates purchased nearly half of the Trump family's cryptocurrency company last year, The New York Times reported. The investment made the Trump family business partners with the U.A.E. even as President Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation. The investment, reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, was confirmed on Sunday by a spokesman for the Trumps crypto company, World Liberty Financial. Days before his father’s inauguration in January 2025, Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, signed the agreement with the investment firm for a $500 million investment in World Liberty, The Journal reported. David Wachsman, a World Liberty spokesman, confirmed the transaction in a statement to The New York Times.
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