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• Jordan launches air strikes in Syria in response to a fatal church shooting

  Jordan launches air strikes in response to a fatal church shooting in Syria, targeting groups linked to the attackers, killing and wounding several members of the terrorist organizations and destroying their vehicles. The Jordanian operation was reportedly coordinated with the Syrian government, but the Syrian government has denied this. The Syrian border authority closed the Nassib border crossing with Jordan, suspending traffic in both directions, and Jordan arrested two suspects in the village of Al-Jadeeda aft…

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• Jordan attacks Syria in response to Karak church attack

  Jordan has retaliated against a church attack in Karak, Syria, by conducting airstrikes in the southern part of the country. This response has heightened tensions between Jordan and Syria, which have a historically strained relationship.

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• June 2025 decision to hold SIR taken unanimously, EC tells SC

  The Election Commission of India (EC) has denied opposition claims that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally in deciding to conduct nationwide SIR (Systematic Inclusion of Roll) of electoral rolls. The EC, in an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court (SC), stated that the unanimous decision to conduct SIR was taken on June 24, 2025, and that there was no difference of opinion among the three members of the EC—CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and the two election commissioners, S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.…

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