Iran unleashed a missile barrage on Israeli cities today after Israeli strikes deep inside the Islamic republic, leaving streets in ruins and the death toll in Israel climbing by 11 amid a spiralling air war.

Unsafe: In another public safety incident, an iron bridge collapsed at a popular tourist spot in Maharashtra’s Pune district, killing at least four persons, including a child, and injuring 38 others. The local administration has set up a panel to investigate the matter and whether a structural audit of the bridge was conducted.

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) says the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran could trigger significant economic disruptions for Nigeria

Israel may be trying to take advantage of a window: Iran has reportedly not yet rebuilt air defences which were degraded by an Israeli attack in October, and Iran’s strongest proxy in the region, Hezbollah in Lebanon, has been significantly weakened by Israeli action.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, expressing Pakistan's unwavering solidarity with Iran after Israel's attacks, which he described as "blatant provocations".

Explosions could be heard in Tel Aviv on Friday night local time, as sirens rang out across Israel amid what the Israeli military said was an Iranian missile attack.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it launched ballistic missiles at Israel - and the IDF claimed some were intercepted - as the country's supreme leader vowed to "inflict heavy blows" in retaliation for Israel's strikes the previous day