An overcrowded bus toppled on its side after one of its tire burst while travelling on a road at the Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state. During those moments, some of the passengers fell out from the side windows and crashed under the toppled bus. While there wasn’t any loss of life in the incident, a total of 27 people, including 7 children aged between 9 and 17, were injured in the accident. While the driver of the bus fled the scene, it’s been reported that there were 50 people on the bus. After the incident, West Bengal Transport Minister Firhad Hakim has given order that all the buses unfit to enter the traffic to be confiscated.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) convened in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other regional leaders. Hosted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the summit brought together heads of state and government from Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
In his speech, President Erdoğan criticized Israel’s regional actions, stating, “We can neither abandon the Palestinian cause nor remain silent as the Netanyahu administration turns our region into a bloodbath.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended recent Iranian military actions under the UN Charter’s right to self-defense. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said, “Currently, Azerbaijan is building new cities and villages on the lands that Armenia turned into ruins, the Great Return program is being implemented.”
Established in 1985 as a continuation of the earlier RCD platform, the ECO aims to boost regional cooperation among its 10 member states. The summit, held every two years, facilitates joint initiatives across sectors such as trade, transport, energy, and health.
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