US Economy Sheds 92,000 Jobs In February As Unemployment Ticks Up

The United States unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, piling pressure on President Donald Trump's economic agenda as key midterm elections approach.

Markwayne Mullin was elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving 10 years in the US House of Representatives.

Elnaaz Norouzi told NDTV, "Just like the past 47 years, people who are coming to power that Iranian people have not chosen"

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz issued an open assassination threat to Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's successor Wednesday. The threat came hours after Iran elected Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as the next Supreme Leader.

Mojtaba, was chosen as Khamenei's successor by Iran's Assembly of Experts, Israeli media said.

Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday hit the Tehran building of a body tasked with electing Iran's new supreme leader, local media reported.

Neither the US nor Israel will decide who will lead Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination, an Israeli minister has told NDTV, stressing that it's for the Iranian people to choose their next leader.

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to try to bypass Congress and force new voting laws ahead of the November midterm elections, where his Republican Party fears losing control of the legislature.

Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) raced towards a decisive win in the crucial national election held on Thursday, setting the stage for Rahman, 60, to become Bangladesh's next prime minister.

Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure.