In a tragic development, at least 20 miners lost their lives in a deadly assault on a coal mine in Balochistan, Pakistan, where armed men used rockets and grenades to attack the site run by Junaid Coal Company in the early hours of Friday.

Shifting focus to the political scene, Donald Trump is intensifying his campaign efforts by hosting rallies in traditionally Democratic areas like Aurora and California’s Coachella Valley, aiming to create a national movement atmosphere, even as experts claim this strategy prioritizes optics over concrete electoral gains.

Meanwhile, a troubling investigative report reveals that African women, lured by false promises of educational opportunities, have found themselves forced into assembling drones for Russia's military use in Ukraine, under exploitative conditions in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone.

Over to the Middle East, tensions have escalated further as Israeli forces confirmed the killing of Mohammad Abdullah, a leading Islamic Jihad commander in the West Bank, amid an airstrike that intensified regional conflict with fatal outcomes for both Israelis and Palestinians.

In related news, a Senior Hezbollah official narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, which resulted in 22 fatalities, marking the deadliest attack on the city since the onset of current hostilities and raising safety concerns for both civilians and peacekeepers.

On a different note, Tesla is making waves in the automotive world with the unveiling of its new autonomous vehicle models, the Cybercab and Robovan, at an event in Los Angeles, though these innovations face regulatory challenges and skepticism over the technology's readiness.