Iran has indicated it has no plans for retaliation as it played down a strike by Israel after Tehran’s unprecedented missile and drone assault on the country.

   If this Israeli attack on Iran is no more than it presently appears to be, then it is rather well modulated.

   Throughout his career Benjamin Netanyahu has been a generally cautious politician, either deferring decisions or taking the least incendiary options.

   Israel has launched an attack against Iran in retaliation to a drone and missile strike launched against it on Saturday.

   Violence in the Middle East will not stop until the war in Gaza ends, a senior Hezbollah figure has told Sky News in a world first interview in which he also castigated the West and scoffed at Israel’s actions.

   India’s election has kicked off with the first day of polling taking place in constituencies, across states and territories.

   Four people died in the United Arab Emirates after record breaking rainfall caused heavy flooding this week, officials have said.

   An Israeli missile has struck Iran, in response to the unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend by the Iranians.

   China’s top long distance runner has been stripped of his first place finish in the Beijing half marathon.

   India’s wildly popular and divisive leader Narendra Modi is set to sweep to victory as the world’s biggest election kicks off.