--- US believes Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people ---
The US believes that Iran mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane that was carrying 176 people on board on Wednesday, officials said. "Somebody could've made a mistake on the other side," US President Donald Trump said, adding the crash was not due to technical reasons. The plane crashed in Iran hours after Iran fired missiles towards US bases in Iraq.
--- Video appears to show plane carrying 176 people being hit by 'Iranian missile' ---
A newly surfaced video appears to show the moment a Ukrainian airliner carrying 176 people was hit by a missile after takeoff from Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday. Earlier, Canada, the US and the UK said that an Iranian missile brought down the airliner citing intelligence. Iran has dismissed the claims as "psychological warfare".
--- Netflix allowed to show gay Jesus film: Brazilian Supreme Court ---
Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that TV streaming service Netflix must remove a film depicting Jesus as gay. Two million people signed a petition calling for 'The First Temptation of Christ' to be removed, and the production company was attacked with Molotov cocktails last month. A judge had temporarily banned the film on Wednesday.
--- Monitoring situation, hope it de-escalates quickly: India on US-Iran tensions ---
Speaking on the recent US-Iran tensions, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India is closely monitoring the situation and hoped for it to de-escalate quickly. He added, "Peace, security and stability...are of utmost importance to us...we have important interests in the region." External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his counterparts in the US and Iran.
--- Security of US & Israeli envoys, assets in India increased: Report ---
Security of the US and Israeli diplomats and their assets, including embassies, trade interests and personnel in India have been increased on the suggestions of Intelligence Bureau (IB), ANI reported. IB stated that terrorist attacks, vandalism, and demonstrations at such locations cannot be ruled out. Iran threatened retaliation against the US after its top General was killed by the US.

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