The West Bengal Police appealed to people to maintain peace as tension soared in parts of North 24 Parganas district on Thursday following the murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide, a senior officer said. (Pics/PTI)

Israel's military said it struck a missile launcher in Lebanon that had fired into Israel on Thursday in an attack that Israeli air defences intercepted. Hezbollah claimed the attack. (Pics/AFP)