ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad sessions court sentenced Umar Hayat, the main accused in the Sana Yousaf murder case, to death on Tuesday after finding him guilty of killing the teenage TikTok influencer at her residence in June last year. Hayat was arrested a day after 17-year-old Yousaf was shot dead in her Islamabad house on June 2, 2025. On Monday, 23-year-old Hayat — son of a retired government official and a TikToker himself — retracted his earlier confessional statement admitting to Yousaf’s murder.

Syria shuts southern air space following Iranian missile attack on Israel Syria has temporarily closed air routes in the south of the country, the official news agency SANA reports, following Iranian missile fire towards Israel. The Syrian Civil Aviation Organisation announced the restrictions on Sunday night. It also suspended all flight operations at Damascus International Airport for 12 hours.