Tehran missile shot it down: UK

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that there was a “body of information” to suggest an Iranian surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran earlier this week. Johnson mentioned in a statement that the UK Government was working closely with Canada and other international partners affected by the crash and that “there now needs to be a full, transparent investigation”. IANS

House votes to limit Trump’s war power

Washington: The US House of Representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to restrict President Donald Trump’s power to take military actions against Iran without congressional approval. The Democrat-controlled House voted 224 to 194 to pass the resolution on Thursday, roughly along the party line, reports Xinhua news agency. The resolution directs the President to terminate the use of US military to engage in hostilities in or against Iran, unless he gets authorisation from Congress or the use of force was necessary. IANS