Bantwal: A youngster from Bihar lost his life, and four others were injured on Saturday afternoon when an iron rod they were using to install a tent came into contact with an electric wire in a private area at Kadabettu in Kadeshwalya village.

Kundan Kumar Mandal (18) from Bihar lost his life, while Prasanna from Kadeshwalya village, Bablu from Jharkhand, and Pradeep and Rohit from West Bengal sustained injuries. The injured are currently being treated at a hospital in Mangaluru.

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The deceased's body has been kept at Bantwal Taluk Hospital.

Bantwal Rural Police Station Inspector Sivakumar, SHO Harish, and Karibasappa are conducting an investigation at the incident spot.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.