Russia has bombarded Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones, and bombs, as President Voloymyr Zelenskiy warns that Moscow is getting more help from North Korea.
Illia Novikov
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched an attack on the port city of Mocha, killing seven people.
Staff Writers
Israel's military has closed the West Bank Christian village of Taybeh to non-residents in an effort to improve safety amid Israeli settler attacks.
President Donald Trump says the US was "low-keying" it with Iran, as a Tehran deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz inches closer.
Nayera Abdallah and Steve Holland and Enas Alashray
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Moscow of targeting global food security following attacks on Odesa's seaport, a key export hub.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed roadmap for the future of the Gaza Strip.
A senior minister says Germany is a daily target of espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks and other 'hybrid warfare' by foreign powers.
As Nigeria struggles with ongoing violence, authorities have organised a mass wedding of 1500 couples, to help promote social stability.
Iran has outlined a tough list of demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the vital waterway.
Chloe Maher
Russia strikes Ukraine vessels and military facilities, as Serbia announces support for Ukraine's independence and a desire for closer economic ties.
Iran has raised the bar in its demands on the US before it will agree to reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a vital global shipping route.
Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region have killed four people, including a child, as Ukraine continues to struggle with depleted air defences.
Volodymyr Yurchuk
Yemen's army says it has responded after attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis as the major escalation raises fears of a return to a broader conflict.
Enas Alashray, Ahmed Tolba and Mohammed Ghobari
Ukraine is chronically short of air defences capable of downing Russia's ballistic missiles as Moscow's latest strike near Kyiv kills three people.
The US anticipates a deal between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz is imminent as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan pledge a mutual defence pact.
Steve Holland and Timour Azhari
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have inked a defence agreement, deepening co-operation between the regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.
Timour Azhari, Ariba Shahid and Tuvan Gumrukcu
Ukrainian long-range drones have hit another Wildberries warehouse inside Russia, as Kyiv scrambles to fortify its own air defence against Moscow's attacks.
An attack by Houthis in southern Najran Province in Saudi Arabia has injured seven Saudis, one Yemeni, two Egyptians and one Pakistani national.
Timour Azhari
Ukraine is building up its own ballistic missile defence system, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
Houthi rebel attacks in Yemen have killed at least 30 government forces and wounded at least 50 others, according to government officials
North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile towards waters off its east coast, days before the US and South Korea begin annual military drills.
Taiwan has begun its annual live-fire war games to help the island prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.
Simina Mistreanu
Media reports say former Ukrainian ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna is facing a corruption investigation.
The head of a Russian drone factory has been seriously wounded and his driver killed when their car was blown up near the city of Yekaterinburg.