Conflict

Russia has been advancing at its fastest pace in at least a year.

More than 200 military personnel have been taken hostage, and are being held by an armed group that invaded a military post in Bolivia.

A year and a half of war in Sudan has trigged one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

The Gallantry Star recipient says learning most of his former Afghan colleagues did not escape the return of the regime "hit me hard".

Lawmakers who drafted the law cited the involvement of some UNRWA staffers in the 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and for staffers having membership in Hamas and other armed groups.

The strikes may have "significantly hampered Iran's ability to mass produce missiles".

At least 10 Pakistani frontier police have been killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, sources say.

Israel has launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site, Syria says, as the US Secretary of State tours the region pushing for a halt to fighting.

Witnesses said they heard gunfire and a loud explosion at the site near Ankara.

It comes a day after Israel confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the militant group's heir apparent leader.

Iraqi forces claim to have killed nine Islamic State commanders, including the jihadists' top figure in the country.

Another 57 people have been reported wounded, according to a preliminary toll from the Lebanon's health ministry.

Israel claims to have killed three Hezbollah commanders and hit an underground workshop for the production of weapons.

The US is investigating a leak of highly classified US intelligence about Israel's plans for retaliation against Iran.

Residents say tanks are blowing up roads and houses as they ramp up their presence in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps.

US officials have speculated his death could be one of the best chances of bringing the Israel-Hamas war to an end.