Iraq has seized a drone launch platform allegedly linked to the Saudi oil pipeline attack as investigators work to identify those responsible

Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and advanced towards key positions around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a major global shipping route

Oil prices have climbed above $100 a barrel as escalating Middle East conflict threatens global supplies and raises fuel costs worldwide

Jamaica slavery reparations campaign has entered the legal arena after the government petitioned King Charles III over Britain’s role in slavery

The UK has banned goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and announced sanctions targeting businesses involved in settlement expansion

Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including two children and two medics, according to Lebanese state media. The latest strikes hit several areas as violence continues across southern Lebanon. Israeli strikes hit Kfar Reman Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in Kfar Reman early on Monday. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said nine people were killed, including two children. Five others were wounded. A separate Israeli drone attack hit a civilian vehicle in the town. Two medics inside the vehicle were killed, according to NNA. Israel strikes another residential area Israel also attacked a residential area in Deir al-Zahrani overnight. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation order before the strike. It said the target was a building near a Hezbollah facility that it claimed had been used to launch an explosive drone. Attacks continue across southern Lebanon The latest deaths follow another deadly day in the region. At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded in Israeli attacks on Arab Salim a day earlier. The violence has continued despite a US-brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel reached in June. The agreement introduced pilot zones intended to allow the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah and Israeli forces to withdraw. However, the diplomatic process has stalled as Israeli forces continue to occupy areas of southern Lebanon. Thousands killed since March Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed more than 4,350 people and wounded over 12,300 since the conflict escalated in early March. The ministry also reported 179 Israeli attacks on Lebanese ambulance crews since March 2, killing 135 healthcare workers.

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least four people and wounded 20 others, according to Lebanese authorities

An Iranian oil tanker has reportedly been hit by four US missiles near Kharg Island, Iran’s key crude export hub, with no casualties reported

South Korea is considering a military contribution to Strait of Hormuz security as attacks and shipping disruptions raise concerns along the vital route

India Gen Alpha protests are spreading as schoolchildren demand more teachers, safer classrooms and better facilities in government schools

UN West Bank withdrawal calls intensify as the UN rights office urges Israel to end its presence and evacuate settlers from occupied territory

Nepal-China floods have killed more than 1,270 people as rescuers search for thousands still missing across the Himalayan region.

Xi described Egypt and China as close brothers and said he wanted to explore a deeper partnership during his visit.

Iranian authorities report four deaths at a wedding after missile shrapnel hits Kuhestak, including a child, amid escalating attacks.

JD Vance issued a personal warning to Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan’s Senate race intensified

Three presidential guards died during a weekend mutiny in Niamey that Russian troops helped bring under control.

Israel says years of strikes have stripped Hezbollah’s Radwan Force of its commanders and offensive edge

Somalia’s ministry warned piracy remains a serious crime and vowed to hold perpetrators and enablers fully accountable under law.

Tehran prosecutors have filed charges over the strike that killed Ali Khamenei and four relatives

Boom Supersonic hopes to make high-speed passenger flights widely accessible before 2040

Trump described the Venezuela agreement as the largest oil deal in history, claiming it would expand US supplies and lower fuel prices

The agreements create regular diplomatic consultations and stronger links between Ethiopian and Thai chambers of commerce.

Chinese state media showed an Egyptian Rafale flying closely alongside a J-16 during the military exercise in Egypt.

EU and Western missions support AU mediation efforts and urge all sides to prevent renewed conflict in drought-hit Northern Ethiopia.