US and Israeli generals have reportedly held talks amid tensions with Iran while an Iranian official says there will be no live-fire exercises in the Gulf.
Staff Writers
The Israeli military says the border crossing in Rafah is set to reopen in both directions for Gaza Strip residents on foot.
A Russian drone strike that hit a bus in Ukraine has killed 12 people, according to emergency services.
Pakistan forces are hunting for the separatists behind a string of deadly co-ordinated attacks in restive Balochistan province.
Deadly drone strikes have been reported in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region as concerns grow among residents of renewed conflict.
Israel has reopened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after nearly two years on a trial basis to test security screening.
At least 10 security personnel and 37 insurgents have been killed in fierce clashes in southern Pakistan.
Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European leaders are seeking to fragment Iranian society, President Masoud Pezeshkian says.
At least 26 people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza City and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his country's forces will not strike Russian energy facilities if Russia does not target sites in Ukraine.
Iran's parliamentary speaker has hit back at US threats of military intervention, saying American troops will pay a heavy price if Donald Trump starts a war.
Hans Dahne and Doris Pundy
Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv for a week but some details have been contradicted by the Kremlin.
Loud explosions and heavy gunfire have been reported near the main airport in Niger's capital Niamey.
Israel says it will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend.
The burial of the last Israeli hostage returned from Gaza ends a painful reality, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told mourners at Ran Gvili's funeral.
Dedi Hayun
Donald Trump is continuing a war of words with the Minneapolis mayor over immigration raids a day after saying his administration would "de-escalate a bit".
Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax
Donald Trump says a "massive armada" is bound for Iran, which must make a nuclear deal, while Iran's foreign minister says the nation's armed forces are ready.
Another two people have died as Russia's aerial bombardment of Ukraine continues, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying Kyiv will respond in kind.
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen acknowledges a need for increased security in the region because of Russia.
Seven Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nearly twice as many captured after militants claiming to Boko Haram set on them in while on patrol in Borno.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a train that officials say killed five people.
Iryna Nazarchuk and Anna Pruchnicka
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza will finally be provided with pencils and pens as part of a UN push to priotise their education.
Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector are continuing "round-the-clock" as the second largest city of Kharkiv is plunged into darkness.
The remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza have been found, paving the way for the reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
