Strikes on Lebanon have abated as a ceasefire is declared amid negotiations of peace across the wider Middle East region.
Jana Choukeir and Steve Holland
Israel is promising to continue its occupation of southern Lebanon despite the US-Iran agreement, as deadly fighting with Hezbollah intensifies.
Laila Bassam, Pesha Magid and Jana Choukeir
EU leaders are mixed over an attempt by European Council President Antonio Costa to contact the Kremlin while the war in Ukraine drags on.
Andreas Rinke, Lili Bayer and Charlotte Van Campenhout
Rapid Support Forces fighters are approaching the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, dozens of countries have warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Staff Writers
US Vice President JD Vance has sharply rejected criticism of the US-Iran framework deal from members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Ukraine has struck a major Moscow oil refinery as part of a bid to force Russia to the negotiating table, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.
Australia has committed an extra $100 million in assistance to Ukraine to help procure critical military equipment, years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.
Tess Ikonomou
A US push to start high-stakes talks with Iran has hit a snag just days after the countries agreed to fresh negotiations and an extended ceasefire.
Nandita Bose, Yomna Ehab and Jonathan Allen
Security forces have been deployed to repel gunmen who attacked the airport in Niger's Niamey, with gunfire and explosions reported.
Wilson McMakin
Three ships have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz following a US-Iran deal to end their war, but Israeli strikes stir doubt about peace efforts in Lebanon.
Maya Gebeily, Rami Ayyub and Jonathan Saul
Ukraine has hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in days and disrupted flights in one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia's capital in 2026.
Jekaterina Golubkova and Ronald Popeski
The United States has read out the text of the interim US-Iran agreement to halt the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump has called Iranians "smart people" as US and Iranian negotiators work on a permanent truce over the coming 60 days.
Steve Holland and Jihed Abidellaoui
G7 leaders have welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire deal, but President Donald Trump is threatening to resume bombing if Iran doesn't "behave".
Steve Holland and Jana Choukeir
The US military has struck a boat in the Pacific, killing a person and leaving two survivors, the latest attack that rights groups call extrajudicial killings.
Leaders at the G7 summit have vowed to enhance sanctions on Russia, targeting oil and gas, while increasing deliveries of air defence capabilities to Ukraine.
Palestinians have condemned Israel's seizure of a Hebron shrine in the occupied West Bank that's holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians alike.
Yosri Al-Jamal and Steven Scheer
Two Palestinians have died in an Israeli strike near a refugee camp in Gaza, as people flee from Israeli forces as they expand their control in the territory.
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ebrahim Hajjaj
At least four people have died in Russian attacks on cities in Ukraine's east and southeast.
A Russian frigate firing warning shots to divert a civilian yacht in the English Channel is reckless and deeply concerning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless
The US-Iran ceasefire deal will be inked in a ceremony in a Swiss mountain resort on Friday as details emerge and oil prices slip to new three-month lows.
Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked over how to proceed with the next stage of Donald Trump's Gaza plan.
Nidal al-Mughrabi
Oil held its biggest drop in more than two weeks as traders, shippers and producers awaited details of a US-Iran deal that’s intended to pave the way for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Rong Wei Neo and Gabriel Levin
