The Israeli army has declared a "forward defence line" in southern Lebanon, with a zone stretching several kilometres into the country.
Jana Choukeir, Steven Scheer and Laila Bassam
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says his government is in talks with other countries to create a "European anti-ballistic missile defence system".
Staff Writers
The fate of the Mideast ceasefire is in doubt as Tehran says it won't participate in a second round of negotiations after the US seized an Iranian cargo ship.
Daphne Psaledakis and Hatem Maher
A series of recent strikes on Russia's oil logistics has reduced total daily oil shipments by about 880,000 barrels.
North Korea has again fired suspected ballistic missiles, the seventh launch this year and the fourth in April alone.
A French soldier in a United Nations mission in Lebanon has been killed, with the Hezbollah militia likely responsible, French President Emmanuel Macron says.
Neither side has offered any specifics about the state of negotiations on the Iran war, days before a fragile ceasefire is set to expire.
President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier has been killed and three others injured during an attack on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
Police have arrested a number of demonstrators who chanted a banned pro-Palestine phrase, which is also used in a John Farnham classic.
Kat Wong
Two truck drivers who were delivering clean water to people in Gaza were killed by Israeli fire, the UN children's agency says.
Ukraine's troops have stepped up attacks on Russian oil depots and refineries - key sources of revenue for Moscow's war budget.
"Enough is enough," US President Donald Trump says in an online post, declaring Israel has been "prohibited" from any further bombing of Lebanon.
The US and Iran are locked in a stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran reversing a move to reopen the waterway, firing on a ship attempting to pass.
People uprooted by the war in Lebanon are returning home as a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel takes hold - but many don't believe their ordeal is over.
Kareem Chehayeb and Isabel Debre
Russian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing two people, and the southeastern city of Dnipro, killing one.
Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz is declared open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of a 10-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
US President Donald Trump claims Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ten-day ceasefire, with leaders from both countries invited to Washington for talks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, President Donald Trump says, amid US pressure to reach a ceasefire.
Maya Gebeily and Emily Rose
Russia has hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens more.
Ron Popeski and Anna Pruchnicka
Russia has attacked Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles, targeting infrastructure as well as residential areas in the capital Kyiv.
The US and Iran feel good about resuming talks to end the Middle East war, but differences remain over Iran's nuclear program.
Maayan Lubell and Ariba Shahid
An international conference has pledged billions of dollars of humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Sudan, promising the conflict has not been forgotten.
Israeli strikes have again rocked southern Lebanon, highlighting the fragility of diplomatic efforts including historic negotiations in Washington.
Malak Harb
Ukraine is again calling for help to strengthen its air defences after Russian bombarded the country's south with missiles and hundreds of drones.
