A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region killed one person, its governor said yesterday.

China yesterday condemned Australia and New Zealand for “colonial-style arrogance” and poor treatment of Indigenous people after a joint statement by the two nations raised concerns over Beijing’s rights record.

The repercussions of the Middle East war will be felt globally, Tehran’s top diplomat warned yesterday, as Iran’s huge Pars gas field was hit in the first reported strikes on its energy infrastructure during the US-Israeli war.

Israel said it would halt UN children’s fund shipments to Gaza from Egypt after it said it had foiled an attempt to smuggle tobacco and nicotine in Unicef-coordinated shipments Tuesday.

The head of the victorious party in Nepal’s election hailed its landslide triumph as a “win for the country” yesterday, urging new lawmakers to deliver for people who “sacrificed their blood” in last year’s protests.

Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, has attended the final round of US-Iran talks and judged that Tehran’s offer on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, according to multiple sources and a report by The Guardian.

The Israeli-US war on Iran has provoked a reaction from Tehran that has effectively choked a large chunk of the world’s oil supply, and untangling the blockage will take a regional effort beyond what is currently being proposed, experts have told AFP.

As Iran’s top national security official and de facto leader, Ali Larijani had emerged as the key architect of the country’s military and diplomatic strategy since the start of the conflict with the US and Israel.

A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards issue evacuation warnings for Gulf oil facilities

Pars is Iran's sector of the world's largest gas deposit, shared with Qatar

Accordingly, Eid-ul-Fitr 2026 in Bangladesh is expected to be celebrated on Saturday, subject to Shawwal moon sighting

There has been no confirmation from Iran regarding Khatib's reported death.

UNIFIL faces increased risks amid Israeli-Hezbollah tensions

Children paying 'terrible price' in war, UN says

The latest deaths took the toll from missile attacks on Israel since the start of the Middle East war late last month to 14 people

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday

The attack overnight on Tuesday killed two people in a neighbourhood close to densely populated Tel Aviv

Iran will hold funerals Wednesday for Larijani and another powerful figure killed Tuesday by Israel, Gholamreza Soleimani

Kent has opposed military interventions