When asked to comment on the attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport and that the Saudi Ministry of Defense said it had intercepted incoming missiles, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China opposes attacks on civilian facilities, and the sovereignty and security of Saudi Arabia and other countries should be respected.

Explosions were heard in multiple areas of Iran, according to Iranian media reports on Monday.

A vessel caught fire in waters near the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, with the cause of the fire not yet confirmed, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said late Sunday.

US forces launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday evening for the ninth consecutive night, according to the US Central Command.

Iran has launched a new wave of missiles from Iran's western province of Lorestan toward "enemy targets," the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.

Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain reported fresh Iranian attacks on Sunday as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities spilled into neighboring countries, prompting calls for de-escalation across the Middle East.

A US service member was killed in action in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone on Saturday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.

As Japan and India renew their rifts over India's first high-speed rail project, a joint initiative between the two countries, the Indian side has rejected accusations by Japan, saying the project is progressing well, after Hideki Makihara, a former Japanese minister of justice and Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who previously worked on the project, publicly criticized senior Indian officials for “utterly absurd” acts of backtracking promises and seeking personal gains.

Saturday marked the eighth consecutive night of US strikes against Iran since an interim ceasefire reached last month collapsed last week, according to media reports. A Chinese analyst said while both Washington and Tehran seem to be willing to negotiate, lingering unwillingness on both sides could cause the situation to fluctuate.

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, on Sunday questioned the United States' commitment to peace, saying that Washington lacked the determination to make diplomatic agreements succeed and had reduced its peace rhetoric to mere words.

US forces have completed another round of strikes against Iran, and more than 50,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East "remain highly vigilant," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.

Iranian army says targets US military assets in two bases in Kuwait: media

US forces on Saturday launched a new round of strikes against Iran at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, the US Central Command said in a statement.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that the US violation of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran once again proved that US President Donald Trump's signature is worthless and invalid, according to Iranian media.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that two US service members in Jordan were killed in Iranian attacks on Friday.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok on Saturday signed the country's 17th constitutional amendment, triggering the end of his mandate as head of state. Once the law is published in the official gazette, the termination of his mandate will take effect the following day.

Iran has ceased the fulfillment of its obligations under the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as Washington has violated its commitments under the deal, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday.

Iran ceases fulfilling obligations under MoU with U.S. -- deputy FM

Collagen-based films developed at the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of Cytology and the Ioffe Institute help regenerate damaged organs and tissues.

Scientists from the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry at the Medical Institute of Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN) have discovered that medicines containing nanoparticles "glow" differently depending on their condition. The closer they are to their expiry date, the weaker their thermal radiation. This signal is detected by a portable device through the sealed packaging, according to the university's website.

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in the third Dubai Dates Festival 2026, organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre and taking place in July, highlighting the significance of the palm tree in local memory and raising awareness of the date harvest season and the social and cultural traditions associated with it. Dubai Culture seeks to strengthen future generations' connection to local cultural heritage and reinforce its presence on the global cultural map.

Iran has requested Yemen's Houthis to remain ready for the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in case the United States attacks Iranian power plants, Reuters reported on Thursday.

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday approved the sale of weapons worth an estimated 1.96 billion U.S. dollars to Saudi Arabia.

A total of 82 local assemblies across Japan have submitted written opinions to the central government or the parliament urging the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to uphold Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles or enshrine them into law, local media reported.

Cuba was hit by a third nationwide blackout in a little over a week on Tuesday, the National Electric Union said.

The U.S. military on Wednesday conducted a new round of strikes against Iran, U.S. Central Command said.

Israel and Lebanon concluded a new round of talks in Rome on Wednesday, moving closer to launching a pilot project, under which control of parts of southern Lebanon would be transferred from Israeli forces to the Lebanese army, according to Italian media.

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the US Senate after his unexpected death. The appointment sparked controversy among US media and netizens, as some questioned whether his sister had the political experience to qualify the position. A Chinese expert pointed out that political resources in the US are distributed unevenly, and many talented Americans are discouraged from entering politics, as those without the necessary political or financial resources face major obstacles to seeking public office.

The US military on Wednesday morning completed its latest wave of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said in a statement.

Iran's government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday that more than 30 civilians were killed in recent US strikes on southern Iran.

The Iranian army said early Wednesday that it had launched drone strikes on a US military base and strategic centers in Jordan.

Multiple Japanese civic groups issued a joint statement on Tuesday opposing Japan's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, in response to moves by the government to pursue the development of such vessels.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would expand its strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to negotiate.

The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the resumption of the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would expand its strikes on Iran to target power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran agrees to negotiate.

Just weeks after a MoU was signed, tensions in the Middle East flared once again. Washington has reinstated its naval blockade of ships bound for and departing Iranian ports and conducted airstrikes against Iran for three consecutive nights, while Tehran retaliated by firing missiles at US missile assets and American military outposts based in regional nations, multiple media outlets reported.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Britain's "hostile" decision to designate Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a national security threat, calling it "unjustified, irresponsible, and in violation of international law."

Two counties in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province were hit by US strikes on Tuesday afternoon, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported, citing a local official.

Multiple people have died on Tuesday in a fire at the well-known Oxy building on De Brouckere Square, in the center of Brussels.

Four locations in southwestern Iran's port city of Bushehr were struck by "enemy projectiles" on Tuesday, with no casualties reported so far, a local official said.

The Iranian armed forces said early Tuesday they launched missile and drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in response to fresh US attacks on southern Iran.

Multiple explosions heard around Iran's Bandar Abbas -- media

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X that more than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed across the Middle East as its forces have completed the latest wave of strikes on Iranian military targets.

The U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain was attacked by Iranian missiles, according to Iranian media reports on Tuesday.

The United States launched another round of strikes against Iran on Monday, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

The death toll in a deadly pub fire in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, rose to 28, according to a government release on Monday.

Several people have been killed in a fresh round of US strikes targeting different areas in Iran, Iranian media reported on Monday, citing local officials.

The United States is reinstating the "Iranian blockade," preventing Iranian ships from entering or leaving, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.

Iranian armed forces said they made missile and drone strikes against US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman early Monday, in retaliation for fresh US attacks on southern Iran.

Iran will stop fulfilling its obligations if Washington continues violating commitments under last month's bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.

Trump says US to "guard" Strait of Hormuz and be paid for doing so

Fresh U.S.-Iran clashes continued from Saturday despite a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked last month, as the two sides claimed different status quo of the Strait of Hormuz.

Explosions were heard at noon on Monday around the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, citing local sources.

No Chinese citizens have been found among the victims of a fire broke out late Sunday at a bar in Bangkok, Thailand, which killed 27 people and injured more, according to the Chinese Embassy in Thailand as reported by CCTV News.

US forces on Sunday launched a new round of strikes against Iran, the U.S. Central Command said.

The general elections for Israel's Knesset, the country's parliament, will be held as originally scheduled on Oct. 27 this year and will not be brought forward, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News and other media outlets reported.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said Iran insists that arrangements for the future administration of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must be made through consultations with Oman, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

The US-led Joint Maritime Information Center said on Sunday that despite Iran announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the southern route along the Omani coast remains available and has been expanded to accommodate two-way traffic.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Qatar and Oman on Sunday in retaliation for U.S. attacks against southern Iranian provinces earlier in the day.

The US and Iran continued to exchange strikes over the weekend, with Tehran claiming attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman in what it described as retaliation for continued US strikes on southern Iran, Al Jazeera reported.

The US Central Command said on Sunday it has completed the third round of strikes against Iran this week after hitting some 140 targets.

US forces on Saturday began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran, the US Central Command said in a post on social media platform X.

Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States until Washington backs down from its positions, semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday, rejecting earlier media reports that Iran had sought such negotiations.

Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized in waters off Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc island on Saturday, local media VnExpress reported.

The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,118 as crews continue to clear rubble in the hardest-hit areas, authorities said Friday.

A Hamas delegation held "crucial" talks in Cairo on Thursday with Egyptian officials on arrangements for implementing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, an informed Egyptian security source told Xinhua.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the latest US strikes against several regions in Iran's southern coastal provinces and two bridges in the country's northeastern provinces.

Explosions were heard in coastal areas of Iran's port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday afternoon, Iranian media reported.

Explosions heard in Iran's Bushehr -- Mehr news agency

South Korea's top court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over obstruction of arrest, live footage showed.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to fresh U.S. strikes.

US forces conducted strikes against Iran for a second straight day on Wednesday to "degrade" Iran's ability "to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," the U.S. Central Command said.

The United States may strike Iran again "hard tonight," US President Donald Trump told reporters here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.

The United States may strike Iran again "hard tonight," US President Donald Trump told reporters here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.

Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned US "aggressive" attacks earlier in the day against monitoring and surveillance centers in Iran's southern coastal regions, calling them a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU).

The United States could resume a naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and possibly take over Iran's Kharg Island, US President Donald Trump said here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday, adding both sides in the Ukraine conflict want a settlement.

US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday an immediate halt to all trade, including visits with Spain, criticizing Madrid's lack of participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance during a NATO summit held here.

The United States has launched strikes against 80 Iranian targets, and in response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked 85 US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, in a new round of escalation of regional tensions.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday here that the ceasefire with Iran "is over," and he does not want to deal with Iran anymore.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday that Greenland is "not for sale," calling on all allies to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of her country.

Iran's IRGC says targeted 85 U.S. military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait in response to U.S. ceasefire violation: media

U.S. forces launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz were attacked, the U.S. Central Command said.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Tuesday reported three separate attacks involving tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties reported in any of the incidents.

The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted two tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via a US-backed Omani route on Monday night after they failed to heed warnings, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

The next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon is expected to take place in Rome, Italy next week, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Tuesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that negotiations between Iran and the United States on a final agreement will not begin if the US threats continue.

NATO leaders are set to gather for a two-day summit in Ankara on Tuesday with tensions and differences between the US and Europe already becoming a major focus of attention among Western media. Most notably, recent outrage among Belgian politicians and football officials over FIFA's yielding to US President's demand to reinstate American striker Folarin Balogun has further aggravated transatlantic frictions, some media outlets said.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday thanked the Chinese government and people for sending humanitarian aid to assist those affected by the earthquakes.

The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,535, with 16,740 people injured, according to an update from National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its fifth year, is "much closer than people realize."

Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran: report

Hamas on Monday announced the dissolution of the Government Emergency Committee in Gaza and the transfer of the administration of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee.

Former Indian intelligence official Vikram Sood cited on Sunday a statement by US Deputy Secretary of State Landau who said during his March 2026 visit to India that Washington will use tariffs, sanctions and other tools to curb India's rapid economic growth and will not allow it to emerge as a major power competing with the US.

As Turkey prepares to host the NATO summit on July 7-8, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir over the weekend to denounce the alliance's push for higher defense spending, Xinhua reported. A Chinese expert said the protests reflect growing public dissatisfaction with diverting resources from people's livelihoods to military spending, and as major media outlets have described the Ankara summit as a key test of NATO unity and US commitment to the alliance, the meeting is unlikely to deliver major breakthroughs but may expose deeper divisions.

Staff at the Federal Horticultural Center for Breeding, Agrotechnology, and Nursery in Moscow have developed a new variety of garden strawberry based on domestic breeding programs, which is fully adapted to the variable natural and climatic conditions of central Russia. This was reported on the website of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

Eight people, including four children, were shot on Saturday night in New York City's Coney Island, according to local police.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held separate telephone conversations with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, which is the US Independence Day, to discuss the Ukraine conflict ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov and Zelensky said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.