Workers at SoFi Stadium, located in Los Angeles County, California, voted overwhelmingly Friday to authorize a potential strike just days before the venue is set to host FIFA World Cup matches, raising the possibility of a labor disruption at one of the tournament's highest-profile U.S. sites.

Russian air defense forces downed 339 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a 13-hour period, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

At least 14 people, including three Lebanese army personnel, were killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

Hamas announced on Saturday the start of its meetings in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, with Palestinian factions and mediators to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the future of the Gaza Strip.

Iran's football federation on Saturday condemned the move by the U.S. government to deny several members of the Iranian team's managerial and executive staff U.S. visas ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday handed over medical supplies to Zambia to help strengthen the country's preparedness and response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain earlier in the day in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Qeshm Island and Sirik County in southern Iran.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with ballistic missiles in response to US attacks, while Bahrain and Kuwait activated air raid sirens, according to reports from Xinhua, citing regional sources.

Iran's IRGC says targeted U.S. bases in region with missiles in response to U.S. attacks

An air raid siren has been sounded in Bahrain, the Ministry of Interior said on X early Saturday, urging residents to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.

Kuwait intercepting missile and drone attacks: report

Several explosions were heard in Iran's Sirik near the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, Iranian media reported.

U.S. forces struck some of Iran's radar sites on Friday, the U.S. military said, in a fresh escalation that threatens the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he does not see the point in a personal meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can come to Moscow any time if he wishes to hold talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington welcomed the prospect of direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging them to make compromises to end the years-long conflict.

The United States imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and several other individuals and entities on Thursday to ramp up pressure on the island country.

The Russian edition of the first volume of "China's Governance Under Xi Jinping's Leadership" was launched at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday.

Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday following trilateral negotiations in Washington.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to restrict U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to continue military operations against Iran, with four Republicans joining Democrats.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran are going "very well" and "as of this moment," Tehran has agreed to allow U.S. personnel, in coordination with Iranian authorities, to enter Iran and recover buried nuclear material once the war ends.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Iran would respond if Israel attacks Beirut, saying Tehran has informed all parties that it will not tolerate an assault on the Lebanese capital and that such a move could trigger a return to war.

Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday for a two-year term.

Former Australian environment minister Peter Garrett will head up a crowd-funded review of the multi-billion-dollar AUKUS submarine deal, Australia's biggest ever defense project, with one of its questions including an examination of how the deal affects Australia's relations with China, BBC News reported. A Chinese expert said this reflects a growing number of voices within Australia questioning whether it is worthwhile to sacrifice relations with China in order to accommodate US interests.

Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended on Wednesday the temporary air traffic and closed the country's airspace as a precautionary measure.

The U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that Iran's claims of successful missile strikes on the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a U.S. air base in the region were false, stating that the attacks had failed.

Iran's IRGC claims it hit U.S. fifth fleet headquarters in Bahrain with missiles, drones -- media

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday.

Days after the Quad foreign ministers' meeting, India and Australia have agreed to deepen cooperation on maritime surveillance and undersea monitoring in a commitment toward what they described as a "free and prosperous Indo-Pacific," media reported on Monday.

Trump appoints Pulte as acting director of National Intelligence

US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's military escalation in Lebanon in a phone call on Monday, Axios reported, as Washington claimed progress on Israel-Hezbollah de-escalation and US-Iran talks while Israel and Iran released conflicting signals over Lebanon and key maritime chokepoints.

Initial reports showed that two people were injured in Russian attacks on Kiev early Tuesday, local media reported, citing Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S.-Iran talks "are continuing, at a rapid pace," following his announcement that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to halt fire.

"It felt like my organs were boiling," a Chinese student studying in India told the Global Times, as severe heatwave conditions prevailed across parts of India. A Chinese expert said on Monday that the scorching weather reflects global warming, abnormal atmospheric circulation and local geographic vulnerabilities.

Iran has halted message exchanges with the United States via mediation in protest against Israel's actions in Lebanon, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday said in a joint statement that they have ordered the military to strike Beirut's southern suburbs following Hezbollah's "repeated violations" of the ceasefire in Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the French Navy had boarded an oil tanker sailing from Russia in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.

US Central Command said on Sunday that the US military conducted "self-defense strikes" on Iranian radar and command as well as control sites for drones in parts of Iran over the weekend.

The death toll rose to five in an explosion at South Korea's aerospace plant, Yonhap news agency said Monday, citing the fire authorities.

Seven workers were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out on Monday at a South Korean plant of memory chip giant SK hynix, according to Yonhap news agency.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Monday that it struck the air base from which US forces launched an attack on a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island, announcing all predetermined targets were destroyed, Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency reported.

US Central Command said on Sunday US military conducted "self-defense strikes" on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in parts of Iran during the weekend.

The East African Community (EAC) will convene an extraordinary virtual meeting of health ministers from June 1 to 2 to coordinate a regional response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of East Africa, the regional bloc said in a statement on Sunday.

A senior Iranian official on Sunday denied media reports claiming that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had resigned.

Authorities received a report of an explosion at the Hanwha Aerospace facility in Daejeon, South Korea, after a loud bang was heard by witnesses, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.

Iran will make amendments to the text of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States after receiving the latest US response, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Sunday that Hezbollah is committed to a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire, calling for efforts to compel Israel to halt its military operations, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

A United Airlines (UA) flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned back midflight on Saturday after a passenger's threatening Bluetooth device name triggered a security alert, local media reported Sunday.

Two Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Gaza seaport area, west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources.

Five patients infected with the Ebola Bundibugyo virus have recovered in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health authorities said Sunday.

South Korean relevant departments have conveyed Seoul's position to the US through various channels after US Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Xavier Brunson described South Korea as a "dagger in the heart of Asia" regarding Seoul's geostrategic value, and the South Korean government is believed to have expressed regret and concern over the remarks while asking Washington to exercise restraint, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing South Korea's presidential office.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Sunday that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-1 drone, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Saturday expressed serious concern over a reported drone strike on a turbine building at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), warning that attacks on nuclear facilities are "like playing with fire."

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that it disabled a Gambia-flagged maritime vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on Friday.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned on Saturday that any US interference in the "management" of the Strait of Hormuz would be met with a "strict military response."

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced in a statement stricter restrictions in large areas of northern Israel amid an escalation in Hezbollah projectile launches from Lebanon.

Hamas said Saturday it is holding consultations with mediators on proposals aimed at advancing to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on countries that have imposed travel bans or closed borders in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda to reconsider such measures.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's latest behavior at a post-summit dinner with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has drawn criticism from some Japanese netizens, even as Japanese government-linked accounts presented the scene as “music diplomacy.” In a video circulating online, Takaichi is seen laughing, raising two fingers above her head and swaying as the band plays songs including “Hey Jude”. While some online users viewed the moment as a display of Japan-Philippines ties, more criticized it as inappropriate for a diplomatic setting, arguing that such publicity risked trivializing diplomacy and diverting attention from the summit's substantive agenda.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Friday underscored the need to maintain engagement with China on global challenges such as artificial intelligence (AI) and disarmament.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday that no agreement has been finalized with the United States yet and the exchange of messages between the two sides is continuing.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday deferred his "final determination" on a draft deal with Iran after meeting for about two hours with his national security team at the White House Situation Room.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Friday that an Iran-based procurement network has been added to its Specially Designated Nationals List in a fresh sanctions move under the U.S. Economic Fury campaign.

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest remarks about a possible agreement with Iran to end the war is "a mixture of truths and lies," Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said on Friday, citing informed sources.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said that Israeli ground forces had crossed the Litani River, beyond the "security zone" it controls in southern Lebanon.

Bus struck multiple vehicles in US state of Virginia, killing 5, injuring 34: police

The U.S. Central Command said that no U.S. aircraft were shot down by Iranian forces on Thursday, rejecting earlier media reports.

Amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has prompted enhanced monitoring efforts by multiple countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) told the Global Times in a written response that the outbreak is occurring in a complex epidemiological and humanitarian context, while assessing the risk of the epidemic as very high at the national level but low at the global level.

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the Iranian authority overseeing shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz, has been added to the Specially Designated Nationals List in a fresh U.S. sanction move, the Treasury Department published on Wednesday.

The U.S. military carried out fresh overnight strikes in Iran, targeting a military site that Washington said posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial vessels in the region, multiple U.S. media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Israel says killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike

The U.S. military struck missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran on Monday, the U.S. Central Command said.

At around noon on Monday, emergency services received a 119 call reporting a strange odor near the commercial complex GINZA SIX in Tokyo's Ginza district, Japan's Kyodo news reported.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson says framework reached but no body can say agreement with the US is imminent: media

At least one person was taken to the hospital and around 20 others reported symptoms including throat pain after a man allegedly sprayed an unidentified substance near a commercial complex in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Monday, local media reported.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance in its Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and visiting Yemeni Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani on Sunday rejected any attempts to "internationalize or militarize" the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The United States is still refusing to accept certain clauses of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on ending the war, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

At least 21 people were killed and several others wounded in intensified Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon Saturday night and throughout Sunday, state media reported.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was prepared to enter "into very serious talks" about Iran's nuclear program if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

As the US-Iran conflict approaches what some observers described as a potential turning point, diplomatic efforts appear to be entering a decisive phase. Observers noted that from an optimistic perspective, the conflict may be close to ending. However, the two major issues of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the fate of Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles still hold significant uncertainty.

The number of ships allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz would return to pre-war level within 30 days, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

At least 24 people were killed and 82 others injured in a blast targeting a shuttle of the Jaffar Express in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, police sources said.

The six-day 79th World Health Assembly concluded on Saturday in Geneva, during which member states adopted multiple resolutions to advance multilateral cooperation in safeguarding human health.

The US Secret Service fatally shot a man near the White House on Saturday after he approached a security checkpoint and opened fire on officers, according to US media.

A massive ballistic missile attack struck the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Orange County as emergency crews worked to cool down a tank containing volatile industrial chemicals at an aerospace manufacturing facility in Garden Grove.

US President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a peace agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated," subject to finalization between the United States, Iran and other relevant countries in the Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Saturday Iran and the United States are working to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war.

Secret Service takes down gunman after he fired multiple gunshots near White House: media

White House on lockdown following gunshots: media

Iran, U.S. working to finalize an MoU, and developments are expected within the next 3 to 4 days -- foreign ministry spokesperson

The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very high, the World Health Organization(WHO) said on Friday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake a state visit to Japan from May 26 to 29, during which he is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and they are reportedly expected to discuss "cooperation toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific" and "coordinating responses to China's maritime expansion," according to media reports.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Thursday that a report claiming “Chinese nationals made a surprise purchase of 944 apartments in Gangnam District, Seoul” was “clearly false”, and called for strict accountability, according to South Korean media reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday his predecessors have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades and now it looks like he will be the one that does it.

A U.S. indictment against Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro over the downing of two aircraft nearly 30 years ago has drawn strong criticism in Cuba, where officials, scholars and residents see the move as politically motivated and part of Washington's broader pressure campaign against Havana.

Seventy-five years of Pakistan-China relations reveal a truth that to understand a nation as vast and dynamic as China, one must not mistake a single paragraph for the whole. Our partnership has often been viewed through individual milestones: the Karakoram Highway, the restoration of the People's Republic of China's lawful seat at the United Nations, breaking the ice in China-United States relations, or more recently the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Yet none of these moments alone fully explains the endurance of this relationship. The deeper story lies in something less visible but ultimately more consequential: the gradual construction of strategic trust across generations, different institutions, and changing international orders.

Saint Petersburg State University has become the first institution in St. Petersburg to join Russia's federal program for science-popularization tourism, marking a major step in the development of educational travel and public engagement with research.

Russian scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from France, have developed a new material for ultra-efficient removal of toxic copper ions from water.