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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there "won't be escalation" against Cuba, after U.S. federal prosecutors indicted Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro and a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration is "in final stages of" peace talks with Iran and is willing to wait a few days for the "right answer."

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States may strike Iran again, claiming he was only an hour away from deciding on an attack before postponing it at the request of U.S. allies in the Gulf.

Russia and China are actively expanding their contacts in politics, the economy and defence, while broadening humanitarian exchanges and encouraging person-to-person interaction, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a video message delivered ahead of his state visit to China.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday a "positive development" is happening and he thought Iran was close to an agreement this time, hours after he announced a postponement of resumption of military strikes against the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has instructed the Pentagon not to launch military strikes on Iran Tuesday as U.S. allies in the Gulf are working to help reach an acceptable peace deal.

The United States has agreed to suspend sanctions on Iranian oil exports during ongoing negotiations with Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the talks.

Nearly 60 percent of respondents in a Kyodo News opinion poll opposed the Japanese government's decision to lift restrictions on exports of lethal weapons, the latest survey showing public unease over a major security policy shift as many Japanese netizens criticized that it could push Japan further away from its postwar pacifist principles and turn the country into what some called a “nation of death merchants.”

The US President Donald Trump warned Iran "the clock is ticking," urging Tehran to get moving, or "there won't be anything left of them" amid a deadlock in peace talks, per US media outlets including CNN and CNBC.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that "the clock is ticking" for Iran, threatening again that the country would be left with nothing if its leadership failed to act quickly.

Two aircraft collided in midair Sunday during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in the U.S. state of Idaho, local media reported.

At least 10 random shootings left four people injured across Austin in US state of Texas on Sunday.

10 dead in armed attack in central Mexico: local officials

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump on Sunday discussed the possibility of renewing fighting against Iran over phone, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported.

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached Goma, a rebel-held city of more than one million people on the Rwandan border, prompting Rwanda to close key border crossings on Sunday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak in the DRC and Uganda an international public health emergency.

More than half of respondents in recent Japanese opinion polls opposed the government's decision to lift restrictions on exports of lethal weapons.

UAE Abu Dhabi media office says drone strike causes fire near nuclear power plant, no impact on radiological levels reported

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been appointed as the country's special representative for China affairs, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

Russian private space company Space Energy plans to begin construction of its own spaceport in Primorsky Territory in 2026 for launching ultra-light rockets, the company told Sputnik.

Experts at Innopolis University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software solution that automatically identifies cracks, faults, veins, breccias (sedimentary rocks), and other geological structures in photographs of core samples. Core samples are rock specimens extracted during exploratory drilling. The new method will increase the accuracy of core analysis tenfold and speed up the creation of geological models of mineral deposits. This is reported on the website of Innopolis University.

UAE's central bank announced a decrease in money supply aggregate M1 by 2.5 percent, from AE$1,099.8 billion at the end of February 2026 to AE$1,072.7 billion at the end of March 2026.

Debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle was found on the grounds of Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport on Sunday, the airport said in a statement.

At least three people were killed in overnight drone attacks by Ukrainian forces on the cities of Khimki and Mytishchi in the Moscow region, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Sunday.

Thai authorities will thoroughly investigate the cause of the train-bus collision in Bangkok and assist the injured, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday night at the scene of the accident.

The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."

The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 87, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Saturday, warning that the outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no strain-specific vaccine is currently available, and that it carries a high risk of regional spread.

A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptive positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada's British Columbia province announced Saturday.

Iran will soon unveil a "professional mechanism" to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Saturday, without specifying the exact timing of the disclosure.

Hamas said Saturday in an official statement that it has held an election to choose its leader, but the result was not decided in the first round.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a 45-day extension of the cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, said his press office.

An Israeli military officer was killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Saturday.

A train and a bus collided in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people, local media reported.

Iran to soon unveil mechanism to manage traffic in Hormuz Strait along designated route; route to remain closed to operators of U.S. "Project Freedom" -- media

The death of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, commander of the military wing of Hamas, was confirmed as preparations for his funeral began on Saturday.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire that took effect last month, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said Friday.

Japan's Defense Ministry has begun studying the possible export of the Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles after the Philippines expressed interest in acquiring the system earlier this month, according to sources cited by NHK on Friday. The missile system was recently fired during the 2026 US-Philippines Balikatan joint military drills.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday, the country's weather agency said.

U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday afternoon, concluding his state visit to China.

A day after gunfire rang out at the Philippine Senate where a lawmaker wanted by the International Criminal Court(ICC) was holed up fearing his arrest, the Philippine president called an emergency meeting of top officials on Thursday amid widening political tensions, Reuters reported. A driver employed at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested, local media GMA reported.

It has become possible since Wednesday night for a number of Chinese ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in compliance with Iranian management protocols, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday, citing an informed source.

As the Japanese government plans to revise its three security-related documents within the year, Japanese media reported that assessments and perceptions of China have become one of the major points of contention among various parties.

The European Union (EU) members on Monday agreed on new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, after a months-long deadlock, according to a top EU diplomat.

After the hantavirus-hit cruise ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and repatriation operation involving multiple nations was launched, a small number of passengers from France and the US have shown symptoms of the disease, according to multiple media reports.

Iran's latest response to a U.S. plan is "totally unacceptable," U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Iran's latest draft proposal for talks with the United States calls for an immediate cessation of conflict on all fronts and a guarantee for no more "aggression" against Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, citing an informed source.

As part of a multinational escort mission jointly led by the UK and France, the UK said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping ‌in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow, Reuters reported.

Iran hands over response to US proposal to Pakistan: media

Iran's response to US proposal to end war has been sent through Pakistan, negotiations to focus on ending war -- media report

The first plane carrying Spanish passengers evacuated from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius departed from Spain's Canary Islands for Madrid on Sunday.

Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said the Iranian armed forces are highly prepared for hostile actions by the United States and Israel, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday.

Spain has begun the evacuation process of passengers from ‌the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius anchored near Tenerife on Sunday, with health officials boarding the boat to conduct a final check and begin disembarking passengers, Spain's Health Ministry said, Reuters reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that cooperation between Russia and China is a key factor in maintaining stability in international relations today, outlined topics to be discussed during his upcoming visit to China, and praised China's diversified economic structure, saying it has been strengthened by the growth of high-tech industries.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived off the Port of Granadilla on the Spanish island of Tenerife early Sunday, where Spanish authorities will launch a large-scale operation to evacuate passengers and part of the crew following the deadly outbreak onboard.

As Russia marked the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War, the slogan "No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten" was displayed prominently throughout Moscow, underscoring the enduring significance of Victory Day in the national memory.

The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Saturday that any "aggression" against Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack against one of the U.S. military centers in the region and "enemy" ships.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday reassured residents on the Spanish island of Tenerife that the public health risk remained low as the cruise ship MV Hondius approached the Canary Islands following a hantavirus outbreak onboard.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that all people aboard a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak should be considered "high-risk" contacts and actively monitored for 42 days.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes a three-day ceasefire and a planned exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, his spokesperson said Saturday.

From now on, the U.S. naval blockade actions will be met with a military response from Iran, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday, citing an Iranian lawmaker.

U.S. forces on Friday struck and disabled two more Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers before they entered an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Two British nationals have been confirmed to have contracted hantavirus, with a third suspected of infection, on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday.

The US and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday, with Tehran claiming US violating a ceasefire by attacking two Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and carrying out airstrikes on civilian areas in the southern Iran, and Washington claiming it fired in response to Iranian attacks, according to media reports. A Chinese expert said the latest strikes may be another US pressure test of Iran's ability to block the vital waterway and an attempt to push Tehran back to the negotiating table. However, such moves could further undermine Iran's trust in Washington and make a phased agreement harder to reach in the short term.

The US Court of International Trade on Thursday ruled that US President Donald Trump's new global tariff is illegal, thus invalidating his 10 percent tariffs on most US imports.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday night that the United States violated the ceasefire by attacking several areas in Iran, and the Iranian forces responded with missile and drone strikes against US destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Thursday night the U.S. army attacked two Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and concurrently carried out airstrikes on civilian areas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan and Qeshm Island in cooperation with some regional states.

US forces on Thursday targeted Iranian military facilities, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.

A new poll released by The Australia Institute on Thursday shows that 59 percent of Australian believe the country's interests are better served by a more independent foreign policy rather than a closer alliance with the US.

The Russian aviation industry has completed an implementation of import substitution of aircraft in less than five years, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov told Sputnik.

U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly reversed his plan to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Saudi Arabia blocked U.S. use of its bases and airspace for the operation, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two U.S. officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States has had very good talks over the past 24 hours with Iran on ending the war that has lasted more than two months.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday the country is ready to pursue diplomatic paths to end the war with the United States and Israel, while insisting on safeguarding the Iranian nation's rights.

Iran national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei said in an interview with local media that the team plans to arrive in the United States 14 days before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.

The French National Assembly on Wednesday approved, following a new round of debate, a draft law on the restitution of cultural property acquired through illicit appropriation.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if Tehran does not agree to a peace deal with Washington, US forces will resume bombing "at a much higher level and intensity than it was before".