By Reuters

Japan not planning Hormuz escort mission, PM Takaichi says

Dubai airport hub rattled after drone strike spotlights Iran war risks

Disputes with China won't be to blame if Trump delays summit with Xi, Bessent says

Trump says talks with Cuba ongoing, action possible after Iran

Trump warns NATO, presses China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT reports

France's Macron urges Iran to cease regional attacks, restore Hormuz navigation

EU to discuss bolstering Mideast naval mission amid Iran war turmoil

North Korea holds Supreme People's Assembly election, KCNA reports

Iranian women's soccer team begin journey home after players decline asylum

Leftist, RN candidate virtually tied in first round of Marseille mayoral election, exit polls show

Israel and Lebanon expected to hold talks soon, Israeli officials say

Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say

Two brothers placed under investigation in France for planning antisemitic attack

Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says

Germany sceptical about expanding EUOperation Aspides in Strait of Hormuz

Iran wants 'serious review' of Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

Madagascar anti-corruption chief Rajaonarison named prime minister

Netanyahu posts video in response to Iran rumours that he is dead

WHO releases $2 million in emergency funds to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

In heavy rain, Lebanese fleeing war huddle under makeshift shelters

African nations tiptoe around recruitment of citizens by Russian networks

Thiel's secretive Rome conference draws Church attention

Pakistan targets Taliban installations and 'terrorist hideouts' in Kandahar during overnight strikes

Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

Canada and Nordics focus on military procurement in 'middle-power' meet-up

Iran arrests 500 accused of giving information to enemies, police chief says

Iranian missile fragment hits US consul residence building in Israel

Hungary's feuding parties stage big rallies ahead of April election

Israeli foreign minister denies country facing interceptor shortages

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left country after disputed vote

Zelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help

Trump demands other countries help secure vital Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows defiance

Drone debris sparks fire at oil facility in Russia's Krasnodar region, authorities say

Israeli forces kill 16 people in Gaza and the West Bank, medics say

Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights return after unusual absence

Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, Zelenskiy says

French far-right eyes Marseille city hall as its candidate tied with leftist incumbent

Australian government deploys military to assist flood-hit Northern Territory

Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies on Strait of Hormuz

US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit

Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates

Congo Republic's Sassou seeks new term amid subdued turnout, internet outage

Republicans close University of Florida chapter over alleged antisemitism

North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers -KCNA

Three Iranian women soccer players to return home after seeking asylum in Australia

WHO chief Tedros says 12 dead in strike on primary healthcare center in Lebanon

Swiss reject two flyover requests from US for flights related to Iran war, permits three others

Russian air defences down 65 drones headed for Moscow, mayor says