Middle East and Africa

PM says Ukraine needs extra $15 billion to cover 2025 budget gap

Telegram boss Durov to remain in French police custody, prosecution office says

Russia opens criminal cases against two more foreign journalists in Kursk region, Interfax says

At least 30 killed in Sudan dam collapse, number could be much higher, U.N. says

British maritime agencies report incident off Yemen coast

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested as part of a judicial inquiry, says French President Macron

Russia says it disrupted Ukraine's power network and arms supplies with massive strike

Alert at NATO base in Germany was due to drone threat, source says

Captain under investigation after sinking of Lynch's yacht, source says

Iran doesn't seek to raise regional tensions, foreign minister tells Italian counterpart

Kuwait picks new finance and trade ministers in cabinet shuffle

Syrian president says efforts to restore ties with Turkey have yielded no results

40,405 Palestinians killed in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza health ministry says

Russia, Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each

US military says it killed leader of Al Qaeda-aligned group in Syria

Syria says seven civilians wounded in Israeli strikes

Biden asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from Egypt-Gaza border, says Axios

Turkey, Russia resume joint patrols in northeast Syria, Turkish ministry says

WHO boss calls for $135 million to stop mpox outbreak

Poland reports outbreak of bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says

U.S. targets 105 Russian and Chinese firms for aiding Russian military

Body found by Italy rescue divers is Mike Lynch's daughter - source

Covestro, Holcim help German investigators after drone flights over plants

Russia suspends ferry service to Crimea after Ukrainian port attack

Indian PM Modi arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskiy

Kamala Harris says now is the time for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

Internet personality Andrew Tate ordered to be put under house arrest in Romania, representative says

US envoy tells UN: Gaza ceasefire deal 'now is in sight'

Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from sunken yacht, official says

Factbox-Kursk nuclear plant is one of Russia's top atomic power stations

Egypt plans to return oil, gas production to normal from 2025, PM says

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant

Ukraine says it sees no Belarusian troop movements near border

Qatar prime minister to visit Iran in coming days, Tasnim report says

As Modi visits Poland, PM Tusk eyes stronger defence industry ties with India

Ship reports damage after encounter with uncrewed vessel off Yemen, UKMTO says

Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa

Ukraine conducts drone attack on Russian airbase in Volgograd region, source says

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank's Tulkarm camp, ministry says