Middle East and Africa

Moldova expels Russian diplomat and calls in envoy amid spy case

Russian forces test installing dummy warheads as part of nuclear drills

German airport pauses flights after climate activists breach field

Iran's supreme leader to lead funeral prayers for Hamas leader Haniyeh

UK police to charge 17-year-old with murder following Southport incident

Hezbollah confirms top commander Fuad Shukr killed in strike

Hamas senior official says Haniyeh was hit 'directly' by missile

UN says attacks in Beirut, Tehran are a dangerous escalation

Moldova detains two officials in treason, conspiracy case

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say

Russian court extends pre-trial custody of French national Vinatier until Sept. 5

Ukraine PM says Lukoil sanctions do not threaten Slovakia's energy security

Russian-UK dissident Kara-Murza disappears from jail in latest sign a prisoner swap with West may be close

Ukraine says it struck weapons facility in Russia's Kursk region

Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child pictures charges

Russia says the Middle East is teetering on the brink of war

Iran's Khamenei says avenging Haniyeh's killing is Tehran's duty

Iraq says coalition forces committed crime in targeting sites

Indonesia's president-elect and defence minister visit Moscow, Russian news agencies report

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says in statement

Israel says it targets senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut

Belarusian president pardons German on death row

Kremlin declines to comment on possible prisoner swap involving WSJ reporter Gershkovich

US issues sanctions targeting Iran's missile and drone program facilitators

Algeria to withdraw its ambassador from France, foreign ministry says

Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Spanish PM declines to testify as witness in wife's corruption case

More airlines cancel Beirut flights amid escalation

U.S. Defense Sec says Hezbollah-Israel conflict not inevitable

Italy's Meloni: China's support of Russian war effort source of 'great friction'

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits frontline area in Kharkiv region

Iran warns of serious consequences for any Israeli hit on Lebanon

Putin hails Maduro's win, Kremlin says it is deepening ties

UK welcomes Lebanese government's call for cessation of violence

Far-left activist arrested regarding rail sabotage-minister

Russia's Wagner says it took losses in heavy fighting against rebels in Mali

Spain asks Venezuela to release broken down, verifiable voting data

Curacao becomes associate member of Caribbean Community

Harris' support for Israel ‘ironclad’ after attack on Golan Heights