Middle East and Africa

Hezbollah says it fired Falaq 2 rockets at Israel for first time

France, US intensify efforts to prevent Middle East explosion, Macron says

55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says

Zelenskiy says it's for Ukraine to determine his legitimacy, not Putin

Blinken to travel to Middle East to press for Gaza ceasefire

UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children

US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa hails Russia's Putin as 'my dear friend' and ally

EU executive says Ukraine, Moldova ready to start EU accession talks

NATO to set allies tougher targets for air defence and missiles, diplomat says

Russia accuses Kyiv of using U.S. ATACMS missiles to hit civilian targets in Luhansk

Belarus to investigate death of Polish soldier on border if it receives 'specific information'

Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24

Trade union says UK's Rwanda deportation policy makes officials break law

Hungary will attend Ukraine conference in Switzerland, minister says

Gaza government media office director, health ministry official say 40 killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat school

Spain requests to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Putin says Russia could use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or territory was under threat

Putin says US is trying hard to secure release of detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich

Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Qatari emir discuss how to end war, Qatari news report says

Israel says Gaza offensive would not stop for hostage talks with Hamas

Russia's Putin held phone call with India's Modi, TASS reports

Portugal's Socialists and far-right team up again to block government, budget doubts mount

Lebanon's Hezbollah says it targeted Israel's Iron Dome in Ramot Naftali

Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso

Russian sociologist Kagarlitsky loses appeal against 5-year sentence for 'justifying terrorism'

Senior Hamas official criticizes U.S., West's calls on group to accept Biden's Gaza proposal

Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox coalition partners back Gaza hostage deal

Ukraine's electricity imports remain high even as power line undergoes repairs

UN rights chief expresses support for US-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted 'military site' in Israel's port city Eilat

Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage to stand in UK election

Suspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy

Netanyahu says Gaza plan can begin before terms fully agreed - media

Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet

Rafah border crossing can't reopen unless Israeli forces quit Gaza side, Egypt says

China says all efforts should be recognised in Russia-Ukraine peace measures

Georgian parliamentary speaker signs 'foreign agents' bill into law

UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah