Foreign policy experts warn that any near-term diplomatic breakthrough to reopen the Strait of Hormuz will fail to secure the vital waterway long-term due to structural hostilities.

US envoy Jared Kushner held direct talks with Hamas leadership in Egypt as part of a diplomatic push to revive a stalled Gaza postwar plan.

Intense cross-border drone and missile attacks by Russia and Ukraine have left 19 people dead, escalating long-range attacks and prompting NATO airspace interventions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their deepening ties as Pyongyang observed the anniversary of independence.

U.S. envoy Jared Kushner held rare talks with Hamas leadership in Egypt to revive a stalled Gaza ceasefire roadmap, following Israel's rejection of the 15-point peace plan.

British-built unmanned systems have been deployed inside mainland Russia for the first time, targeting key military and industrial infrastructure.

A powerful shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's Flores island, killing at least 53 people, injuring over 130, and forcing thousands into evacuation camps amid severe infrastructural damage.

Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov have held discussions with regional mediators and Hamas officials in Cairo as Israeli airstrikes resume in Gaza.

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in eastern Indonesia has risen to 53 as rescue teams reach isolated areas on Flores island.

Two separate fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday, resulting in two fatalities and triggering emergency evacuations by land and sea.

Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia resumed digging through debris and clearing blocked roads following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that left at least 53 people dead.

At least seven people were killed in Russia following what officials called Ukraine's largest-scale drone offensive of the year, which targeted Moscow and regional logistics hubs.

A tragic motorway accident in eastern Hungary involving a Polish tourist coach has left twelve dead and ten seriously injured, with preliminary findings suggesting the driver fell asleep.

Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii's Big Island without a direct landfall, lashing the region with torrential downpours and severe winds.

Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary has been inaugurated in the tiny Polish village of Konotopie, standing at 55.6 metres and funded by local millionaires.

Spanish F-18 fighter jets operating under NATO command shot down an unidentified drone over Romanian territory after it crossed the border from Moldova.

A wrong-way vehicle collision on the M9 motorway in County Kildare has left multiple people dead and four others hospitalized, prompting an independent police watchdog probe.

British-manufactured drones have been deployed in deep strikes inside mainland Russia for the first time as Ukraine launches a massive aerial assault.

A tragic overnight coach accident on an eastern Hungarian motorway has left 12 people dead and dozens injured after the vehicle veered into a ditch.

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii with relentless winds and heavy rain, leaving over 89,000 households without electricity and causing one fatality.