ConflictMore than 30 people were killed in central Mali after two attacks claimed by JNIM, the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, marking the latest surge in violence across the troubled West African nation.
ConflictMore than 1.2 million civilians have been displaced in Lebanon since war erupted in late February, with thousands of pregnant women and new mothers forced to give birth in makeshift camps, according to France 24.
ConflictAt least eight people were killed and 32 injured after a freight train struck a bus at a rail crossing in Bangkok, according to rescue officials and Thailand's deputy transport minister.
ConflictUkraine has accused Israel of allowing the import of grain allegedly stolen by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories. Israel responded by saying the vessel involved had not yet entered port or submitted documentation.
ConflictIran has accused the US of violating a fragile ceasefire after President Trump ordered the Navy to guarantee safe commercial passage through the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran warning of a shifting dynamic in the strategically vital waterway.
ConflictIran has threatened to retaliate after U.S. Marines seized an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that coincides with an approaching ceasefire deadline in the region.
ConflictIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to attack Hezbollah 'vigorously' in Lebanon, even as a ceasefire between the two sides was extended by three weeks and six people were killed in strikes.
ConflictPresident Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian vessels caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating a Gulf standoff that is already disrupting global energy markets and straining a fragile ceasefire.
ConflictU.S. water utilities are reducing fluoride treatments amid a shortage of a key chemical, with Israel identified as one of its main producers and the Middle East conflict disrupting supply chains.
ConflictRussia's defence ministry has confirmed that armoured vehicles and missile systems will be absent from the 9 May Victory Day parade in Moscow, citing concerns over potential long-range Ukrainian drone attacks.
ConflictIranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned that Iran's navy is prepared to inflict 'new bitter defeats' on the United States and Israel, according to Al Jazeera, amid ongoing regional tensions and indirect nuclear negotiations.
ConflictThe Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for Middle Eastern oil exports, has become a central element in the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States, with potential consequences for global energy markets.
ConflictNorwegian foreign affairs minister Espen Barth Eide says NATO members have very limited appetite for joining the Iran war, while insisting Europe is fulfilling its security role in the Strait of Hormuz.
ConflictMyanmar's military-backed president has called for peace talks with rebel groups by July 31, but two key armed factions rejected the offer, highlighting the deep divisions sustaining the country's civil war.
ConflictMalian authorities have begun arresting military officers suspected of collaborating with jihadist and separatist fighters behind recent coordinated attacks, while the Azawad Liberation Front claims to have seized a strategic army camp in the northern town of Tessalit.
ConflictThe DRC government and M23 rebels have pledged to protect civilians and allow humanitarian aid deliveries following talks in Switzerland, where both sides also made progress on a ceasefire oversight protocol.
ConflictIran has threatened retaliation against US targets in the Middle East after reports of American military strikes on Iranian-linked tankers in the Gulf of Oman, threatening ongoing diplomatic negotiations.
ConflictKawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, have appeared in a Melbourne court charged with crimes against humanity including slavery offences allegedly committed during Islamic State rule in Syria.
ConflictA CBS News team traveled by boat into the Strait of Hormuz, offering a rare firsthand look at one of the world's most strategically vital and contested maritime corridors.
