Iran suspended all civil flight permits in the western sector of its airspace as US media reported Washington was considering further strikes over the weekend.
Lebanon's Health Ministry says two Israeli strikes in 24 hours killed six paramedics in southern Lebanon, calling them violations of international law.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 'some progress' has been made in Iran talks and a development may come within days; speaking after meeting PM Modi.
Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the UK warn settler violence is at unprecedented levels and the E1 plan would split the West Bank.
Trump told a New York rally he doesn't mind being called a 'brilliant tyrant dictator' but hates being called dumb, returning to his cognitive-test claims.
USCIS says foreigners in the US on student, work or tourist visas must return home to apply for permanent residency, except in 'extraordinary circumstances'.
Donald Trump Jr. married socialite Bettina Anderson in West Palm Beach. President Trump skipped the wedding citing the Iran situation and 'matters of state'.
An angry crowd set fire to Ebola isolation tents at Rwampara Hospital in DR Congo after being denied a body; healthcare worker injured and burial blocked.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran nuclear talks are progressing but more work is needed; calls Iran's Hormuz tolling demand 'unacceptable'.
Foreign Ministry warns damage to nuclear facilities could pose serious risks to civilians and calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint.
Resolution requiring Congressional authorisation for the Iran war was delayed to early June after Republican leaders concluded they would lose the vote.
Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar unveils the monument, calling it a symbol of unity and cultural connection between Sri Lanka and Cuba.
An Ebola case has been confirmed in rebel-held South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometres from the Bundibugyo outbreak epicentre in Ituri.
UN food agency says agrifood shock is unfolding through energy, fertiliser and yields; alternative routes are limited and El Niño could compound the risk.
India's External Affairs Ministry has postponed the May 28-31 India-Africa Forum Summit citing the evolving Ebola health situation in parts of Africa.
Sri Lankan activist Sameera Mehboobdeen has been deported from Israel after detention from the Global Sumud Flotilla and is en route to Istanbul.
The Foreign Ministry voiced distress over footage posted by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir and is seeking consular access to flotilla activist Sameera Mehboobdeen.
Trump says US is 'right on the borderline' and could wait a few days for Iran peace deal; IRGC warns next attack would push war beyond the region.
Starmer issues 'indefinite' licence for Russian crude refined in India and other third countries; Tories accuse Labour of buying 'dirty oil'.
A Congressional Research Service report counts 42 US aircraft lost or damaged in the Iran war, including F-15E Strike Eagles, an F-35A and MQ-9 Reapers.
Dr Tedros says 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths in DR Congo and Uganda; both candidate vaccines for the strain are still pre-clinical.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE officials told the Wall Street Journal they had no knowledge of any US strike plan, contradicting Trump's claim they urged a pause.
IRGC threat lands as Trump says he was an hour away from restarting strikes; Chinese tankers cross Hormuz and Pakistan's interior minister flies to Tehran.
Rubio will travel from Kolkata to Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi for energy, security, trade and defence talks; Jaishankar to host Quad foreign ministers May 26.