Israeli forces began demolishing buildings in the West Bank city of Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead at a checkpoint, launching a wide operation that has left the city under lockdown. More than 2,000 people have been forced from their homes, according to local reports.
Houthi media reported that Saudi air strikes killed 11 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, shortly after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two missiles aimed at Saudi cities. One strike hit a house and another hit housing for cement-factory workers, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah outlet.
Two large earthquakes struck off the coast of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu in quick succession, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for coastal communities.
Amnesty International says Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary continues to detain, torture and kill civilians in El Fasher, a year after the group seized the Darfur city from the national army. The group is demanding independent access.
Police confirmed at least ten deaths in an armed attack on the Binari community in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba State on 23 October, while residents say the real toll could reach 26. Security forces have been deployed to the area.
A reported Ukrainian strike hit a factory in Russia's Oryol region, killing three people and seriously wounding five others, regional authorities said, as cross-border attacks between the two countries continue.
The US embassy in Caracas said all of its staff are once more working from inside the building, after years of a reduced presence abroad. The move is among the clearest signs yet of a thaw between Washington and Caracas. Neither government detailed what prompted it.
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As fighting between Houthi and government-aligned forces continues, a Yemeni family's newborn twins are battling severe malnutrition after fleeing their home on foot. Aid groups warn that hunger is deepening across the country.
A senior US intelligence official has warned that Iran is intensifying efforts to target American personnel across the Middle East. The State Department is adjusting staffing levels at diplomatic posts in the region in response.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on his military to train toward becoming the world's strongest force at a two-day company commanders' meeting in Pyongyang, state media reported. The call came the same week an explosion inside the DMZ strained inter-Korean ties.
Two SF-260 training aircraft of the Philippine Air Force collided mid-air near Fernando Air Base in Batangas province during a training flight, killing all four pilots on board. Officials said both planes crashed within the base perimeter and no one else was hurt.
A BBC investigation has found that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have deliberately targeted hospitals during the civil war, crippling medical care for millions.
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has spread to an eighth province, as quarantine measures leave thousands of families without income and struggling to find food.
Ukraine said Friday it is still experiencing restrictions on the Starlink satellite system, contradicting a claim by US President Donald Trump that access had been fully restored. Trump said he had not yet spoken with SpaceX chief Elon Musk about the issue.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday his country may launch 'another little Epic Fury' on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American operation that triggered the war with Iran at the end of February. The remark comes amid continued military tension in the region.
An attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia killed two people. It is the latest in a series of strikes attributed to Yemen's Houthi movement targeting airports and other sites across the kingdom in recent weeks.
A new CSIS mapping tool shows the US, China and their allies pursuing a fast-growing web of security agreements across the Pacific islands. The tool counts 56 arrangements involving 14 Pacific nations alongside the US, Australia, New Zealand, China and Taiwan.
A rebel commander in Ethiopia's Tigray region has rejected calls to disarm, vowing to keep fighting after government-aligned forces seized the regional capital.