Fears of a long-term occupation of southern Lebanon have grown, with Israel moving to establish a buffer zone, leveling homes and destroying bridges over the Litani River.

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Uganda after allegedly attacking and killing four toddlers at a daycare center in Kampala, national police said.

A French-owned shipping vessel was the first Western ship permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel started the war in Iran.

Cuba's government releases over 2,000 prisoners citing good behavior and health conditions as U.S. sanctions worsen the island's economic crisis.

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

China is stepping up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf countries and opposing a United Nations proposal to use any force necessary to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Bank accounts in Singapore, apartments in Thailand, passports from the Caribbean – Taiwanese are making back-up plans in case China invades.

U.S. immigration authorities followed "clues" shared by China's narcotics control commission to repatriate the fugitive, Beijing's public security ministry said.