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A covert Israeli raid and a wave of strikes across Gaza City killed several Palestinians on Tuesday, underscoring how fragile the nearly year-old ceasefire remains.

A large-scale Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight killed at least 11 people and wounded more than a dozen, hitting a railway depot and residential buildings.

The FTC and 22 states have sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly overcharged advertisers roughly $20 billion through undisclosed changes to its ad auction system.

A Russian strike on a warehouse in Ukraine's Bucha district has killed at least 37 people, with dozens more wounded and a day of mourning declared.

The US has secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves in a deal Trump says will cut American gas prices.

Nepal's foreign ministry says domestic agencies can handle search-and-rescue after flash floods killed close to 500 people, turning down help from India, China, the US and others.

CENTCOM says US forces have cleared international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian sea mines, though Iran disputes the claim and says none of its own ships have moved without permission.

A glacial collapse triggered flash floods on the Nepal-China border, killing over 165 people and leaving more than 1,300 missing as rescue efforts intensify.

Qatar's prime minister met senior Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday as Doha pushes to revive mediation and ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

A flash flood on the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal's Rasuwa district has killed dozens and left hundreds missing, including more than 100 Indian nationals.

Iran and Oman's foreign ministers agreed in Tehran to pursue a temporary shipping corridor and joint mine-clearing project in the Strait of Hormuz.

Ottawa unveiled counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US steel, dairy and electronics after trade talks with Washington collapsed.

The US State Department is reportedly readying a phased return of diplomats to several Middle East missions that were evacuated during the war with Iran.

South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei fell sharply on Tuesday as a Wall Street tech selloff spread to Asian chipmakers.

US stocks rose Friday but still posted weekly losses as Treasury yields climbed and markets awaited Trump's economic pressure campaign on Iran.

Israel's Housing Ministry opened bidding for over 1,200 homes in the contested E1 area, drawing international condemnation and threats of sanctions.

A massive overnight Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and damaged a children's hospital, a school and homes across the Ukrainian capital.

Britain condemned Israel's tender for the E1 settlement project and summoned its charge d'affaires, warning of sanctions to come.

At least 10 people were killed in fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza on Wednesday, raising fresh doubts about the fragile ceasefire.

UAE halts all trade and financial ties with Iran after accusing it of firing two missiles toward the Gulf state; Iran calls the claim baseless.

Seoul and Washington agree to cut this month's Ulchi Freedom Shield drills short at Trump's request, as Pyongyang denounces the exercises.

Israeli warplanes struck the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria early Tuesday, hitting runways and storage facilities without causing casualties.

Jared Kushner met Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt as mediators scrambled to rescue a Gaza plan rejected by Netanyahu.

Ukraine sent hundreds of drones deep into Russia overnight in one of its largest strikes of the war, killing at least six people.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Flores Island early Saturday, killing at least 38 people and triggering hundreds of aftershocks.

US retail spending unexpectedly dropped in July while consumer sentiment posted its steepest slide in months, both reported Friday.

Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the army to prepare a plan handing West Bank civilian law enforcement to police, after criticism of the military's handling of a settler siege.

Sweden's parliament voted to lower the criminal responsibility age from 15 to 14, weeks before a tightly contested general election.

Colombia's president says 265 people have died and 496 are still missing three days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake devastated the country's west.

A senior Iranian Basij commander said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under Tehran's control, rebutting President Trump's claim of US 'total control' a day earlier.

Israel's military says it killed a Hamas cell leader planning an attack on troops, as near-daily strikes continue despite the October ceasefire.

A double missile strike on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah killed six and wounded ten, marking the first shipping deaths linked to the Houthis since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

A drone strike ignited a huge fire at Libya's Zawiya refinery, the third attack on the site's oil infrastructure in two days, with no group claiming responsibility.

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Colombia's Choco region on Monday, killing dozens, damaging airports and prompting evacuations across Colombia and Ecuador.

A loud blast and fire were reported at a gas facility in Saudi Arabia's Jubail Industrial City, with Israeli media citing Houthi involvement.

Iran says a shipping-route deal with Oman for the Strait of Hormuz is 'very close,' even as the UAE reported a missile strike on a tanker in the same waters.

An overnight Russian bombardment killed three people near Kyiv hours after the US Senate passed sweeping new sanctions targeting Russian energy exports.