A powerful earthquake off Indonesia’s coast has left at least 47 people dead and caused buildings to collapse, with rescue efforts now underway in the affected areas.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Britain could be seen as a direct participant in the Ukraine war, escalating diplomatic rhetoric against Western military support for Kyiv.
A US envoy announced that Washington is crafting a deconfliction mechanism to prevent accidental clashes among Turkey, Israel, and Syria, as regional tensions remain high.
Oleksii Reznikov, who was dismissed as Ukraine’s defence minister last year, has urged the government to hold elections despite the ongoing war with Russia, saying it would demonstrate democratic resilience.