Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are meeting in Bishkek as Kyrgyzstan uses its chairmanship to showcase diplomacy, institutional ambition and bilateral dealmaking.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered in Bishkek as Kyrgyzstan paired the summit with Independence Day and the opening of the World Nomad Games.
Authorities said Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud fired on security personnel in Safita, the latest sign that Syria's new rulers are still chasing figures linked to the old system.
Authorities are investigating after a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, with no casualties or pollution reported.
A reported Pentagon assessment says the current pace of operations against Iran could weaken U.S. readiness elsewhere, after commanders objected to keeping some troops in the Middle East into 2027.
The aircraft carrier is heading back to the United States after more than 250 days at sea, a deployment that drew concern over crew welfare and supplies.
The Cameroon-flagged Turkish cargo vessel was seized on August 17 and released after a joint operation under a bilateral defence cooperation agreement.
Officials in Gaza say three people were killed in separate strikes as Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander hiding inside the Al-Aqsa Hospital compound.
The Israeli prime minister criticized rioters following clashes in Qusra, where Palestinians were injured and people were reported trapped inside a house.
Gunfire and explosions struck sensitive locations in Niger's capital after soldiers rebelled at a military base, adding fresh pressure on the country's military government.
The attack in Myla triggered fires and secondary blasts that damaged dozens of homes, while Ukrainian authorities opened a criminal investigation into suspected ammunition storage.
Tens of thousands left flowers and messages outside the royal palace in Oslo while the country entered official mourning and a new monarch assumed the throne.
At least 37 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a drone attack on an ammunition warehouse set off hours of fire and blasts in a residential area near Kyiv on the event date.
Caracas says Venezuela retains sovereignty under a sweeping oil agreement with the United States, but critics are already asking who benefits from the promised private investment.
Emergency Lawyers says a drone attack in Sowdari killed civilians who had gathered in the desert town, as Sudan’s war increasingly turns on aerial strikes.
A Sudanese rights monitor said drone strikes in North Kordofan killed eight civilians and wounded dozens, while Associated Press reporting indicated the attacks fit a widening pattern of strikes away from Sudan’s main front lines.