A live report says the Strait of Hormuz has had almost no visible traffic, with only two oil products tankers seen approaching, amid intensifying attacks and claims that the ceasefire is over.
Iran reported strikes on two of its southern islands and Kuwait said border posts and an offshore oil platform were attacked, as tensions widened after intense US strikes.
Ukraine’s allies are meeting in Paris for talks on continued military support for Kyiv, while the EU’s top diplomat says there is not yet consensus on additional sanctions against Russia.
US Democrat Ro Khanna was detained by settlers in the occupied West Bank, and the episode was followed by pro-Israel attacks after he accused the Israeli military of lying.
Reports differ on the number rescued, with one saying 46 schoolchildren and another saying 39 schoolchildren and five teachers, after an abduction roughly two months earlier in Oyo state, Nigeria.