Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to rise up, establish Sharia law

The U.S. military denies claims that an Iranian strike hit a U.S. Navy vessel. The U.S. continues to operate in the Persian Gulf and is currently offering to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military has formally denied reports that an Iranian strike targeted a U.S. Navy vessel in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran threatens to attack US vessels entering the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump announced the US Navy will escort trapped ships through the waterway.

Iran has issued a warning to the United States, stating it will target any US vessels entering the Strait of Hormuz following President Donald Trump's announcement that the US Navy will escort trapped ships through the area.

Only two vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the U.S. military launched Operation Freedom to escort commercial ships through the waterway.

Only two vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the U.S. military launched Operation Freedom to escort commercial ships through the waterway. Bloomberg reports that the transit included one Iran-linked gas carrier and one India-linked container ship.

Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 22 people and injure 79 in a single day, according to regional officials. Attacks hit Dnipro, the Nikopol district, Kramatorsk, and Zaporizhzhia.

Russian shelling in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Kramatorsk resulted in 10 deaths and over 40 injuries, according to regional officials. Separately, officials reported at least 12 deaths and 37 injuries following an earlier attack on Zaporizhzhia.