UN experts say Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern DRC have built a 30,000-strong force and are consolidating control over the occupied region. The assessment signals a deepening of the conflict despite international pressure on Kigali.

Naftogaz says Russia struck a gas production facility in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.

Naftogaz says Russia struck a gas production facility in the Kharkiv region.

UNICEF: At least 330 children killed or injured in Sudan in first half of 2026 as army-RSF fighting grows 'increasingly deadly' for children, with Darfur and Kordofan recording highest casualties

UNICEF reported that at least 330 children were killed or injured in Sudan in the first half of 2026, as fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces became 'increasingly deadly' for children. The agency said Darfur and Kordofan states continued to record the highest levels of child casualties.

4 killed in Israeli drone strike on vehicle in southern Lebanon, NNA reports — victims include school principal Esperanza Ghandour, her mother, a domestic worker and a Syrian laborer; Israel has not commented. Strike hits Nabatieh al-Fawqa despite Lebanon-Israel framework agreement.

Four people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The victims were identified as school principal Esperanza Ghandour, her mother, a foreign domestic worker, and a Syrian laborer. Israel has not commented on the strike.

Israeli strike kills 4 in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, state news agency reports. The attack marks an escalation in the southern Lebanon sector amid ongoing regional tensions.

Four people killed in an Israeli strike in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to state news agency.