Israeli strikes pound southern Lebanon despite ceasefire framework; drone targets vehicle in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, artillery shells Bint Jbeil district. Health ministry says 4,297 killed since March 2.

Ukrainian strike sets industrial facility ablaze in Russia's Belgorod region, local officials say. Fire reported at the site after the attack; no casualty figures immediately available.

An industrial facility in Russia's Belgorod region has caught fire after a Ukrainian strike, local officials say, according to Vesti.

Papuan rebels say they shot dead a US pilot and burned his plane

Papuan rebels say they shot dead a US pilot and burned his plane.

Damascus cafe IED explosion kills 9, injures 20 near Justice Palace, Syria's interior authorities say; no group has claimed responsibility for the blast

Syria's interior authorities said the death toll from an explosion inside a cafe in central Damascus on Thursday rose to nine, with 20 injured. The blast was caused by a 1 kg improvised explosive device packed with metal fragments, detonated on al-Nasr Street in the Hijjaz area near the Justice Palace. No group has claimed responsibility.

Bomb attack kills 6, wounds 22 at Damascus cafe; Türkiye condemns explosion in Syrian capital

Türkiye condemns the deadly bomb attack in Damascus after at least six people were killed and 22 others were injured in an explosion at a cafe in the Syrian capital.