Russia launched 480 drones and 29 missiles targeting the energy sector and railway infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

As attacks spread after the bombing of Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces, a video circulated widely of crowds peering up at fire, smoke and debris coming from the top of a high-rise building said to be in Bahrain.

Israel launched a series of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut Thursday after ordering all residents of the densely populated area to evacuate. Traffic was gridlocked in Lebanon 's capital on Thursday as panicked residents tried to flee after Israel's military issued an evacuation notice telling residents to “save your lives

The Israel Defense Forces released a video Friday purporting to show strikes on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s military bunker in Tehran. Photo: Israel Defense Forces

Cuban diplomats abandoned their Embassy building in Quito Friday after Ecuador ordered the expulsion of the entire Cuban diplomatic mission.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke ​to Saudi Arabia Crown ‌Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Iran's strikes ​on the kingdom ​amid a sprawling conflict in the ⁠region, Downing Street ​said in a statement on ​Friday.

Balendra Shah, 35, highlighted health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus of his campaign, which rode a wave of public anger toward traditional politics.

A Bangladeshi man accused of using social media to trick teenage girls into sending him sexually explicit images — and then threatening to share them with their friends and family if they didn’t send more — has been transported to Alaska to face federal charges.