About 1700 activists have set off from Tunisia in a convoy of buses and cars, aiming to reach Egypt's Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip.
Staff Writers
Activists on board an aid ship taking food and supplies to Gazans are being deported by Israeli authorities, after their cargo was seized.
WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
A Ukraine maternity ward has been hit in a Russian drone strike, after an exchange of young and seriously injured soldiers on both sides.
A strategy for the development of the Russian navy up to 2050 has been approved by Vladimir Putin as Moscow seeks to restore its position as a maritime power.
Israel’s defence minister had earlier said he would stop the vessel reaching Gaza by ‘any means necessary’.
Kareem Khadder, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Helen Regan
Russia has launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war's biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force says.
Illia Novikov
The Israeli military says it has found the remains of Hamas military leader Mohammed al-Sinwar in an underground tunnel in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israel has taken command of a charity vessel trying to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, detaining Greta Thunberg and other activists on board.
Crispian Balmer and Rami Amichay
A member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has been killed in an air strike in Syria, the Israeli military says.
Jaidaa Taha
Palestinian paramedics say they have evacuated the bodies of four people killed near an aid distribution venue in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Alexander Cornwell, Mohammed Salem and Hatem Khaled
Russia is advancing to the east-central Ukrainian region as the warring countries bicker over soldiers' bodies due to be swapped.
Guy Faulconbridge, Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Aleksandar Vasovic
Russia has accused Ukraine of postponing the much anticipated prisoner exchange between the two nations.
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and taken to Gaza following Hamas' deadly 2023 attack on Israel.
Mayaan Lubell, Jaidaa Taha and Muhammad Al Gebaly
At least three people have been killed in a large Russian drone-and-missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Kyiv says.
Samya Kullab and Volodymyr Yurchuk
The Muslim festival of Eid has been marred by violence as fighting continues in the Gaza Strip and the threat of famine looms after aid distribution was halted.
Three people have been killed following a large-scale Russian air attack on Kyiv.
Israel has "activated" some local clans in the Gaza Strip in the fight against Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Access to military records, diaries and precious documents will be made easier for people wanting to learn about the service and sacrifice of their loved ones.
Tess Ikonomou
Israel says it recovered the bodies of two people kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023.
Authorities in Cologne say a person is refusing to leave their home, holding up an operation to defuse three World War II-era bombs in the city centre.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants a truce until he can meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has talked to US President Donald Trump.
Pakistan's military says sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate Pakistani Taliban groups it says are sponsored by India.
For the first time in more than a year, rockets fired from Syria have landed in Israeli-controlled territory of Golan Heights.
The UN Security Council is set to vote on a demand for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the distribution of food has been suspended amid chaos and bloodshed.
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer and Michelle Nichols
