Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, ‌as the spreading Middle East war created new threats to global oil supplies.

China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen’s Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group’s military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with ​the matter.

European Commission President Ursula von ‌der Leyen said on Thursday the European Union will ​disburse €3.3 billion to ​Ukraine on Friday to procure ⁠missiles and drones.

Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, opens new tab, where 21 people were killed and 45 rescued from ​under the rubble, a Palestinian official said.

Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis after new diagnoses climbed 27% last year, intensifying concern that an epidemic once concentrated among ​people who inject drugs is spreading more widely through the Pacific ‌island nation.

Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and younger brother and sister, escaping the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants ​to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, ahead of a minister’s ‌speech on immigration changes.

A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and ​wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over ‌US President Donald Trump’s deportation sweeps.

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen and Houthi fighters launched drones and missiles at ​Saudi cities, the Iran-backed movement said on Wednesday, after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran’s reach in the Middle East war.

Britain’s King Charles took the unusual step on Wednesday of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first ​wife Diana, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact ‌reason, judgment and memory.

The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week’s meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

Nepali authorities said on Wednesday that only about 7% of the bodies recovered after the devastating ​flood have been identified, underscoring the scale of ‌the work involved in helping thousands of families find out the fate of loved ones.