The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday ​identified the six U.S. airmen who ‌were killed in a plane crash over Iraq.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to send warships to secure the Strait of ​Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to step up its response and the war showed no sign on Sunday of coming to an end.

Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones to use against the U.S. ​and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy told CNN in an interview excerpt aired on Saturday.

French voters head to the polls on Sunday to elect their mayors in a closely watched ballot seen as a test of the strength of the far-right and the resilience of mainstream parties ​ahead of next year’s presidential election.

The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United ​States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and ‌shaking financial markets.

Millions of civilians are being displaced as fighting between Iran, Israel and the United States intensifies.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocked oil shipments from the Middle East, even as he predicted ​a quick end to the conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. forces “would not deliberately target a school” after Iranian state media reported over 160 were killed in a strike on a ​girls’ school on the first day of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on ‌Iran.

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deepening uncertainty.

Israeli leaders and officials have claimed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed following massive joint strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran, saying there are “many signs” he is no longer alive and that his body has been found.

Tropical Depression 09F has now intensified into Tropical Cyclone Urmil, becoming the first named system of the 2025–2026 Tropical Cyclone Season.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has been arrested and is in police custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office.