Israeli strikes on two southern Lebanese villages killed six people and wounded five, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday, in the latest potential challenge to a fragile ceasefire that has been in place for less than two weeks.

One man has been charged over a deadly home invasion, another is being questioned over a fatal confrontation at a motel and two others are in hospital following a spate of stabbings in two states.

Jewish community members are gathering in solidarity following the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue as the incident continues to fuel political division.

At least three people have died and three others are injured after explosions rocked a block of flats in The Hague in the Netherlands, authorities have said.

Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa on Saturday, the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and the fourth city his forces have lost in a week.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised on Saturday for his attempt to impose martial law this week but did not resign, defying intense pressure to step down even from some in his ruling party and only hours ahead of a planned impeachment vote.

Georgia’s capital Tbilisi has resounded with the crackle of fireworks late into the night for the past week – their eruptions becoming a symbol of the large pro-EU protests that have plunged the South Caucasus country into crisis.

Syrian rebel forces said on Friday their lightning advance reached the central city of Homs, which could position the insurgents to topple another town strategic to President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power.

A man has died after suffering a severe chest injury when two yachts collided on Sydney Harbour.

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.

Britain on Thursday approved Vodafone’s, opens new tab $19 billion merger with Hutchison’s, opens new tab Three UK to create the country’s biggest mobile operator after their investment promises outweighed concerns about higher customer bills.

The northeastern Indian state of Assam has banned the consumption of beef in public places including restaurants and events.