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Turkey is discussing the possible transfer of its Russian-made S-400 air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to regain access to America’s advanced F-35 fighter jet program, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The United States completed an eighth consecutive night of military strikes against Iran after an Iranian attack killed two American service members in Jordan and left another missing, U.S. Central Command said.

The human cost of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued on Saturday as Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia and renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine left more civilians dead and injured.

Germany’s interior minister has warned of a heightened security threat, saying attacks could be imminent, as Europe’s largest economy remains on edge over terrorism and violent attacks targeting critical infrastructure.

Uganda suspended all school trips “until further notice” Friday after a school bus crash killed 20 pupils and one adult overnight. The decision came as Uganda mourned one of its deadliest school transport tragedies in recent years.

Britain’s governing Labour Party has elected Andy Burnham as its new leader, clearing the way for him to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.

Protesters in Kyiv called for the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a new round of deadly Russian strikes and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of a popular defense minister sparked outrage.

The Trump administration has formally designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations, expanding the federal government’s effort to dismantle criminal networks accused of flooding American communities with illegal drugs and terrorizing populations on both sides of the southern border.

The United States has approved a proposed $1.96 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia as fighting intensifies across the Middle East and the kingdom faces renewed missile threats from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement.

Ukraine faced mounting political turmoil Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, triggering rare wartime protests as Russian forces intensified attacks across the country.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed sorrow Thursday after a fire swept through a state-run child welfare home in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others.

The United States carried out two waves of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive day of American attacks on military assets belonging to the Islamic regime as the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz widened across the Middle East.

Syrian security forces have intercepted a large shipment of advanced weapons near the Iraqi border that authorities said was intended for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon.

NATO leaders received more than they bargained for during last week’s summit of their military alliance in Turkey, leaving with an unusual diplomatic gift: a personalized Turkish-made revolver complete with live ammunition, courtesy of host President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar accused former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Wednesday of serving foreign interests, including those of communist-run China, after the longtime diplomat resigned from parliament to join Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD.