The price of petrol and diesel has reportedly jumped across the United Kingdom following the Yemeni armed forces’ retaliatory strikes on the US and British vessels as well as Israeli shipping in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Iran’s IRGC Ground Force takes delivery of sophisticated homegrown Shahed-131 kamikaze and Ababil-5 combat drones amid efforts to bolster its surveillance capabilities and counter potential threats.
The Taliban boycotts the two-day Doha conference, which was described by many as a “political show” for the US government ahead of the presidential election.
China rebukes the Philippines, saying Manila "stirs up trouble" in the South China Sea by holding joint air patrols with the help of “extraterritorial countries”, namely, the United States.
Hamas strongly condemns the US's recent vetoing of a draft resolution aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war.
The South African ambassador to the Netherlands has said that Israel's "apartheid" against Palestinians is worse than the one that was perpetrated in his country.
The Iranian minister expressed hope that a recent stance adopted by the African Union to condemn Israel would be replicated at other regional and international arenas.