US regulators close down New York-based Signature Bank, a big lender in the country's crypto industry, in a desperate attempt to backstop the banking crisis and quell concerns among customers about the safety of their deposits.

Nearly 160 international rights groups have called on the United States to close down its detention center in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has closed a Tehran-based French archaeological and historical institute in protest against a French magazine’s insult to Islamic sanctities.

Smog engulfs Iranian capital Tehran as authorities order emergency measures to tackle pollution.

Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen has called for the closure of more mosques in the country, amid a growing trend of Islamophobia across Europe.

Israel announces a full closure of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip crossings amid tighter restrictions in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid has approved closure of the regime’s embassy in Eritrea, after the local government had been delaying the arrival of the Israeli ambassador for two years.