A powerful earthquake off Indonesia’s coast has left at least 47 people dead and caused buildings to collapse, with rescue efforts now underway in the affected areas.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Britain could be seen as a direct participant in the Ukraine war, escalating diplomatic rhetoric against Western military support for Kyiv.
A US envoy announced that Washington is crafting a deconfliction mechanism to prevent accidental clashes among Turkey, Israel, and Syria, as regional tensions remain high.
Oleksii Reznikov, who was dismissed as Ukraine’s defence minister last year, has urged the government to hold elections despite the ongoing war with Russia, saying it would demonstrate democratic resilience.
A mass shooting inside a military barracks in Cagayan de Oro left four soldiers dead and one critically wounded, with the gunman—also a soldier—killed by return fire.
Manila has approved the US military's access to four additional Philippine bases, fast-tracking the full rollout of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement amid regional security shifts.
A Philippine Air Force SF.260 training aircraft crashed into a paddy field in Pilar, Bataan, on Wednesday, killing both occupants on board.