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Asia Pacific
Philippines Accuses Chinese Coast Guard of Shooting Water Cannon at Its Boats
The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard of using water cannons to "obstruct" three government boats.
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Middle East
Israel Pounds Gaza After US Blocks UN Ceasefire
Israel bombarded targets in Gaza after the United States blocked an extraordinary United Nations bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas.
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Air
Ukraine Says Kharkiv Hit by Several Russian Missiles
Several Russian missiles hit the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, wounding one person and damaging residential buildings.
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Americas
UN Hopes Haiti Force Will Start in Early 2024
The UN said it hopes the multinational force heading to Haiti to help tackle the "absolute, brutal" gang violence ravaging the country.
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Middle East
Israeli Forces Kill 6 Palestinians in West Bank Raid: Ministry
Israeli forces shot dead six Palestinians in a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
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Americas
Erdogan Links Sweden’s NATO Bid to F-16 Sale
President Erdogan made Turkey's ratification of Sweden's stalled NATO membership application conditional on the US Congress "simultaneously" approving Ankara's request for F-16 fighter jets.
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Air
Rockets Fired at US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Gaza War
Salvoes of rockets were launched at the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the mission said.
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Arms
Kyiv, US Aim to Move Arms Production to Ukraine: Statement
Kyiv has signed an agreement with the US to help move production of arms to Ukraine, as doubts hang over Western support for its conflict with Russia.
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Africa
250 More East African Soldiers Withdraw From Eastern DRC
About 250 South Sudanese soldiers left Goma, the latest group from an East African Community regional force to withdraw from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Asia Pacific
Chinese Balloon Detected Around Taiwan: Defense Ministry
Taiwan's defense ministry said it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called median line that bisects the sensitive strait separating the island from China.
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