At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The UN says over a hundred people were killed.

Costa Rica has formally severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, marking a sharp escalation in regional tensions. Ecuador did so earlier in March.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei took power after his father Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike, but Israeli intelligence says he lacks real control over the regime.

Iran steps up attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure following an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field, with Qatar's key Ras Laffan Industrial City suffering "extensive damage". CNBC's Dan Murphy reports from Dubai.

Macao’s lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed a law that could allow closed-door court proceedings if the authorities deemed public hearings would harm national security.

Pope Leo XIV is signaling strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis’ most controversial policies on marriage and divorce

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China. State media reported

The Bank of Japan added the Middle East to its list of risk factors as oil extended gains.“Clearly this summit is important,” said Piergaetano Iaccarino, the head of equity solutions at Amundi Ireland Ltd.