Ukraine says it has killed five high-ranking Russian officials in an area that Russia’s military has partly occupied. The strike comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered its 22nd month, and the NATO military alliance is holding talks on the challenges ahead.

The United States has imposed sanctions on over 20 individuals, entities, and their financial networks for providing resources supporting Iran’s military and terrorist proxy groups throughout the Middle East.

China has developed stealth technology for its Yuan-Class Submarine, enhancing its ability to evade detection, according to a report published in Naval News.

Earlier today, a U.S. Navy Destroyer intercepted and shot down an Iranian-made drone launched by Houthis from Yemen. The drone, directed toward the warship, was successfully shot down over the Red Sea, according to the U.S. Central command.

The human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE) has condemned Hungary’s planned sovereignty law that could lead to the jailing of journalists, dissidents, and others “threatening national sovereignty” or “serving foreign interests.”

All 41 construction workers who became trapped in a tunnel in northern India after a landslide on 12 November have been rescued, officials say.

An organization that tracks antisemitism in Germany has announced it recorded a 320% increase in antisemitic incidents per day in the country since the Oct. 7 Hamas Palestinian terrorist attack on Israel, the Associated Press reports.

On Tuesday, the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, and Israel’s Mossad Chief, David Barnea, held discussions with Qatar’s senior officials in Qatar’s capital, Doha.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticized Iran last week for non-cooperation regarding its nuclear program. Despite the criticism, the IAEA held back from more decisive action, expressing concerns about provoking a potential counter-reaction from Iran and triggering a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Sunday rendered Damascus airport inoperative just hours after the resumption of flights, following a similar attack last month, according to a war monitor. State media also confirmed the incident.

Two ballistic missiles, fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, landed near a U.S. warship providing assistance to a tanker in the Gulf of Aden that was under threat of hijacking by armed gunmen.

A distress call from a commercial tanker seized by armed individuals in the Gulf of Aden prompted a response from a U.S. Navy warship. Thanks to the swift action by the U.S. Navy, the vessel is now secure, U.S. officials said on Sunday.

A tanker linked to Israel was seized off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, marking the third incident of its kind since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on November 7.

Ukrainian leaders commemorated the victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor famine when millions starved to death in a ceremony that was overshadowed by fresh concerns about protecting grain supplies after unprecedented drone attacks by Russia.

China’s hospitals are grappling with a crisis as a surge in pediatric pneumonia cases, along with a nationwide increase in respiratory illness outbreaks, prompting concerns at the World Health Organization (WHO).