Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.

Russia and Ukraine on Friday agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, which is currently occupied by Russia, officials said.

The deadly incident comes just days before a crucial election that will decide whether Netanyahu can hold on to power. There has been a recent surge in Israeli settler violence and military activity in the occupied West Bank.

Emmanuel Macron blames ultra-left groups for seditious acts as UNEF and Yellow Vest protesters vow to rally despite police rejecting permit requests.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off Friday in their second and final debate ahead of Sunday’s runoff election, but this time with cooler heads than a few days ago.

The Kremlin says that a first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States has set sail under a new import agreement.

German police said they had detained a suspect after fire broke out at a historic mountain guest house known as the “Eagle’s Nest,” used as a retreat by Nazi officials, including the dictator Adolf Hitler.

A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in the Black Sea on Friday, killing one crew member and leaving three missing, officials said, in the latest attack on commercial shipping in the region that has caused concerns of Russia's escalation of its war with Ukraine.