US President Donald Trump said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. Follow for live news updates.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people Saturday, in the deadliest attacks since a truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. Lebanon's Health Ministry and state news agency said an airstrike that targeted a home on the edge of the village of Ansar killed seven people,

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning. No casualties or damage were immediately reported.

Twenty-two more bodies ​have been recovered ‌following a boat accident in ​a lake ​in Zimbabwe, police said ⁠on Saturday, ​taking the death ​toll to 68.

French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

Driven by droughts, deadly earthquakes and the deportation of Afghans from neighbouring states, Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs have reached a record ​level, aid officials warn.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kyiv at a memorial ceremony dedicated to 3-year-old Dmytro Kucher and his grandparents, Halyna and Petro Kucher, who were killed by a Russian drone strike on August 8.

Seyed Ahmad Seyedabdollahi was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Islamic Republic after posting a video appealing to Trump to support protesters.