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Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized.

Russia says it shot down 20 drones over Crimea after a spate of attacks on Moscow

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Drone attacks have increased in recent weeks both on Moscow and on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — a move that most of the world considered illegal.

Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

By Gabriela Molina and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption.

West African nations order troops to restore democracy in Niger after military coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy.

5 UN staff members reportedly walk free after Yemen kidnapping 18 months ago

By Associated Press

The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said all “available information suggests that all five colleagues are in…

Evacuations in Norway could grow as swollen river levels rise

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

Authorities are on standby to evacuate more people in southeastern Norway, where huge amounts of water, littered with broken trees, debris and trash, are thundering down the usually serene rivers after days of torrential rain.

Severe floods in China killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses

By Associated Press

Last week, Hebei was hit by serious flooding as the remnants of the typhoon battered the region and brought the heaviest rainfall in neighboring Beijing in at least 140 years.

At least 20 Syrian soldiers killed in ambush

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

The Thursday night attack was believed to be carried out by members of the Islamic State group whose sleeper cells in parts of Syria still carry deadly attacks despite their defeat in 2019.

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space.

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea.