Iran's army said it launched attacks on strategic U.S. assets and military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. It comes shortly after Egypt said that a drone hit two ships at its Mediterranean port of Damietta.

Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious damage was recorded.

Overnight, the U.S. military said it struck Iran's Revolutionary Guards' military command centers, drone facilities after Tehran fired at U.S. forces.

As conflict potentially expands in the region, Trump met with the Saudi defense minister and with Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister counseled Trump on three options for the war.

Spanish firefighters battled multiple blazes on Thursday, even as they made progress stabilizing two main fires of concern in the Madrid region and Ávila the day before.

The blast was apparently triggered by a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta, officials said.

Escalating Russian strikes have renewed concerns that airspace violations could lead to confrontations with NATO members.

Dozens of people have been arrested outside a London courthouse after expressing support for Palestine Action. The protest group has been banned as a terrorist organization by the British