Tehran has remained vague about exactly how it will respond to the attack that killed seven members of its Revolutionary Guard.

The US president says he expects a retaliatory attack could come ‘sooner, rather than later’.

The BBC’s wildlife team strikes gold again with Mammals, a documentary series that marvels at some of the planet’s famous and less mentioned animals, from wolves to snow leopards to Singapore’s otters.

Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy, as region aims to expand international influence in the face of human rights allegations.

The pact will harden tighten border procedures and force all the nations in the bloc to share responsibility for migrants.

Beijing says ‘the security of diplomatic institutions cannot be violated’ after the attack on diplomatic buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus.

Two brigadier generals, Mohammad Reza Sahedi and his deputy Mohammad Hadi Haji, were killed in the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, IRGC said.

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem, urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas and to hold early elections.

The Israeli military said it struck a command centre of the Islamic Jihad militant group and claimed the hospital’s functioning was not affected.

Kataeb Hezbollah’s Abu Baqir al-Saadi is said to have been responsible for planning and taking part on attacks on US forces in the area.

This is the second day of major US operations against Tehran-backed groups following an assault in Jordan that killed 3 American troops.

Dozens of people are said to have died, with Damascus saying the US is fuelling the conflict in a ‘very dangerous way’ and Baghdad warning of potential ‘disastrous’ consequences for security and stability.

An unspecified number of Syrian troops also died in the missile attack, which flattened a building in Damascus.

Islamabad says 2 children were killed and three girls wounded in what it describes as an ‘unprovoked violation’ of its airspace.

As deaths soar in Gaza, US government and congressional workers are speaking up in opposition to US policy about Israel’s offensive.

The president is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over sarin gas attacks in 2013.

The strike is the third since October 26 as the United States attempts to quell drone and rocket attacks against American troops in Syria and Iraq, triggered by the Israel-Gaza war.

Hamas used weapons which bore North Korean markings and employed attack methods similar to Pyongyang’s modus operandi, South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff official says.

Civilians and military personnel were among those killed in the attack by drones laden with explosives.

Assad is in Hangzhou for the opening of the event as part of his first visit to China since the start of the Syrian civil war.

As Syria’s Bashar al-Assad visits Beijing for first time since start of civil war, observers say economic crisis and political reconciliation will top agenda in talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as China seeks bigger role in Middle East.

Former Mayo Clinic researcher Muhammad Masood, who was arrested by the FBI in 2020, pleaded guilty a year ago in Minnesota to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation.