🇸🇾 - The Syrian government says it has exchanged prisoners with Druze factions in Suwayda.

🇮🇸🇪🇺 - The Icelandic government pledges to hold a referendum in the near future on restarting EU accession talks.

🇨🇺 - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says the country will defend itself against any "terrorist and mercenary aggression."

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denies there are "deadlines" to end the war in Ukraine.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - Afghanistan's Taliban forces say they have launched "extensive retaliatory offensive operations" against Pakistan.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - The Pakistani government says Afghanistan's "unprovoked action" is being given an "immediate response."

🇫🇷🇸🇪 - Swedish authorities say they jammed a drone near France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in Malmö, Sweden.

🇦🇫 — A "huge explosion" was heard in Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP)

🇧🇦 - Bosnia's state broadcaster says a funding crisis may shut it down and end its post-war role of uniting the country.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - The Pakistani government says its jets have carried out airstrikes in multiple cities of Afghanistan, including Kabul.

🇺🇸🇮🇱 - The US Department of State says it has allowed non-essential staff and their families to leave Israel over safety risks.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declares "open war" on Afghanistan's Taliban authorities.

🇸🇸🇺🇳 - The UN calls for "urgent preventive action" to avoid a return to "full-scale war" in South Sudan.

🇮🇷🇺🇳 - The IAEA says uranium enriched close to weapon-grade levels was stored underground in Isfahan, Iran.

🇷🇺🇫🇷🇸🇪 - The Kremlin says it is "absurd" to claim the drone jammed near France's aircraft carrier in Sweden was Russian.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez urges US President Donald Trump to lift the "blockade and sanctions."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says he has not yet made a decision regarding Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says he does not rule out regime change in Iran.

🇨🇳🇵🇰🇦🇫 - The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it is "deeply concerned" by the tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says Iran cannot enrich uranium.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump announces the beginning of "major combat operations" against Iran.