🇦🇺🇷🇺 - Australian court blocks Russia from building a new embassy in Canberra.

🇮🇶 - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani claims victory for his coalition in the parliamentary elections.

🇺🇸🇸🇾 - US military claims to have "degraded" ISIS in Syria through dozens of operations with its partners.

🇺🇦 - Ukrainian Justice Minister German Galushchenko resigns following his involvement in a corruption scandal.

🇳🇬 - African Union Commission chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf says there is no genocide against Christians in Nigeria.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Reports say the US Department of Justice has provided immunity for personnel involved in strikes against drug vessels.

🇺🇸🇨🇴 - Colombian government backtracks and maintains its intelligence cooperation with the US.

🇵🇰🇦🇫 - Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings this week.

🇯🇵🇨🇳🇹🇼 - Chinese Foreign Ministry urges Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract "egrogious" remarks on Taiwan.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Hamas hands over the body of an Israeli hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - CNN says the US military recently conducted its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat.

🇫🇷🇩🇿 - French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says there is a high chance he will visit Algeria.

🇺🇳🇮🇱🇱🇧 - UNIFIL accuses the Israeli military of building walls in Lebanese territory.

🇸🇩🇺🇳 - UN votes in favor of launching an independent investigation into the mass killings perpetrated in Sudan.

🇯🇵🇨🇳🇹🇼 - Chinese Foreign Ministry warns Japan of a "crushing" military defeat if it uses force to intervene over Taiwan.

🇮🇷 - Sources confirm Iranian forces intercepted an oil products tanker and diverted it into the country's territorial waters.

🇺🇸🇹🇭🇰🇭 - White House says US President Donald Trump is in contact with Thailand and Cambodia over current tensions.

🇰🇵🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian Defense Ministry says North Korean troops play an important role in clearing mines.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 - Israeli authorities confirm they have identified the dead hostage returned by Hamas on Thursday.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - US President Donald Trump claims he has "made up his mind" on how to proceed with Venezuela.

🇮🇷 - IRGC confirms the seizure of an oil tanker in the Gulf following a "judicial order."