A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

At Gibraltar, at the tip of Spain, British forces are ready to deploy autonomous mine-hunting equipment if a peace agreement is achieved.

More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009.

The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at ​shoring up relations battered by Washington's tariffs and engagement with New Delhi's rivals Pakistan and China.

South African activists who were detained when their boats were intercepted while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza alleged Saturday they were beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers in a detention facility.

As negotiations over the war in Iran hang by a thread, a notorious Iranian commander sanctioned by the US and wanted by Interpol is helping to craft Tehran’s next moves.

Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and harsh policies against Palestinian prisoners.