At least three people were killed in Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, the Interior Ministry in Kyiv reported on Monday.

A rubber boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea last week after taking on water, leaving 53 people migrating to Europe from North Africa presumed dead.

Asian shares are mostly higher as Japan’s benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.6%

The diplomatic tensions came after pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced for 20 years in one of the city's most prominent prosecutions.

Iran's president has described the Friday nuclear talks with Washington as "a step forward" and said "dialogue has always been our strategy for resolving issues peacefully." Bloomberg's Michael Heath reports on the latest.

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.

Bangladeshis will head to the polls on Thursday, with nearly 128 million people eligible to vote, in a key test of the country’s return to democracy after a popular uprising toppled long‑time leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.

Rescue operations a two-block residential building in northern Tripoli ended Monday after 15 people were killed and eight were injured.