Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said the country's military has prepared a "new operational plan" to respond if the United States resumes attacks. The remarks came as shipping vessels in the region reported a rise in strikes.

US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a social media post ahead of the October 27 general election. Trump described Netanyahu as a "Strong, Brave, and Brilliant" leader.

A Beijing-based think tank said China should study the Pentagon's new Project Meridian defence review to better plan future battlefield investment, while avoiding the conflicts of interest it says weakened the US process.

Five months into an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, no approved vaccine exists yet against the rare Bundibugyo strain, but candidates in trials are offering hope.

Sudan's army says it struck Rapid Support Forces command centres in South Darfur, while the RSF says the strike hit a crowded livestock market instead.

Italian police detained 50 people in Milan on Sunday during protests against the rising cost of living, as clashes with demonstrators also broke out in Turin and Bologna, injuring several people.

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, killed at least one person and hospitalised five others on Sunday, setting a major oil refinery and fuel depot ablaze.

Brazil's top electoral court has set new rules on when WhatsApp broadcast channels count as official campaign tools, a week before the October 25 presidential runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro.

At least 17 people have died in a crush at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata held to mark a Hindu festival. Authorities said many more people were injured. A sudden surge in the crowd is cited as the central cause of the disaster.

China has sharply condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. Beijing's foreign ministry said the gesture further strains relations between the two neighbours. Takaichi did not visit in person, though a cabinet minister did.

Opposition parties have retained control of the Czech Senate after the latest round of elections, a setback for Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his governing coalition. Babis' populist bloc failed to pick up any of the contested seats, leaving the chamber's balance of power largely unchanged. The result adds to pressure on a coalition already managing a divided parliament.

The spire of a 143-year-old town hall in Limoges, central France, collapsed after a fire broke out during nationwide protests on Saturday. Authorities said roughly 550,000 people took part in demonstrations held across the country over the rising cost of living. Clashes between protesters and police were reported in several cities.