Pope Leo XIV said he hoped Mauritian authorities would ensure the refugees are able to return home.

Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say.

Two new air defence missiles with "superior combat capability" have been fired in a test observed by Kim Jong Un.

Russia said several power and energy facilities had been targeted overnight by Ukraine, which has not commented.

Concern is mounting about "war-time levels of slaughter" in Nigeria, including a resurgence of jihadist activity.

There was "sheer horror" when survivors realised that the girls aged nine, 11 and 17 had died, a rescuer says.

Sixty-four people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said.

The strikes come after Israel said the Houthis used cluster munitions in a missile fired at Israel.