The kingdom said it intercepted a drone before it entered airspace over Mecca. The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels denied targeting the city in their escalating campaign against the key U.S. ally.

Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainian POWs. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners by contacting their relatives on social media and demanding they help Russia.

At least 21 people are dead, including at least eight children, and dozens more are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in Gaza overnight.

The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.

Turkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek launched the crackdown, saying it was part of an initiative to protect children and family values.

The Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer, the Department of Justice has said, as it unsealed charges against five people it alleged were part of a “global assassination network” aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.

A Russia sanctions bill introduced by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., nearly a year and a half ago is expected to clear the U.S. House on Wednesday. The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate,

Trump's standing weakens in states Doug Ford urged Canada to hit with tariffs as Mark Carney pursues a deeper alliance with the EU.