Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
At least ten people, including two children, were killed in Kharkiv when a Russian missile struck a residential building. The attack damaged power grids and infrastructure across the region.
A large explosion occurred on a tanker anchored 60km off Kuwait’s Mubarak Al-Kabeer area, resulting in an oil spill from a damaged cargo tank. The incident took place outside Kuwaiti territorial waters during heightened regional tensions.
The Israeli military issued an evacuation order for Dahieh, a densely populated suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, which is a stronghold of Hezbollah. Thousands of residents fled the area following the directive to leave immediately.
The U.S. Senate voted down a war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Trump's authority in the Iran conflict, marking the first congressional vote on the war.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the initial U.S. military action against Iran followed intelligence of an imminent Israeli operation targeting Iranian leadership, which U.S. officials believed would provoke retaliation against American forces in the region.
More than 100 people protested in Des Moines against U.S.-Israel military actions targeting Iran, citing violations of law and constitution.
US President Donald Trump stated he has agreed to talks with Iran following strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian security council secretary Ali Larijani rejected any negotiations.
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and Syria close their respective airspaces to civilian flights as a precautionary measure, while the UAE partially closes its airspace. Later, the UAE indefinitely suspends all flights from the Al Maktoum and Dubai international airports.