Herald section
The latest world reporting from The Belfast Herald.
Kazakhstan stated it will not recognise the results of referendums held in eastern Ukraine regions under Russian control. The country reaffirmed its commitment to territorial integrity and peaceful coexistence.
Ukraine announced a reduction in Iranian diplomatic mission staff in response to the delivery of Iranian drones to Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
A car bomb explosion near a Kabul mosque during the conclusion of Friday prayers killed seven people and injured 41 others, according to police and medical sources.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 215 Mariupol fighters and 55 Russian prisoners of war in a swap mediated by Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The deal included the release of Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko and pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk.
Ukraine has withdrawn its 250 troops and eight helicopters from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The departure reduces the UN fleet by a third and follows Ukraine's earlier exit from another UN mission.
Two Palestinian men identified as members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and an Israeli soldier were killed in a shootout at a military checkpoint near Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
Multiple explosions are reported near the city of Taganrog in Rostov Oblast, Russia.
Ukraine reports recapturing more than 1,000 square kilometres of territory from Russian forces within seven days, including multiple settlements in the Kharkiv region.