An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain denounce strikes, as Germany, UK and Canada urge Iran to return to talks.
Brent crude rises nearly 6 percent as soaring tensions in waterway push ceasefire to the brink.
Security forces have intensified their presence across parts of Mexico’s Sinaloa.
Video from Gaza City shows flames rising after an Israeli strike targeted a group of civilians.
Alabama lawmakers adjourned their session after protesters entered the State House during protests over redistricting.
A Palestinian family in Nablus has welcomed a newborn whose father was shot dead by Israeli forces.
Israeli attacks have killed 2,696 people in Lebanon since March 2, the country's Health Ministry reports.
ISIL-linked group has tortured, killed and abducted civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including children.
Despite official framing, for Christians there is little new in last week's assault on a French nun in East Jerusalem.