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The weekend saw attacks on shipping in Hormuz and airports in Saudi Arabia, which are likely to keep oil prices high.

The president said that an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine has come into immediate effect. Zelensky responded by saying it was "news" to him.

The day after Trump said that Ukraine needed a new leader, Zelensky declared that he would be willing to de-escalate with Russia if the Kremlin showed the same willingness.

Palestinian President Abbas said that long-awaited legislative elections, due to be held in November, would be postponed till September 2027 and held concurrently with presidential elections.

The Houthis hit Terminal 3 of the King Khalid International Airport of the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday, just days after their last strike on the facility killed three Saudi nationals and destroyed a plane.

The U.S. reportedly wanted Israel to attack without its backing in a move that would benefit both Trump and Netanyahu politically as both face key electoral tests.

Pope Leo XIV called capital punishment "an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person" amidst intensified debate about the death penalty after Secretary of War Hegseth said the U.S. would broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan to the American public.

The Ukrainian leader called the agreement between Moscow and Washington, which will see hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel released immediately, an "investment in war".

The attacks, reported between Wednesday evening and Thursday evening, took place in Nikshahr, Nosratabad, Faryab and Jaleq in the Sistan and Baluchestan provinces.

The revolutionary guard corps said "any vessel that passes through an unauthorized passage will be pursued throughout the entire region, and its punishment will be definitive."

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told U.S. forces that the decision could lead to the postponement of the country's elections.

The attack hit the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday.

"Open ​Starlink for Ukraine. You did open it when you were responding to Iran," Zelenskyy said.

Federal prosecutors allege that Maduro personally authorized the torture of suspected opponents.

"We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd," Trump said in a social media publication.

Security forces, courts and state media have continued pursuing people tied to the unrest months after the demonstrations were suppressed.

The unrest intensified Wednesday in Liège, Belgium, where police confronted demonstrators amid growing anger over school conditions and education expenses.