US officials made a rare visit to Myanmar this week to secure the release of an American businessman who had been detained in the war-torn country since June.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has spoken to Tehran "directly," adding that the Iranians "want to make a deal" with the United States. He also said the war, which began on Feb. 28, is "hopefully" coming to an end in the near term.

The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction.

Oil prices fell around 1% as additional Saudi crude supplies helped ease disruption fears. Fresh Saudi-Houthi strikes raised concerns that the widening Middle East conflict could further threaten energy supplies.

A third person has died from malaria near Frankfurt's main airport in what officials said is a rare air-travel-related outbreak of the disease.

The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.

Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating air war dominating the conflict in Ukraine.