Colombia's leftist ELN rebels pulled out of peace talks with the government, accusing it of violating ground rules set up when the negotiations began in 2022.
The remains of a North Korean ballistic missile recovered in Ukraine contained components with the marks of companies headquartered in the US and Europe.
If the US insists on continuing its support to Ukraine, it would be wiser to redirect that money toward brokering a peace deal than to continue investing in a broken arms transfer system that will not end the war.
The EU launched a naval mission to protect Red Sea shipping from Yemen's Houthi rebels as a US-owned cargo vessel repeatedly came under fire in the region.
Ecuador's foreign minister said the country did not plan to send Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine after the president's vow sparked a spat with Moscow over banana and flower exports.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials days after mediators said prospects for a new truce with Israel had dimmed.
Dozens of bloodied bodies have been found along a remote stretch of road in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said, a gruesome escalation of long-running violence between warring clans.
Ukrainian troops, reeling from the loss of a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline because of delayed foreign aid, President Zelensky said.
Australia outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defense spending by an additional $7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race.
At least 10 people were reportedly shot dead in Libya's capital, as the UN mission in the war-scarred country called for a "prompt and thorough" investigation.