Norway and Finland hold rare phone call with Putin: What that means
The two Nordic leaders are attempting to influence US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.

The two Nordic leaders are attempting to influence US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.









Syria says Jordan did not coordinate with Damascus before launching operation in rural Deraa and Suwayda.
Drone hit a market in the city that serves as the de facto capital of the paramilitary RSF in Darfur, resident says.
Countries also urge Sudan’s warring parties to ‘lift all impediments on humanitarian assistance’.
Church officials say more than 20 people have been injured, while 20 homes have burned down as religious tensions flare.
The attacks come as top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan and Iran meet in Tehran to de-escalate conflict.
Syria closes border crossings with Jordan, which has acknowledged civilian deaths in the attacks on Deraa and Suweyda.

Jordanian authorities have arrested three relatives over a church attack in Karak that killed eight people.

From Texas to Michigan, Senate candidates are challenging US weapons transfers to Israel.
Niger requested troops to secure shared energy interests in what would be Algeria’s first deployment abroad since 1973.
Legislators approve military support amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, but Cairo has ruled out strikes on Yemen.