Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman ⁠on control ⁠of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be ⁠enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.

A top Iranian official laid out a series of tough demands for opening the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran launched a missile attack on one of its ships.

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains unclear.

Iran says it’s close to reaching a deal with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz, but warned that it would demand concessions from the US before reopening the waterway. Follow for the latest updates.

Overnight Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 4 people, one of which was a 3-year-old child, officials said Saturday.

Falling debris sparked several fires on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, in attacks which killed at least three people

Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine's dwindling supplies of missile interceptors.

Russia in recent months has intensified attacks on Kyiv, while Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities and logistics infrastructure to try to undermine Moscow's ability to wage war. Get a look at the day ahead in European and global markets with the Morning Bid Europe newsletter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will on Saturday make his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia -- a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow -- on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to bolster international

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Serbia, a country that has traditionally been friendly with Moscow, as Russia strikes the Kyiv region once again.

Nemanja Rujevic Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic have met several times in the past, often on the sidelines of multilateral conferences, and most recently on July 15,

FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization. The statement

FIFA has strongly denied a "concerted effort to undermine" president Gianni Infantino after UEFA confirmed a departure payment was made to a former employee following allegations about his time as the organisation's general secretary.

European soccer's governing body has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. UEFA on Thursday reiterated that it had lost confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino and said conditions to withdraw its boycott threat had not been met.

English FA withdraws support for Infantino: reports The English Football Association has withdrawn its support for under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup,

Fourteen people remain hospitalized, half of whom remain in critical condition Saturday, according to the Health Ministry. Most of those wounded were between 12 and 14 years old.

The shooter killed his two grandparents at the home they shared, then proceeded to his high school just outside Bangkok, where he killed five teachers and staff, according to Thai authorities. The shooter killed himself at the scene,

A 12-year-old girl has been confirmed dead in a school shooting north of the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, which also claimed the lives of five teachers and marked one of the country’s deadliest such incidents in recent years.

The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday (August 8), after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday's incident had died. Reuters spoke to one of the survivors,

Typhoon Dolphin ​is set to make landfall on China's east coast overnight Sunday, bringing torrential rain and ‌powerful winds, as authorities brace for flooding and landslides across a broad swathe of eastern China.

Shanghai’s two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin BEIJING — Shanghai’s two airports canceled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 300,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin ,

Typhoon ⁠Dolphin ⁠lashed Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture on ⁠Saturday, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, while China ​shut ports and ferry routes ahead of the storm's expected arrival on its east coast.

Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan's Okinawa island on Saturday. Flights to and from Okinawa's main airport - Naha International Airport - were cancelled as it closed on Friday as the storm arrived.