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The Indian Navy said it had freed a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel from nine armed pirates in the Arabian Sea on Friday, rescuing its crew unharmed.

Lebanon will switch to daylight saving time (GMT+3) on Saturday night.

The United Arab Emirates has approached European nations including Britain to gauge their interest in the Middle Eastern state investing in their nuclear power infrastructure, according to three sources familiar with the talks.

Truce talks between Israel and Hamas will resume on Sunday in Cairo, the latest attempt to bring about a pause after nearly six months of war in the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Al Qahera News TV reported on Saturday, citing a security source.

A second shipment of aid carrying almost 400 tons of food for Gaza left Cyprus's Larnaca port on Saturday, a Reuters witness said.

Recent statements by Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Foreign Minister, claiming famine conditions in Gaza, have sparked considerable controversy and confusion.

Peru's government on Saturday blasted the raid on the home of President Dina Boluarte as part of inquiries into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches as "disproportionate and unconstitutional".

Immediate action is needed to "prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods and avert a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan," a United Nations-backed global authority on food security warned on Friday.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the immediate disbursement of $820 million to the Egyptian government, marking the first two installments of a $3 billion aid program initiated in late 2022.

An Israeli strike on Saturday hit a vehicle carrying United Nations technical observers outside the southern Lebanese border town of Rmeish, wounding several observers, two security sources told Reuters.

A Saudi court has sentenced twelve soccer fans to prison terms and fines for chanting a Shia religious song at a soccer match last January.

Russia condemns Israeli strikes on Syria and considers them a flagrant violation of that country's sovereignty.