International news from Saturday, March 28th, 2026

Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the police force killed at least six Palestinians, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a US-brokered ceasefire that is now more than five months old.

Yemen's Houthis said they carried out a second attack on Israel in less than 24 hours using missiles and drones.

The Israeli military have killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem late on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry, as violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank surges.

Israeli forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in an airstrike that Israel's military said had targeted one of the reporters, with a follow‑up strike on the rescue workers sent to assist them also causing fatalities.

The Philippines and China have resumed high-level talks this week over the disputed South China Sea, exploring preliminary steps toward oil and gas cooperation while addressing energy and fertiliser supply issues amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Philippine foreign ministry said.

Russia launched a barrage of drones in waves of attacks on Ukraine, killing four people and damaging gas production facilities, port infrastructure, residential buildings and a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.

Nepal's former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, was arrested on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths in a crackdown on Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests last September, officials said.

Yemen's Houthis confirmed on Saturday they had launched an attack on Israel for the first time during the current Israeli-US war against Iran, marking their entry to the conflict and raising the prospects of a broader regional confrontation.

Kuwait International Airport has suffered "significant damage" to its radar system after being targeted by multiple drone attacks, according to a statement from Kuwait's General Authority of Civil Aviation.

An worker was injured in a drone attack on Oman's Salalah port while a crane suffered limited damage, Oman's government said on Saturday.

A new government law in Indonesia prohibiting children under the age of 16 from accessing digital platforms that could expose them to inappropriate online material or scams has come into effect today.

The Bahrain Ministry of Interior confirmed in the early hours of Saturday morning that a fire had been brought under control at a "facility" following an attack from Iran.