At least 555 people have been killed in strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran since Saturday morning, Iran's Red Crescent Society said on Monday.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday the Strait of Hormuz and its adjacent waters are important international trade channels for goods and energy, urging relevant parties to immediately stop military operations to prevent further escalation of tensions.Spokesperson Mao Ning made

Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco shut down a refinery on Monday as a precautionary measure after it was hit by a drone, Al Arabiya News reported.The company confirmed that the situation is under control.

The British air base at Akrotiri on the southern coast of Cyprus was hit by a drone early Monday, base authorities and the Cypriot government said.Authorities at the base said personnel were informed that a "small drone" had impacted the airfield and that the base was responding to the incident,

One Chinese national died in Tehran in the military conflict, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday at a regular press briefing."We mourn for the life lost and extend sincere sympathies to the bereaved," the spokesperson said.

At least 17 civilians were killed and 15 others injured over the past 24 hours following attacks carried out by Pakistani military forces in eastern Afghanistan, the local media Tolo News said on Monday.The casualties were reported after military strikes hit residential areas in Nangarhar and Kunar

The European Union (EU) is following developments in Iran and the broader Middle East "with utmost concern" and has called on all sides to exercise maximum restraint, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday in a statement issued on behalf of the bloc.

Seven public utility projects have been implemented in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province at a total cost of 1.18 billion afghanis (over 18.1 million U.S. dollars), significantly improving local infrastructure and public services, the official media Bakhtar news agency reported Monday.The

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 0355 GMT on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

Thailand's Minister of Energy Auttapol Rerkpiboon announced that the ministry has ordered an immediate suspension of oil exports in response to Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.According to the announcement on Sunday, an emergency energy monitoring center has been established to closely track

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on Monday ordered all fuel stations to stop dispensing fuel into bottles and cans with immediate effect, citing intelligence reports that racketeers were buying fuel in containers and reselling it on the black market at inflated prices.D.J.

China urges all parties to cease military operations and prevent the further spread of the conflict, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.Mao made the remarks after Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at U.S. military installations in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Türkiye has temporarily suspended same-day passenger crossings at its border with Iran, while ensuring that commercial trade and official entries continue smoothly, authorities said on Monday.

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