In a Hellfire missile attack in the Gulf of Oman, US Central Command claims to have "disabled" a commercial ship flying the Gambia flag while it was attempting to travel for an Iranian port.
The US has enough weapons stockpiles, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to resume military operations if needed.
Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, has cautioned that Israel cannot guarantee its security via a "scorched-earth policy."
After the finding of a "object suspected to be a floating mine" in the Strait of Hormuz, Omani authorities issued an alert on Saturday advising ships to proceed with caution.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya, says that the Ebola outbreak doesn't "need to be in panic."
Julie Anne Genter, Minister for Women and Associate Minister for Transport and Health of New Zealand, speaks at the opening of the high-level event on “Women in Power”. She brought her son with her to the meeting. The event was hosted by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, and focused on identifying barriers that hinder women’s participation and leadership, and on the sharing of best practices that can accelerate women’s empowerment in this area on 12 March. UN Photo by Evan Schneider