At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, were killed in an explosion and gun attack on a police headquarters in Kohat, northern Pakistan, according to a senior police official cited by AFP.

Attackers stormed the Old Police Lines complex on Friday, triggering clashes that were still ongoing. Electricity workers repaired damaged power lines while security personnel patrolled the site, where explosions damaged buildings and left rubble across the area.

The local militant group Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, a faction linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Firefighters in Ecuador’s capital Quito are using four helicopters to battle a forest fire on Casitagua Hill.

The helicopters are dropping water on the flames as huge columns of smoke rise above the mountain. The fires have put the capital on alert after more than a month without rain.

Thousands of protesters formed a human chain around Washington’s Kennedy Center to oppose changes to the arts institution under President Donald Trump.

The demonstration came after the center’s board voted to close the facility and amid concerns over Trump’s threats to potentially demolish the building.

Protesters called for the institution to be preserved, with some describing the changes as a threat to the arts.

Residents in Valencia have criticized the timing of emergency alerts after heavy rainfall caused flooding and damaged roads.

Cars were left submerged in floodwater in Torrente following a brief but intense downpour. Spain’s weather agency AEMET had issued warnings for heavy rain in eastern regions, while some residents said the ES-Alert warnings arrived after flooding had already begun.

At least 18 people were injured in a Russian overnight attack involving missiles and drones targeting Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities.

The attack struck the Ukrainian capital overnight, with emergency teams responding to the aftermath.

Relief operations following Nepal’s devastating floods are among the most challenging disasters faced by the World Food Programme, according to its country chief.

Cargo drones and helicopters are being used to deliver aid to affected communities. The August 26 surge of water, mud and debris, triggered by a glacial mountain collapse near the China-Nepal border, killed at least 1,446 people and left more than 6,500 missing across Nepal and China, according to the WFP.

Displaced Yemeni families are arriving in Djibouti after fleeing renewed fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels.

The families made dangerous crossings of the Red Sea, carrying what possessions they could save from the conflict. More than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti in recent weeks, according to officials, seeking refuge from the escalating violence.

Emergency crews are working at several sites in Sumy, eastern Ukraine, following Russian strikes that killed one person.

The attacks also destroyed several homes, while emergency teams continued operations across the city.

French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

The meeting brings together the French and Jordanian leaders for talks during the royal couple’s visit to France.

Hundreds of supporters of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci protested in Pristina following his 25-year sentence for war crimes by a special court in The Hague.

The protesters gathered outside the EU rule of law mission premises to show support for Thaci. Judges found Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998–1999 war.