Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut during an official visit to Lebanon. The meeting comes amid heightened regional tensions, as diplomatic contacts between regional players continue to draw attention.

Clashes have erupted between Saudi-allied forces and Houthi fighters on the southwestern front in Taiz, Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis have tightened their siege of the city after capturing large areas in a rapid offensive last month, adding to the pressure on civilians caught in Yemen’s ongoing conflict.

Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Tirana for a second consecutive day amid student protests demanding better university conditions and the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Police deployed water cannons as protesters targeted a government building, smashing windows and setting a building on fire.

Images released by the Iran-backed Houthis show what the group says is the withdrawal of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces from the Dhubab area, near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, following heavy clashes.

Ukrainian emergency crews rescued people from a burning high-rise in Kyiv following a Russian strike that killed three people.

Ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital for the second consecutive night, with reports indicating that the attacks occurred before air raid sirens could sound in time to warn residents to seek shelter.

Protests continued in New Delhi as Indian police detained demonstrators near Jantar Mantar, a prominent protest site in the capital.

The area has been sealed off for days with yellow metal barricades and guarded by security personnel.

Delhi Police said on Monday that the site had been removed from the list of designated protest venues.

Colombia has officially opened its embassy to 'Israel' in Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries that have taken the step amid the city's contested status.

Most countries maintain their embassies to 'Israel' in Tel Aviv.

Hundreds of students rallied in Albania’s capital, Tirana, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and improvements to the education system.

Riot police used tear gas and water cannons as protesters threw stones and smashed windows at the Education Ministry.

Six police officers and a female journalist were injured, and 23 people were arrested, according to the report.

Yemen’s Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV has released aerial images it says show Rajum drone strikes targeting Saudi-backed forces and military vehicles across several fronts in Yemen.

The claims could not be independently verified from the footage.

Wildfires have turned the skies yellow over Palangkaraya in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, as fires continue to burn across peatlands near homes and farms.

The fires have been raging for weeks, while additional forest fires are also affecting the island of Sumatra, west of Kalimantan.