'Israeli' military forces accompanied by heavy bulldozers leveled Palestinian agricultural land and uprooted dozens of mature olive trees in the southern hills of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

A video circulating online shows 'Israeli' soldiers riding in a small electric vehicle designed for children during an incursion into Syria.

The soldiers are seen laughing and joking after the vehicle breaks down, mocking their own attempt to enter Syrian territory.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement releases footage it says shows clashes with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces in the strategic Kahboub mountain range, east of the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The footage comes amid renewed fighting between the two sides following the breakdown of a truce in July 2026.

The Houthis have also carried out attacks on Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites.

Thousands of people protest in Paraguay following a banking crisis that left around three million customers unable to access their savings.

President Santiago Peña announced his resignation amid mounting public anger, but Congress put the decision on hold as impeachment proceedings moved forward, leaving him temporarily in office.

Protesters are demanding accountability, with one demonstrator insisting that the impeachment process must continue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, during an unexpected visit to Moscow.

The meeting comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guards and army report that five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

Thousands of people gather at Place de la République in Paris for a nationwide day of mobilisation against the rising cost of living.

Demonstrators call for higher wages and stronger measures to protect purchasing power.

Students and other demonstrators take to the streets of Santiago to protest President José Antonio Kast's government and proposed cuts to education spending.

Protesters also demand the resignation of Justice Minister Fernando Rabat following sentence reductions granted to 56 convicted offenders, including 29 convicted of rape and 27 of sexual abuse.

'Israeli' President Isaac Herzog says he will announce on Sunday which lawmaker he will task with forming the next government, following consultations with political parties after the recent election.

Herzog says 67 lawmakers recommended opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, compared with 46 who backed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while seven abstained.

Despite Eisenkot receiving more recommendations, Herzog says questions remain over the ability to form a governing coalition.

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

Yousef Jabareen, head of 'Israel's' Arab-majority Joint List alliance, announces support for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, rather than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The alliance secured 11 seats in the recent election, while Arab-led lists won a record 19 seats overall.

Jabareen says the alliance aims to use its political influence to remove the Netanyahu-Ben Gvir-Smotrich government, which he describes as racist and extremist.