Smoke rises from the M/V June Aster after a fire broke out off Coron in Palawan, Philippines. At least five people have died and 87 remain unaccounted for, while 42 people have been rescued, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

The ferry was carrying 134 passengers and crew when the fire erupted on Wednesday evening.

Saudi-backed National Shield Forces deploy on the Al-Kadha front west of Taiz as fighting intensifies with Houthi forces.

The deployment comes amid a broader Houthi push along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the reported capture of the strategic port city of Mokha.

Dozens of exhibitors take part in the El Alamein International Air Show at El Alamein Airport in Egypt, with drone technologies among the key attractions.

Exhibitors also highlight plans to expand Egypt’s defence production and exports.

Police and demonstrators clash outside Albania’s parliament in Tirana during protests against a proposed luxury hotel project linked to the family of US President Donald Trump.

Demonstrators have opposed plans for the development in a coastal nature reserve.

Long queues form at petrol stations across Tehran as Iranians wait to fuel their cars and motorcycles. The queues follow an announcement that petrol prices will rise for heavier consumers amid increased US sanctions on Iran.

Powerful winds and rough surf hit White Plains Beach in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, ahead of Hurricane Lowell’s passage west of the Hawaiian islands.

Fire trucks arrive at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv following an overnight attack. Ukrainian authorities say two people were killed, 16 injured and more than 50 sites, including homes, shops, a school and a petrol station, were damaged.

Firefighters are battling wildfires from the air and ground in Turkey’s Antalya province, mainly in the Aksu district.

Residents and animals at risk have been evacuated, while Turkey’s General Directorate of Forestry says the fires have been brought under control.

Poland is seeking to expand global sales of its military equipment as Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says the country is becoming a “major producer.”

His comments came during a Polish army demonstration featuring tanks, armoured vehicles and aircraft ahead of an international arms fair in Kielce.

Hundreds gathered in Kfar Rumman, southern Lebanon, to mourn two Hezbollah members and members of their family, including a three-month-old infant, who were killed in an 'Israeli' strike the previous day.