Zelensky: Russia launched 300 missiles and 200 drones on Ukraine in the last 5 days

Russian officials say they have foiled a Ukrainian attack on a border city as the aerial war between the two nations continues to intensify. The officials said a dozen missiles were downed before they could reach Belgorod, where 25 people were killed on Saturday. Ukraine has not commented, BBC reports.

Passenger jet in fiery crash at Haneda airport was cleared to land, Japan Airlines

A passenger jet that collided with a coast guard plane in a catastrophic accident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport had been given permission to land, Japan Airlines executives have said, as police reportedly prepared to investigate whether the crash involved professional negligence, The Guardian reports.

States Trump appeals disqualification from Maine primary ballot

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a decision by Maine's top election official to exclude him from the state's Republican presidential primary ballot over his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, DW reports.

Death toll rises to 57 after Japan earthquake flattens buildings

The death toll in the wake of the Jan. 1 earthquake off Japan’s northwest coast rose above 60 as the government doubled the number of personnel dispatched to the affected areas to bolster rescue operations, Bloomberg reports

Israeli drone kills deputy Hamas chief in Beirut

Deputy Hamas chief Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday night in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, signalling the conflict between Hamas and Israel could be expanding to engulf more of the region, Reuters reports.

VIDEO // Russian army accidentally bombed a Russian village, located 150 kilometers from the border with Ukraine

An explosive charge carried by a Russian army plane was accidentally detonated on Tuesday in a village 150 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, AFP and News.ro report.

Ukraine urges faster western arms deliveries

Ukraine on Tuesday called on its allies to accelerate deliveries of weapons after another deadly Russian missile attack, almost two years into Moscow's invasion, AFP reports.

Israel plans to bring workers from the Republic of Moldova to boost its construction sector, left without labor after the Hamas attack

Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India, the Republic of Moldova and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, a newspaper reported on Monday, citing a government official, Reuters reports

Japan quake death toll hits 30

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Japan rose to 30 on Tuesday, local authorities said, with 14 others seriously injured, AFP reports.

Strong explosions in Kiev following the launch of Russian missiles

Several strong explosions were heard in Kiev on Tuesday morning, while Russia launched several missiles in the direction of the Ukrainian capital, according to the Ukrainian army, informs Agerpres.ro.

US Navy’s largest aircraft carrier returning to US after extended deployment in Mediterranean

The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet said in a statement Monday, CNN reports.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia suffering heavy losses

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview published Monday that the notion that Russia was winning the nearly two-year-old war was only a "feeling" and that Moscow was still suffering heavy battlefield losses, Reuters reports.