At a summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said China would keep supporting Iran and Russia despite pressure from the United States to pull back.
Iran says it attacked US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, and the United States and Iran have gone back to trading attacks after a short pause in fighting.
Germany closed a Russian consulate in the city of Bonn and announced new sanctions against Russia, days after formally accusing Moscow of planting an explosive-laden drone near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Iran has hit back at American forces after the United States struck it first, turning weeks of hidden, low-level attacks into open airstrikes between the two countries.
The United States has struck Iran a second time, and Iranian state media reported explosions afterward.
Pro-Russian hackers launched Norway's largest-ever cyberattack on government websites, saying it was punishment for Oslo's $9.2 billion aid pledge to Ukraine.
Russia bombed Kyiv for a sixth straight night, killing at least nine people and prompting NATO, the Western alliance, to scramble jets.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a pact this year promising to defend each other if attacked.
Germany's government has officially blamed Russia for a plot to attack Leipzig/Halle airport with an explosive-carrying drone.
France has joined Germany and nine other EU countries asking to end a rule that lets any single EU country block foreign policy decisions, like sanctions or aid, by voting no.
China has warned of 'consequences' against Taiwan and against the small Pacific Island nations that hosted Taiwanese diplomats at the Pacific Islands Forum summit.
Eleven of the EU's 27 members, including France and Germany, want the bloc to make foreign policy decisions like sanctions and joint statements by majority vote instead of requiring every country's agreement.