Deaths from flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have nearly doubled in a week, from over 500 to more than 900, and mass burials began Monday.
At least five leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, a group of small Pacific Ocean nations, are skipping this year's summit.
President Trump said Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal, which handles about 90% of the country's crude oil exports, is being destroyed, but gave no evidence or details, according to Reuters.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will sanction another bank this week for handling Iran-linked payments, and expects to add new sanctions on Iran-tied banks weekly from now on.
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on an island inside the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that much of the world's oil shipments must pass through.
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has had no outside power for over a week and is relying on backup generators, while Russia's military says it is preparing large strikes on Ukraine's power grid before winter.
Finland's government secretly extended a defense-cooperation deal with Israel for ten years, through 2034, covering joint weapons research and purchases — even as it has publicly accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.
This week, the West's defenses and alliances were tested from several directions at once, raising questions about how prepared it is for a crisis.
EU ambassadors have drafted a list naming 1,600 Russian entities for possible sanctions, the Kyiv Post reports.
Iceland held a vote on whether to restart talks to join the European Union, which the country had paused since 2015.
Russia's Ministry of Defence said Sunday it is preparing large-scale strikes on Ukraine's electricity system, calling it payback for Ukrainian attacks on Russian power and civilian sites.
News outlets report Russia has increased drone incursions, sabotage and other hard-to-trace attacks across Europe.