Geopolitics beyond the usual borders.
An oil tanker near Oman reported hearing two explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea passage Gulf countries use to ship oil to world markets.
Kyiv had its worst night yet of Russian missile strikes, with air defenses failing to stop many missiles, including one that hit a resident's home.
Ukraine says it does not have enough Patriot air-defense missiles, called interceptors, to stop Russian missile attacks, and the shortage is costing lives after a deadly strike on Kyiv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that Israeli troops will not leave Gaza until Hamas gives up its weapons entirely, rejecting the terms of a Gaza ceasefire and disarmament deal that US President Donald Trump announced only days earlier.
China announced new measures against the United States, including putting American firms on a trade blacklist and tightening controls on drone exports.
Ukraine's government told Reuters that a North Korean missile unit has arrived inside Russia to help fight the war, going beyond the troops and supplies North Korea has already sent.
Taiwan began its largest annual military exercise, called Han Kuang, on Wednesday, testing how well its armed forces could respond to a potential attack by China.
Iran, the US and Oman say they are making progress on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that carries much of the world's oil shipping.
Current and former US officials tell Reuters the Pentagon has used almost its entire stock of long-range precision-guided missiles fighting Iran, raising questions about what would be left for a separate crisis with Russia or China.
Ukrainian drones struck warehouses in three Russian cities early Tuesday, killing at least six people, Russian officials said.
A group of US states has sued to stop tariffs — import taxes — that the Trump administration placed on goods from about 60 countries, saying those countries failed to curb forced labor.
A cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile early Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Oman through which much of the world's oil is shipped, Britain's maritime watchdog UKMTO said.