The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli tank fired near its peacekeepers on Monday, and warned that such attacks were becoming "disturbingly common".

UNIFIL has repeatedly reported Israeli fire near or towards its personnel in recent months, and less than two weeks ago said gunfire from an Israeli position hit close to peacekeepers twice.

Syria's army told Kurdish forces on Tuesday to withdraw from an area they control east of Aleppo after dislodging fighters from two neighbourhoods in the city in deadly clashes last week.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25-percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people.

A military escalation between the United States and Iran would have grave consequences for the region, Qatar said Tuesday after Washington threatened strikes in response to a government crackdown on protests in the Islamic republic.

The dollar mostly weakened and gold hit a record high Monday as investors digested news that the U.S. Justice Department is probing the Federal Reserve, raising fears over the central bank's independence against President Donald Trump's push for lower rates.

Syria's government was in full control of Aleppo on Sunday after taking over the city's Kurdish neighborhoods and evacuating fighters there to Kurdish autonomous areas following days of deadly clashes.

Iran's parliament speaker on Monday described the response to a protest wave that has gripped the Islamic republic as a "war against terrorists", as he addressed a vast pro-government rally in Tehran.

The EU said Monday conditions were not yet ripe to talk to Russia's Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, after the leaders of France and Italy said it was time Europe re-engaged.

Pep Guardiola says he cares more about how Manchester City "grow up" than winning trophies as he prepares his side for the first leg of their League Cup semi-final away to Newcastle on Tuesday.

Hamas is preparing to hold internal elections to rebuild its leadership following Israel's killing of several of the group's top figures during the war in Gaza, sources in the movement said on Monday.