The Israeli army issued an evacuation order on Sunday for residents of southern Beirut, the first such warning in almost a month, in anticipation of a possible strike on what it says are Hezbollah targets - further testing a fragile ceasefire.

Russia launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting multiple regions, after US President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin&s willingness to end the war.

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours, the local Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the 18-month Israel-Hamas war to 52,243.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis, filing past the simple white tomb in St Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.