Houthi rebels in Yemen have successfully shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones over a period of less than six weeks, amounting to a financial loss exceeding $200 million for the Pentagon.

Hamas has expressed a willingness to transfer governance of Gaza to another Palestinian entity, potentially the Palestinian Authority, amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations led by Egypt and Qatar.

The recent militant gun attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which killed 26 tourists, has heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, both of which are nuclear-armed neighbours with a history of conflict.

Recent attacks involving Iranian drones and North Korean missiles in Ukraine resulted in significant civilian casualties, further escalating the conflict amid ongoing peace negotiations.

A 15-year-old student has been arrested after a knife attack at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes, France, resulting in one fatality and three injuries.

In today’s World News Briefing: Israel’s deadly strike on Rafah kills 22 as Gaza reels under renewed bombardments. Donald Trump rebukes Zelenskyy over Crimea, prompting international backlash.