MOSCOW -- Five police officers were killed and six others injured following a Ukrainian attack in the Kherson region, Russian authorities said on Monday.
According to the regional office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the attack occurred on Saturday afternoon when Ukrainian forces launched a strike targeting officers of the Golopristansky district police department. (Russia-Ukraine-Kherson)
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TEHRAN -- At least 555 people have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran since Saturday morning, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Monday.
In a statement published on its official website, the IRCS noted that 131 Iranian counties were targeted in the strikes. (U.S.-Israeli Attacks)
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PARIS -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday that France is ready to participate in the defense of the Gulf countries and Jordan based on binding agreements.
Speaking at a press conference, Barrot said the military action against Iran should have been debated before the United Nations Security Council before unilateral moves by Israel and the United States. (France-Iran)
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JUBA -- International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Monday that it has lost contact with 26 staff members following the recent escalation of violence in Lankien and Pieri in South Sudan's Jonglei State.
MSF said the missing staff had already evacuated the hospital compound when fighting escalated in both Nyirol and Uror counties in early February. (South Sudan-MSF-Missing) Enditem
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