Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.

The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military says Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations.

Global oil prices jumped on Wednesday after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out joint airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq.

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The earthquake caused dozens of injuries, according to Japanese media. At a shopping mall, people were trapped after an explosion.

The powerful earthquake that rocked southern Japan has killed at least 18 people and more remain missing in a damaged shopping mall and a paper factory.

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Historic wildfires in southwestern Europe have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, one of the biggest evacuations efforts Europe has seen since World War II. What may have contributed to it?

Heavy rainfall followed by extreme heat created the perfect tinder, as flames spread through regions of France and Spain.

Thousands more are evacuated from historic wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy. Firefighters are in an all-out battle to stop them, and the weather is not helping. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez is near the front lines in France.

A wildfire the size of Philadelphia is pushing near the French city of Bordeaux, where temperatures could soar into triple digits in the coming days.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, with the two leaders discussing “ideas that could help” in its ongoing war against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday after his face-to-face meeting with President Trump. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “good meeting” with President Donald Trump at the White House. He said they discussed diplomacy.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met to discuss Ukraine producing its own weapons amid its ongoing war with Russia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will visit New York despite calls for his arrest and accuses the NYC mayor of 'fomenting hate.'

Benjamin Netanyahu said that he still plans to visit New York City for the United Nations' General Assembly after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he was unwelcome, and called for his arrest. The Israeli Prime Minister said that Mamdani was "fomenting hate" after the mayor had said New York City was looking into ways to arrest Netanyahu,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed to visit New York in September despite “hate-spewing” Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s call for his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza. “First of all,

The White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "extremely positive," according to a senior Israeli source who accompanied Netanyahu in the meeting. CBS News has this report.

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance a Russia sanctions package inspired by the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, hours after a funeral service for the Republican lawmaker in Washington that Ukraine's president attended.

Senators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to advance a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had long sought to move forward before his unexpected death. The 86 to 12 procedural vote tees up the bill for final passage in the upper chamber later this week.

The US Senate has approved a procedural vote on a sanctions bill targeting Russia and Iran. The legislation now moves to debate, a final vote and, if passed, the president's signature.

The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, Russian banks and financial institutions and the Russian shadow fleet.