Iran fired ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East, US Central Command said, ending a brief pause in fighting. US and allied defenses intercepted the missiles, and no successful strike was reported, even as the United States and Saudi Arabia struck Iran-backed militias in Iraq.

The death of Senator Lindsey Graham brought dignitaries and much of the American political establishment to Washington for his funeral, even as the Senate advanced a Russia sanctions bill he had championed.

Anthony Fauci is set to testify before a Senate panel about the origins of COVID-19 and the federal response, as Senator Rand Paul releases notes described as a pandemic-era diary kept by Fauci.

A heat wave and wildfires swept across France and Spain this week, forcing thousands to evacuate and straining Europe's shared firefighting resources as the continent's warming climate drew renewed attention.

Ukraine has narrowed its long-range campaign to target hard-to-replace parts inside Russian refineries, while reporting from inside Russia describes fuel shortages and tighter control over dissent. On the battlefield, a large Russian mechanized assault fell short of its aims, and Russia is reported to be adding hundreds of thousands of troops.