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1. Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

   Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale war, while Yemen's Houthi rebels warned they would target Israel-affiliated ships in the Red Sea.

2. A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 16

   An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 16 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 3-foot tsunami into nearby coasts.

3. Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message

   President Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024.

4. Can birds outsing traffic? Some are trying

   New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compete with traffic and other urban noise.

5. Israel hits Beirut's suburbs in retaliatory attack against Hezbollah

   The attack comes after Hezbollah struck Israel's military with fighter drones, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
   
   

6. Israel says Iran launched a missile at it, in a first during fragile ceasefire

   The attack would be the first since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

7. Alexander Zverev wins the French Open to finally earn a 1st Grand Slam title

   After Italian Flavio Cobolli missed an overhead on the second championship point of the five-set encounter, Zverev dropped on his back and began sobbing.

8. U.K. deputy prime minister: JD Vance was wrong to blame teen's murder on immigration

   Britain's deputy prime minister says he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound.

9. Armenians vote in general election watched closely by Russia and the West

   Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia. The opposition includes some parties that are vocally pro-Russia.

10. It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers

    The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.