U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said the situation around Syria's Golan Heights was unacceptable, as Syria's foreign minister urged Israeli forces to withdraw from a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone where they deployed in 2024.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile attack on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on July 25, hours after Saudi-led forces struck Houthi military sites in Yemen.

Türkiye has condemned escalating settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories after four Palestinians were killed during a confrontation involving Israeli settlers, troops and residents near the West Bank city of Nablus.

France and Spain evacuated more than 160,000 people as unprecedented forest fires ravaged areas on July 25 near Madrid and Bordeaux, a French city flanked by tourist havens and world-renowned vineyards.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated Türkiye’s support for a two-state settlement in Cyprus during talks with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy in Ankara on Friday, days before the U.N. chief visits the island.