The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched "extensive strikes" as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian territory.

A Russian drone attack on a minibus carrying civilians killed nine people on Saturday, authorities said, a day after Moscow and Kyiv agreed a large-scale prisoner swap at talks in Türkiye.

The first talks between Ukraine and Russia since the first weeks following Moscow's 2022 invasion started in Istanbul on Friday, according to televised footage.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday that the world was at a “critical juncture” for ending hostilities in Ukraine, as he addressed the plenary session of the European Political Community Summit in Tirana.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 16 "a lot of people are starving" in the besieged Gaza Strip, where rescuers reported more than 50 deaths in Israeli air strikes since midnight.