President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the Ukrainian Volunteer Fighter Day by presenting state awards to servicemen of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine and civilian volunteers, and by handing posthumous awards to the families of the fallen.

The number of those injured in a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to ten, including a 17-year-old boy in serious condition, with one person killed in the attack.

The Trump ally’s departure comes as the centre prepares to shut down for a two-year renovation.

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran’s energy infrastructure.

The Palestinian group also affirms Tehran’s right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel.

The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS, the BBC’s US partner.

Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.

Security had been increased at Jewish public institutions following an earlier incident in Rotterdam.

In the Kyiv region, four people were killed and 10 others injured as a result of a Russian attack on March 14.

Russian forces attacked four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times overnight using drones and artillery.