Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait intercept drones targeting territory

More from International

• GCC-US talks emphasise regional security, lasting peace

  Foreign ministers from the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council countries have met in Bahrain, reaffirming their commitment to regional security and their longstanding strategic partnership.

• UN agency pauses Hormuz ship evacuation after vessel attacked

  The United Nations’ shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.

• 164 confirmed dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela

  At least 164 people were confirmed dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around Venezuela's capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.

• Europeans told to protect themselves as deadly heatwave takes its toll

  The city mayor told busy Parisians to slow down on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heatwave that has claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, and shut schools and cultural landmarks.

• Trump asks Congress for more funds to fight Iran, defying rebuke on war powers

  President Donald Trump's administration has asked the US Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of it related to the Iran war, setting the stage for another fight with lawmakers already frustrated with the conflict.