Improving neighbourly relations: US-Mexico border authorities close the door

Iran on Monday executed a 23-year-old man, Ali Fahim, who was convicted in connection with January's nationwide protests, marking the latest in a wave of politically charged hangings. Rights groups say Fahim and others faced torture, unfair trials and lack of access to legal counsel, as the country's judiciary accelerates killings amid Iran’s escalating conflict with Israel and the US.

The head of the Myanmar's junta Min Aung Hlaing has swapped his uniform for the top civilian office, but the move is unlikely to bring peace or even create distance from the authoritarian system imposed by the 2021 coup.

Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un's sister says it was "very fortunate and wise" for South Korea's president to express regret for drone incursions into the North. Seoul had initially denied it was behind the survey flight.

As the US and Israel continue their war with Iran, airstrikes on Iranian pharmaceutical and medical facilities are harming thousands of people by denying them medical treatment, doctors and activists warn.