Poking the bear? Armenia welcomes European leaders in Russia's backyard

The White House was briefly locked down on Monday after the US Secret Service said an individual was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument.

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated Monday after US President Donald Trump announced Washington was beginning "Project Freedom," to help "guide" ships stranded by Iran's closure of the crucial waterway. Iran said the US had "disregarded" its warning shots and that it had struck a US frigate with 2 missiles. Washington outright denied this, saying it had managed to transit the Strait, which again Tehran rebuked, triggering a war of words in which both sides traded claims of attacks.

Military leader promotes himself after defence minister killed in attacks linked to al-Qaeda and Tuareg separatists.

President Putin has unilaterally declared a two-day truce amid commemorations of the end of World War II in Moscow. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy proposed his own truce starting a couple of days earlier.