UN scales up humanitarian assistance in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners continue to scale up assistance in Lebanon, providing food, shelter, water, medical care and nutrition support to families forced to flee their homes.

Iran has strongly condemned the killing of National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani in a U.S. and Israeli strike, and urged the United Nation to act on such military aggression.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China is willing to discuss cooperation plans and share development opportunities with Turkmenistan to advance and deepen the community with a shared future.

Countries including Turkiye and India say Iran has granted their vessels passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has reiterated that the waterway remains open to all countries except the United States and its allies.

Japan's nationwide average retail price of regular gasoline stood at 190.8 yen per liter, or 1.20 U.S., as of Monday, up 29 yen from the previous week. The price has reached its highest level since August 1990, when the current survey method was introduced.

China has rolled out a guideline to advance child-friendly development across the society. The National Development and Reform Commission said the move aims to promote children's healthy, all-round growth.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council has confirmed that its secretary Ali Larijani has been killed in an attack. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had killed Larijani in ongoing strikes on Iran.

Senior Chinese and Vietnamese officials have met in Hanoi to discuss ways to promote cooperation. Officials from various ministries and provincial governments of both countries attended the meeting.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says top Iranian security official Ali Larijani died in an Israeli strike. Iranian authorities have not yet responded to the claim.

China and Vietnam have held the first ministerial meeting of their "3+3" strategic dialogue in Hanoi. Foreign ministers and ministers of public security and national defense from both sides chaired the meeting on Monday.