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Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israelis and family members of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip protest in Tel Aviv, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – People in Kyiv share their views after the US House of Representaives’ approved a long-delayed $61-billion aid package for Ukraine. “It will help a lot,” says Oksana, a Nurse. “It will make guys who are fighting there – happy,” says Stepan, who works for Ukrainian Railways.

Bamako (AFP) – Mali experienced and exceptional heatwave at the start of April, with temperatures soaring above 45 degrees Celsius, leading to dozens of deaths. “There is a very, very high mortality rate linked to dehydration and fever,” says Dr Ibrahim Fall, head of health centre located in Mali’s capital Bamako.

Istanbul (AFP) – The Turkish Presidency releases images which show Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh meeting in Istanbul, where they spoke for more than two and a half hours, Turkish media reported. Haniyeh was received at the Dolmabahçe palace with his delegation, including a key member of the Palestinian militant group, Khaled Mashal, according to photographs released by the Turkish presidency.

Dnipro (Ukraine) (AFP) – Dnipro residents rush into the underground metro as air raid sirens ring out the day after a deadly strike. The Russian night-time strikes killed eight people, including two children, and injured 18 in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region. Six people, including children aged six and eight, died in the Synelnykivsky area south-east of Dnipro, and two people died and 16 others were wounded in Dnipro, the regional capital. The Ukrainian air force said Russian forces had launched 22 missiles and 14 Iranian-designed attack drones overnight. All the unmanned aerial vehicles were downed as well as 15 missiles.

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Senior UN officials warn the Security Council of the risks of a new front opening in Sudan, around the town of el-Fasher in Darfur, where the population is already on the brink of starvation. After a year of war between the armed forces (SAF) of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (FSR), under the command of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the country is experiencing “a crisis of epic proportions… wholly man-made,” says Rosemary DiCarlo, UN under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs.

Dubai (AFP) – Images show flooded streets in Dubai as some streets remain clogged by flooding and trucks pump water, more than three days after record rains.

Scranton (United States) (AFP) – At the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) in President Joe Biden’s hometown, workers churn out ammunition used in modern conflicts – especially for Ukraine. The plant in Pennsylvania was purchased by the US government in 1953 to make ammunition for use in the Korean War. “We’re currently under contract to produce 24,000 rounds per month,” says Richard Hansen, a retired US Navy veteran who has been in charge of the facility since 2009.

Jerusalem (AFP) – Residents of Jerusalem express diverse opinions after Iran’s state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan, with US media saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against its arch-rival. While some express concern, others affirm they’re “not worried” about escalation. Similarly, opinions vary on the adequacy of diplomacy in dealing with Iran, with some opposing any military action.”

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance’s member countries have agreed to give Ukraine more air defences after desperate pleas from Kyiv for equipment to protect people and infrastructure from Russian attacks. The announcement comes after a fresh wave of Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, which killed at least eight people, including two children.

Dnipro (Ukraine) (AFP) – Firefighters and rescue crews work in the city of Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, after a fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight. Missiles killed at least eight people in the wider region, including two children. At the same time as the strike, Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down a Russian plane that they say bombed Dnipro and Kryvy Rig in the attack.

Tehran (AFP) – Iranians voice their opposition to war in the region following reports of an Israeli strike in the central Isfahan province. State media reported explosions in the area, close to Isfahan’s airport and a military airbase. So far, the details of the possible strike are unclear and neither Iranian nor Israeli officials have offered a reaction.