Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran will hold the United States responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities after U.S. media reported Israel is preparing for an attack.

"We believe that in the event of any attack on the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Zionist regime, the U.S. government will also be involved and bear legal responsibility," Araghchi said in a letter to the United Nations published on Thursday.

President Xi Jinping urged China and France to "strengthen solidarity and cooperation" and told counterpart Emmanuel Macron he was ready to work "hand in hand with Europe", Chinese state media reported Thursday.

China and France should "strengthen solidarity and cooperation", Xi told Macron in a call, adding that China was "willing to work hand in hand with Europe to address global challenges", state broadcaster CCTV reported.

As Lebanon suffered a war last year, Ali Chahrour was determined to keep making art, creating a performance inspired by the plight of migrant workers caught up in the conflict.

Months after a ceasefire largely halted the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Chahrour's work premiered in Beirut in early May with plans to take it to stages across Europe including at France's famed Avignon Festival.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused European governments of incitement against his country on Thursday after the fatal shooting of two embassy staffers in Washington.

"There is a direct line connecting anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incitement to this murder," Saar told a press conference. "This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and international organizations, especially from Europe."

Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overheard, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday.

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement.

EU lawmakers greenlighted tariffs on fertilizer imports from Russia on Thursday, despite European farmers' fears the move could send prices soaring.

The European Parliament voted 411-100 for a bill that will enact duties in July and gradually increase them to a point where they would make imports unviable.

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday after a marathon overnight debate to approve President Donald Trump's sprawling domestic policy mega-bill, led by an extension of his first term tax cuts.

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" -- which would slash spending on the Medicaid health insurance program and food aid -- now advances to the Senate, where it is expected to undergo significant changes.

Irish rappers Kneecap on Thursday denied supporting a proscribed group and vowed to "vehemently defend ourselves" after a member of the band was charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert.

"We deny this 'offence' and will vehemently defend ourselves. This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction," the band said on X.

Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes killed three people on Wednesday as Israel said it targeted Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon, the latest attacks despite a ceasefire with the Iran-backed militant group.

An "Israeli enemy drone" struck a car in Ain Baal in the Tyre region, killing one person, Lebanon's health ministry said.

The main comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin at a Jerusalem press conference on Wednesday in which he discussed the Gaza war and tensions with Iran:

- Gaza hostages -