Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors monitored lingering uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations.

The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike,

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.

Polls opened Monday in Ethiopia in an election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party. A heavy military presence was observed in the capital, Addis Ababa, as observers called for a peaceful election in the country that is Africa’s second-most populous and hosts the headquarters of the African Union.

Malaysia has begun enforcing its ban on children under 16 having social media accounts KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from owning social media accounts,

Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil and gas facilities in recent months, arguing the energy sector both funds and directly fuels Moscow’s more than 4-year-old invasion.

Israeli troops advanced deeper into Lebanon on Sunday, seizing the medieval Beaufort castle for the first time in 26 years amid Hezbollah attacks.

Four ‌nurses who were being treated for Ebola have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia after recovering from the disease.