Russian missiles hit three sites in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing at least three people and wounded 16, local officials said early on Friday.Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the attacks on the city's Novobazarskyi district, used the "double tap" technique that has occurred recently, delivering a second strike soon after an initial attack on a given site.Syniehubov further said at least two children were among those injured in the attack, which occurred at about midnight local time. He warned that residents could be trapped underneath rubble left by the strike.Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians.

Jordan will host on June 11 an emergency international conference to work on the humanitarian response to Israel's war in Gaza, in coordination with Egypt and the United Nations, the Jordanian royal court posted on X on Friday.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 42.85% of the vote share in Wednesday's general election according results from half of the total polling stations reporting, the electoral commission said on Friday.The pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) party came second with 23.32%, while former President Jacob Zuma backed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party came third with 10.35%. The radical left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) came fourth with 9.56%.

US and British strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah killed one person and wounded several others, the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said on Friday.

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign called Republican Donald Trump a "convicted felon" in the wake of his hush-money guilty verdict on Thursday, and said it proved "no one is above the law."Communications director Michael Tyler said Trump remains the Republican candidate and said, "There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box."