WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

►Ukraine KYIV

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for additional air defences following Russia's deadly strike on Dnipropetrovsk region yesterday.

►UAE DUBAI

Dubai's main airport said yesterday it is limiting the number of flights arriving for two days, as it continues to struggle to clear a backlog three days after a record storm swept the United Arab Emirates.

►Australia SYDNEY

Australia yesterday told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a "high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks", issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories.

►Finland HELSINKI

The European Union should take measures to help Finland prevent an influx of migrants via Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said yesterday.

►Pakistan KARACHI

Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant yesterday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said.

►Indonesia JAKARTA

Indonesian authorities were on alert yesterday for more eruptions from a remote island volcano that forced thousands to evacuate this week, as nearby residents began clearing debris after molten rocks rained down on their villages.

►South Korea SEOUL

The support rate for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol fell to its lowest since he took office in 2022 after a stinging loss in an election last week that left him in a weakened position for the remaining three years of his term.

►Kazakhstan YANVARTSEVO

Kazakhstan braced yesterday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that could threaten two of its western regions and key oil infrastructure, while Russia grappled with floods in and near Siberia.