The IDF confirmed on Saturday that Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip on Friday, following an earlier report from Reuters that Hamas had acknowledged his death.

A Russian drone strike hit central Kharkiv early Friday, damaging metro entrances, public transport infrastructure and injuring a civilian, local officials said.

A major fire has broken out at the Ryazan oil refinery in Russia following a reported Ukrainian strike overnight on May 15, according to Ukrainian military statements.

Russia is rapidly increasing production of long-range strike drones and could reach output of around 500 UAVs per day by early 2027 if current plans continue, according to Ukrainian military intelligence data. 

The death toll has risen following a Russian attack on a Kyiv apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said, as emergency workers continued searching through rubble and confirmed more victims in the aftermath of the strike.

Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS), opens new tab South Korean labour union said on Friday it remained committed to a planned strike ‌starting next week, even after the company proposed resuming pay talks without conditions, sending shares down as much as 9.3%.

Samsung Electronics' (005930.KS), opens new tab South Korean labour union said on Friday ​the tech company had proposed resuming talks without ‌conditions, days after government-mediated negotiations over pay and bonus schemes collapsed.

Samsung Electronics has urged its labour union to resume pay negotiations after earlier government-mediated talks collapsed, as the risk of a strike continues to build.

Ukraine launched a drone strike overnight on May 13 targeting oil infrastructure in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, triggering a fire at a key Black Sea port facility, according to Russian media reports and monitoring data.

Samsung Electronics said it regretted the collapse of wage negotiations with its South Korean labor union, warning that the dispute could increase anxiety among employees, shareholders, and the broader public.