Two Moderate Party MPs defect to Sweden Democrats

Two members of Sweden’s Moderate Party have left the group to join the Sweden Democrats, according to an internal memo from the Moderates’ parliamentary leader cited by Expressen.

Israel and Iran exchange fresh attacks

Israel carried out “extensive” overnight strikes on the Iranian capital Tehran, the country’s military announced on X. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported multiple drone and missile attacks on Thursday, targeting locations in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait, according to the state-run Fars news agency.

North Korea and Belarus sign cooperation deal

The two countries formalised an agreement on “friendship and cooperation” on Thursday.