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The comments came a day after Washington said it had struck Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran's attacks on US warships in the region.

As many as 50 people are thought to have been inside the five-storey hostel when it came down.

Iran warned of faster, heavier retaliation against U.S. attacks while acknowledging the war’s mounting toll on its economy.

More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has appealed to the international community to "take immediate action to stop these violations" of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.