Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv will halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if the US supplies critical Patriot interceptor missiles.

Meira Kumar, a Congress veteran, chairing the mock parliament session in Delhi on Saturday.

"We have provided 70,000 government jobs," said Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.

A jet-powered Russian drone attack on the Dnipro railway station killed 13 people and injured 10 others, prompting demands for stronger international sanctions.

Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered a $1 billion financial package to Yemen's Houthi rebels in a bid to secure a lasting ceasefire and halt attacks on kingdom infrastructure.

Yemen's Houthi movement claims direct hits on the Saudi defense ministry and a major oil refinery, as diplomatic efforts led by regional allies seek to broker a ceasefire.

A federal judge has extended an order halting the Trump administration's renovation plans for Washington's historic East Potomac Golf Course following the abrupt removal of hundreds of trees.

The Saudi-led coalition successfully intercepts and destroys multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Houthi forces toward the kingdom's Eastern and Southern regions.

Senior defense and intelligence officials from the Mecca pact nations met with Iranian leadership in Tehran in a crucial diplomatic push to prevent a resurgence of regional conflict.

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan meet in Tehran to avert a wider Middle East war amid escalating regional tensions.

Several workers remain trapped 50 metres underground at a Paschim Bardhaman coal mine following a mechanical pulley failure.

Tirupati MP Maddila Gurumoorthy has petitioned top constitutional authorities for an independent inquiry into urban local body election violence in Andhra Pradesh.