Heavy rains that buffeted Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state this weekend have killed at least 11 people, according to the state fire service.
The rains flooded streets, the capital city's metro line and peoples' homes, bringing down trees and causing landslides.
Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes announced a state of emergency while President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government offered federal support.
Firefighters are still looking for one woman who is missing after her vehicle fell in a river.
Iran calls US peace proposals 'unrealistic', oil rises amid new missile strikes
Iran described US proposals to end a month of war in the Middle East as "unrealistic, illogical and excessive" on Monday and unleashed more missiles on Israel, as oil prices rose further after Yemen's Houthis entered the conflict.
Trump again warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was in talks with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war in Iran but repeated his warning to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk US attacks on its oil wells and power plants.
Israeli fire kills four in Gaza and the West Bank, medics say
An Israeli air strike has killed at least three people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence since a US-brokered ceasefire took effect more than five months ago.
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, El Pais says
Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday, citing military sources.
UN peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon after projectile explosion
A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting condemnations on Monday after a weekend in which Lebanese journalists and medics were killed in Israeli strikes.
Iranian attack kills one in Kuwait, damages distillation plant
Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy has announced on Sunday that an Iranian attack has killed one worker and damaged a service building at one of its power and water distillation plants.
Iran accuses US of ground assault plans as Pakistan hosts regional talks
Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as the Trump administration sought talks and as regional powers met in Pakistan to try to end the conflict.
Heavy rain, floods kill 22 people in Afghanistan
Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse has killed 22 people and injured 32 in Afghanistan over the last two days, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, as it warned of continued risk due to bad weather.
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