Indonesians protested in several cities on Tuesday, raging against wildfires and a toxic haze that has made thousands unwell for weeks on end in a crisis that has engulfed Southeast Asia.

Demonstrations were called by students to display dissatisfaction with the government of President Prabowo Subianto, which marked its second year on Tuesday.

A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by authorities this month, a judicial official told AFP.

Lebanese authorities had been carrying out investigations after arresting two suspected Hezbollah members accused of transporting half a ton of explosives, which the Iran-backed group subsequently said were part of its "capabilities" to be used against Israel.

British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Houthi rebels, the UK government announced on Tuesday.

"The UK will fly defensive counter air missions to support the protection of Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure against aerial attack, using RAF Typhoon fighter jets," the defense ministry said in a statement.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that their naval mines halted two tankers attempting to circumnavigate through the strategic Strait of Hormuz via routes considered illegal by Tehran.

"Two violating oil tankers were set ablaze and halted due to the explosion of mines planted by the brave sailors of the IRGC Navy at an illegal crossing point in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz," the Guards said in a statement published on their official Sepah News website.

A Russian drone strike near Kyiv has killed three people and wounded four others, Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday, publishing images showing the burned-out chassis of a car on a road.

"An enemy drone attack resulted in an impact near the Kyiv–Odesa highway in the village of Chabany, close to a shopping centre," the Kyiv region's prosecution service said on Telegram, reporting that "three people were killed".

Pakistan's powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, whose country has attempted to mediate a peace deal in the Middle East war, was expected in Tehran on Tuesday, according to Iranian state media.

The official news agency IRNA did not specify the purpose of the visit, which comes with diplomatic efforts between Iran and the United States stalled over issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi forces on Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at the kingdom's capital, said a spokesman for the Riyadh-led coalition backing Yemen's government, after authorities issued a danger warning and AFP journalists reported hearing blasts.

The kingdom "intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh", Turki Al-Malki said in a post on X.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Oslo to take part in talks Tuesday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Norway and Finland, while Jared Kushner will participate remotely, Norway's government said.

"Ukraine has requested that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join the meetings. I am pleased that they are able to participate. Diplomatic efforts have previously taken place in several countries, and Norway and Finland are pleased to be able to continue this work. The aim is to put diplomatic efforts on a more constructive path," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.

One year after a stunning break-in at the Louvre Museum, the four main suspects are in jail awaiting trial, but police appear to have run out of leads to locate the stolen crown jewels.

Britain's Met Office says this year's El Nino is "unprecedented." Japan's weather agency has called it the strongest ever observed. U.S. forecasters say it still trails the biggest events in its record books.