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The number of candidates taking China's civil service exam reaches a record high as graduates seek secure jobs.

BEIRUT: France’s Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will travel to Lebanon on Saturday as part of diplomatic efforts to contain the Middle East conflict. “We must avoid a regional eruption,” ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said ahead of Colonna’s visit. The French minister is expected to call for “restraint” and “responsibility” in an effort to avoid a new front line on the Israeli-Lebanese border, Lemoine said. His comments came as daily exchanges of fire along the border added to fears of a widening war.

Dozens of Palestinians were wounded, and 15 others were missing after the strike in Rafah governorate.

Announcement comes as national security spokesman Jake Sullivan visits the region amid growing international isolation.

BEIRUT: The Israeli army dropped leaflets on parts of south Lebanon on Friday for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began, warning residents not to help Hezbollah, inhabitants said. Since October 8, the day after the Israel-Hamas war started, the frontier between Lebanon and Israel has seen deadly exchanges of fire, mainly between the Israeli army and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which says it is acting in support of Hamas.

Wael Dahdouh and Samer Abudaqa were injured while covering an Israeli attack that targeted a school in Khan Younis.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to meet Palestine's Mahmud Abbas after talks with Israeli officials.