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Trump Hails 'Very Good' US-Iran Talks in Qatar
Indirect U.S.-Iran negotiations resumed in Doha, Qatar, with Trump calling the meetings "very good" and outlets reporting "positive progress" on issues including the Strait of Hormuz.
US, Iran Hold Doha Talks on Hormuz, $6B Frozen Assets
The U.S. and Iran convened technical talks in Doha on July 1, 2026 to negotiate Strait of Hormuz shipping access and a lasting ceasefire under a 14-point interim accord signed last month.
US-Iran Doha Talks Wrap; Hormuz Fee Dispute Persists
U.S. and Iran wrapped indirect Doha talks on July 1, 2026, with Trump citing progress on ending the West Asia war and both sides agreeing on a communications channel by Thursday, though the Strait of
Russia Pummels Kyiv With Missiles, Drones Overnight
Russia launched waves of ballistic missiles—including hypersonic Zircons—and strike drones at Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian cities overnight July 1-2, 2026, hours after President Zelensky warned of an i
Supreme Court term expands Trump power despite tariff, birthright
The Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority concluded its nine-month term with marquee losses for Trump on tariffs and birthright citizenship, while continuing a broader trend of expanding president
Israel Vows Indefinite Presence in Three Territories
Israel's defence minister declared IDF troops will stay indefinitely in self-proclaimed 'security zones' across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, days after Israel and Lebanon signed a US-backed framework to
Why Cuba Is Not Venezuela for Trump
Trump's escalating rhetoric about "taking" Cuba runs into a hard reality: the island lacks Venezuela's oil wealth and has no viable internal opposition willing to play a "Cuban Delcy" role, leaving th
What military capabilities does Iran possess as it negotiates with US?
Iran and the US opened Doha talks to salvage a June ceasefire more than four months after 23,000+ combined US-Israeli strikes, yet Tehran's underground missile networks, drone output, and oil exports
Iran: Israel Will Restart War Before October Elections
Iran's national security consensus holds that Israel will deliberately restart war before October elections, driven by Netanyahu's political and legal pressures and a new Lebanese agreement that resha
Kushner, Witkoff's Gulf cash complicates Iran talks
An Al Jazeera opinion piece argues that US-Iran diplomacy is compromised because the Trump administration's negotiating team — Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff — hold billions in Gulf state investment
Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery for second time in a week
Ukraine struck a major Russian oil refinery for the second time in one week, President Zelensky said, as Russia reported intercepting 179 Ukrainian drones and Kyiv secured new military partnerships wi
Iran War Reshapes Global Energy, Hands Win to China
The US-Iran war launched in late February has permanently reshaped the global energy sector by disrupting Strait of Hormuz oil shipments and accelerating the shift to renewables, positioning China as
Russia Imports Petrol From India Amid Fuel Crisis
Russia has begun importing petrol from India by sea, a rare reversal for one of the world's largest energy producers, as Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries trigger fuel shortages, rationing, and pr
Bangladesh Courts ASEAN After Post-Hasina Pivot From India
Bangladesh is pursuing sectoral dialogue partnership with ASEAN following the ouster of India-aligned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, seeking to diversify its diplomatic and economic ties eastward despi
Trump Flies Qatar-Gifted 747-8i as New Air Force One
Donald Trump made his maiden presidential flight on a refurbished Boeing 747-8i donated by Qatar, flying from Joint Base Andrews to North Dakota to inaugurate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Libra
Trump Says US-Iran Doha Talks 'Going Well' After Heavy Strikes
After a week of heavy US strikes on Iran, President Trump declared ongoing indirect talks in Qatar were progressing well, even as the Doha agenda focused on Strait of Hormuz shipping and ceasefire ter
DeepSeek-Built Ransomware Runs Inside Browsers
Check Point researchers have documented the first case of a frontier AI model — DeepSeek — independently generating a working browser-native ransomware attack chain that abuses Chromium's File System
Expanding areas under Israeli control in Gaza increase risks to civilians, UN warns
A UN humanitarian team warned that expanding Israeli-controlled zones in Gaza since October's ceasefire have killed 196 Palestinians near restricted areas and now bar access to 65% of the territory, s
China tells its ethnic minorities to integrate or face consequences with sweeping new unity law - CNN
China has enacted a sweeping "ethnic unity" law requiring ethnic minorities to integrate or face consequences — a measure outlets say also effectively criminalizes Taiwanese identity and entrenches mi
China Would Need Three Military Firsts to Invade Taiwan
A War on the Rocks analysis argues any Chinese invasion of Taiwan would require three unprecedented operational firsts under modern missile and air defense conditions, leaving the defender needing onl
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