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What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say? | Explained
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 15 ending 40 days of war, agreeing to a cross-front ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and phase-two nuclear talks — thoug
US, Iran Resume Direct Nuclear Talks in Switzerland
Vice President JD Vance and U.S. envoys met Iran's top negotiators at Switzerland's Bürgenstock resort on Sunday for the first direct U.S.-Iran talks since April, launching 60 days of nuclear negotiat
Iran Re-Closes Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Disputes
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon and U.S. 'bad faith,' but the U.S. immediately rejected the claim and said traffic continues to flow — just day
Gaza Strikes Kill Six Including Al Jazeera Cameraman
Israeli strikes killed at least six people in Gaza on Saturday, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, whom the IDF accused of being a Hamas sniper operative. Al Jazeera condemned the killing as
Iran says Hormuz closed over Lebanon strikes; US
Iran's military claimed it closed the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, but US Central Command countered that traffic continues to flow as VP JD Vance departed f
Trump Claims IDF Control in Lebanon Despite Israeli Rebuff
President Trump claims he can prevent Israel from attacking Lebanon, asserting Israelis 'do as I say' — yet Israel maintains a buffer zone in southern Lebanon that appears to violate the US-Iran deal
Ukraine says Russian attack kills five people in Zaporizhzhia
Russian glide bombs struck Zaporizhzhia killing five and wounding at least eleven, part of a broader wave of strikes hitting Kharkiv and Kherson as President Zelenskyy warned of an imminent 'massive'
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli air strike on Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Saturday, making him the network's 12th media worker killed since October 2023.
Gas Prices Won't Fall Fast After Iran Deal
An opinion analysis argues that an Iran peace deal will not bring the immediate inflation relief Trump has promised, because the war's economic damage is already locked into supply chains and the docu
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz After Lebanon Strikes Kill 83
Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed at least 83 people, declaring the attacks a breach of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding signed this week
Zelensky Returns Poland's White Eagle Over UPA Dispute
Zelensky has returned Poland's Order of the White Eagle after Polish President Karol Nawrocki moved to strip him of the award over Ukraine's decision to name a military unit after the UPA, a WW2 group
Trump, Meloni trade barbs over G-7 photo dispute
President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded angry social media posts Saturday over a disputed G-7 photo op claim, escalating a public rift that exposes deeper strains in the U.S.-
Russia strikes an apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city, killing 1
Russian strikes killed at least seven civilians across Kharkiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia over the weekend, while Ukraine intercepted 92 of 99 Russian drones and continued striking Russian oil infrastruc
Israeli Strikes Kill 20 in Lebanon Hours After
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 20 people across southern Lebanon within 24 hours of a US-announced Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, which Hezbollah says it does not recognize.
Ukraine Drones Cripple Russian Refineries, Fuel Crisis Grows
Ukraine's sustained drone campaign against Russian oil refineries has triggered fuel sale restrictions, surging gasoline prices, and long gas station lines hundreds of miles from the front lines, comp
Trump threatens U.S. tolls in Strait of Hormuz if Iran deal not reached in 60 days
Trump threatened to impose U.S. tolls on the Strait of Hormuz if no final Iran deal is reached within 60 days, even as Iran claimed to have closed the waterway over Israeli strikes in Lebanon and disp
Colombia runoff candidates share paramilitary pasts
Colombia's presidential runoff pits Iván Cepeda, whose father was assassinated by paramilitary-linked officers, against Abelardo de la Espriella, who built his legal career defending paramilitary lead
US-Iran Talks Open as Lebanon Strikes Threaten Deal
U.S. and Iranian negotiators arrived in Switzerland for Sunday talks to flesh out a fragile interim deal, hours after Iran announced it had re-closed the Strait of Hormuz and Israeli strikes on Lebano
Roadside Bombs Kill 7 in Pakistan's Bannu
Two remotely detonated roadside bombs struck Bannu in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, killing at least seven people and wounding three, with suspicion falling on the Pakistani Tali
Five Eyes Confronted Kremlin Days Before Ukraine Invasion
A new book reveals Five Eyes intelligence officials confronted a Kremlin diplomat in person at Russia's UN mission in New York roughly a week before the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, warning
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