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Iran starts restoring web access after monthslong blackout
Tehran cut its public off from the web shortly after the US and Iran struck the country in late February.
Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
US carries out fresh Iran strikes
American officials said an agreement with Tehran was still possible, arguing that the latest attacks were defensive.
Russia blocks online access to criminal records
The 15 million records showed an explosion in convictions for treason, espionage, and “cooperation with foreigners,” Meduza reported.
Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters
Rubio questioned in New Delhi on US green card policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the policy was “not targeted at India.”
Adnan Abidi/Reuters
US says it’s closing in on Iran deal over Hormuz, uranium
The agreement likely won’t be signed this weekend, though the progress signals a possible end to the countries’ weekslong stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz.
Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Putin to discuss long-delayed pipeline with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing this week could clear a logjam for the construction of a long-delayed oil pipeline to China.
Alexander Manzyuk/Reuters
Putin launches nuclear drills in projection of power
The show of force comes as Moscow suffers continued losses on the battlefield in its war against Ukraine.
Trump suspends planned Iran strikes
The US president said he was holding off attacks on Iran at the behest of Middle East allies.
Ukraine drone attack targets Moscow
Ukraine’s biggest drone attack on Moscow in more than a year killed at least three people in the city, damaged residential buildings, and targeted an oil refinery, as Kyiv intensifies its strikes deep inside Russia.
Japan, EU seek out AI models for cyber defense
Governments and businesses are racing to detect and fix software vulnerabilities before AI systems get to them first.
Spain calls for creation of EU army amid US unreliability
The call is part of a broader shift toward European sovereignty.
Putin says Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes the Ukraine war is “coming to an end,” hours after vowing victory over Kyiv at a pared-down Victory Day parade devoid of its usual military hardware display.
Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace offer
Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to Washington’s latest peace proposal, prolonging the countries’ uneasy stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz.
US awaits Iran response to truce plan as tensions flare in Hormuz
The US and Iran are getting closer to an agreement to temporarily end hostilities, according to Pakistani officials, even as tensions flared in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hantavirus is ‘not the next COVID,’ WHO says
After a lethal outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, authorities around the world are racing to trace passengers who disembarked.
Germany’s Merz marks one year in office
Germany’s chancellor is falling behind on his core goals one year into his tenure, analysts said.
China renews call for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen
China pushed for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after hosting Iran’s foreign minister, an exchange that reflected Beijing’s fraught position in the conflict.
Kremlin enacts new security measures on assassination fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly increasingly fearful of assassination attempts.