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Iran says it has halted strikes on Israel
Oil prices jumped 5% and stocks fell on the news.
Ammar Awad/Reuters
India ‘cockroach’ party attracts discontented youth
The Cockroach Janta Party was started by a recent Boston University graduate after India’s chief justice compared young unemployed Indians to cockroaches.
Adnan Abidi/Reuters
US defense secretary attacks European allies in D-Day speech
Speaking in France on Saturday, Pete Hegseth decried a modern “invasion” of “boats and men.”
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Iran fires first missiles at Israel since ceasefire took effect in April
The attack threatens to trigger a new wave of escalation.
Mussa Qawasma/Reuters
Norway, citing ‘crazy world’, reconsiders EU membership
Norway is reconsidering joining the EU, the country’s foreign minister told the Financial Times.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February. Alina Smutko/Reuters
Sheinbaum decries US ‘interference’ in Mexico’s politics
Mexico’s president delivered her harshest rebuke yet of US “interference,” following Washington’s indictment of 10 Mexican officials for alleged cartel ties.
Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters
Israel seizes Crusader castle in Lebanon
Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.
No breakthrough in US-Iran talks
A US-Iran peace agreement failed to materialize Sunday — just as negotiators appeared near the finish line — after President Donald Trump said he was in “no hurry” to strike a deal.
Israel’s relations with Europe, UN erode
Israeli officials are set to be added to a UN blacklist of entities suspected of sexual violence in conflict zones.
US, Iran launch fresh strikes, undermining peace talks
The American strikes were the second set this week, while Tehran said it targeted a US air base in the region.
Russia authorizes its central bank to shoot down drones
Russia authorized its central bank and other financial institutions to shoot down drones, as the country’s cities and infrastructure increasingly come under attack from Ukraine.
Europe bolsters military alliances over Russia fears
Britain and Poland are due to finalize a security agreement today, while France is reportedly looking to join a Germany-UK program to produce new long-range missiles.
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.
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.
Rubio questioned in New Delhi on US green card policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the policy was “not targeted at India.”
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.
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.