US and Iran exchange strikes and accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Iran says it has launched retaliatory attacks at US infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain after the US said it hit multiple targets across Iran.

Don’t allow Congo’s leaders to trample its constitution

The US should not look the other way as President Tshisekedi seeks an illegal third term

US homeland security secretary tells migrants to seek permanent status or leave

Markwayne Mullin’s remarks come after controversial supreme court ruling to strip TPS from over 350,000 people Migrants in the US on temporary protected status should seek permanent residence or leave, Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security secretary, said in the wake of last week’s supreme court decision that stripped humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The remarks to CNN’s State of the Union program comes after a decision ⁠that could allow Donald Trump’s administ...

By Gloria Oladipo and agencies

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, as violence escalates between Israel and Hezbollah

Tehran launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait Sunday, threatening to halt negotiations with the U.S. entirely. Meanwhile, violence between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated.

By Willem Marx

US and Iran trade strikes days after peace agreement

Just days after signing a memorandum of understanding, the US and Iran have traded strikes.

DAVID MARCUS: 'Permanent' temporary status is bad for refugees and worse for America

The Supreme Court's Mullin v Doe decision allows the Trump administration to end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian refugees.

America can't get enough of protein. The dairy industry can't keep up

Demand for whey protein is off the charts as American diet trends change and GLP-1s boom, and the dairy industry is struggling to produce enough.

China leads in GPS-style, reconnaissance and anti-satellite abilities, US report says

China has leapfrogged the United States in a few mighty important sectors of space technologies: GPS-style navigation, spy-in-the-sky reconnaissance and even the ability to knock satellites out of orbit, according to a report from a US think tank. The report from the Washington-based Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said China had rapidly built a powerful commercial space sector under strong state backing and was narrowing the innovation gap with the US. “If the United States...

By Chao Kong

Tehran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US attacks

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States appears increasingly fragile on Sunday, following a new exchange of strikes. In the latest escalation, Tehran launched missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait, both of which host US military bases, just hours after the United States struck multiple targets across Iran. The renewed violence comes amid rising tensions over efforts to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route.

By FRANCE24

Dangerous heat wave impacting large swathes of the U.S. this week

The PQ wants an independent Quebec to join NATO or NORAD. Here’s why that might be tricky

The PQ seems to be banking on the idea that the United States and the rest of Canada will not want to have a territory the size of Quebec remain undefended

By Catherine Lévesque

US, Iran agree to halt attacks as fragile ceasefire holds; Qatar to host Hormuz talks on Tuesday

Amidst escalating tensions, the United States and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire and will resume talks in Doha, Qatar, to de-escalate the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. Following days of military exchanges, both nations will halt counter-strikes, allowing vessels to navigate freely. The discussions aim to resolve differing interpretations of a recent memorandum of understanding concerning maritime passage and port access.

By TOI WORLD DESK

US, Iran agree to halt strikes, renew talks; Qatar meeting set for Tuesday: Report

A return to diplomacy would follow several days of strikes and counterstrikes since an Iranian projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday

Iran draws red line on Hormuz after fresh round of strikes with US: Major developments

Iran and US step up attacks and threaten to escalate as fragile ceasefire frays

Each side says the other is violating interim agreement

By Tala Ramadan

Why did Iran renew attacks on Gulf states, despite the Memorandum of Understanding? - analysis

Iran targeted US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with missiles and drones shortly after US President Donald Trump renewed threats against the Islamic Republic, should it not honor the agreement.

International workshop on Fukushima nuclear accident held in Futaba

A total of about 140 nuclear regulatory officials and experts, including those from the United States and France, took part in the workshop.

Iran claims sole authority over Strait of Hormuz under Trump peace deal

Applications open for Te Māori fellowships to the UK.

The Māori curators would work directly with some of the taonga Māori held at Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Temporary US migrants told to leave or stay legally

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By Reuters

New US envoy arrives in Manila

United States Ambassador Lee Lipton arrived yesterday in Manila to begin his diplomatic posting, according to the US embassy.

By Pia Lee-Brago

Iran War: Struggle Over Strait of Hormuz Intensifies as US and Iran Strikes and Counterstrikes Intensify, US Navy Escorts Tankers on Oman Side; Yet More on Oil and Diesel Squeeze

Today's Iran war news: Escalating strikes and counterstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz area say the MOU is past its sell-by date.

By Yves Smith

‘US and Israel Must Be Brought to Justice for Their Crimes’ - Tehran Times

‘US and Israel Must Be Brought to Justice for Their Crimes’  Tehran Times

Iran and US exchange strikes as Supreme Leader demands war crimes prosecutions

Fresh military exchanges between the United States and Iran have pushed their fragile ceasefire to the edge after Washington struck military sites in southern Iran and Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait. The United States launched a second round of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz after accusing Tehran of attacking commercial shipping in one of the world's busiest maritime routes.