US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon under the deal with the Middle East country.

Days after a Mexican fan was dismissed from his position for making a slant-eye gesture widely interpreted as a racist act to a South Korean influencer during a 2026 FIFA World Cup match in Mexico, netizens uncovered another alleged case of controversy, this time involving a South Korean student studying in China during her trip to Mexico for the tournament, according to a post shared on X on Tuesday.

7.0-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia: CENC preliminary report

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 46 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia at 0327 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert on Monday, and the crash was not survivable, the base said.

The United States and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, U.S. media reported on Monday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Lebanon and ending the war in the Arab state are "inseparable" parts of a recently finalized peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States.

A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's Irkutsk region while attempting to land during a routine training flight, TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that ships loaded up with oil are starting to move out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday exchanged views with his foreign counterparts on the latest developments regarding a recently reached memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States to end the war.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the country would charge maritime service fees, rather than levy tolls, on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz under a framework agreement with the United States, according to media reports, while US Vice President JD Vance told CNBC that Washington expects the waterway to remain open to toll-free transit in the long term.

Iran should be able to sell oil and petrochemical products without any obstacles after signing the memorandum with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced a forthcoming ban on social media for users under the age of 16 at a Downing Street press conference, saying it was needed to protect the wellbeing of children.

France and Britain are preparing to deploy a joint mission in the Strait of Hormuz with the support of the Netherlands and Italy, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.

Indonesia welcomed reports of an agreement reached between the United States and Iran, describing it as a positive development toward the peaceful settlement of conflict and the advancement of peace, security and stability in the region, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Russian forces launched a wave of missile and drone strikes on Kiev and several other Ukrainian cities overnight Monday, targeting military and industrial facilities, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The United States has for the first time accepted the principle that Iran will receive tolls and fees for providing maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in a finalized memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries on ending the war, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that the announcement of a peace deal between the United States and Iran is a significant development for the global economy and is expected to improve Pakistan's economic outlook.

Thousands of protesters rallied in Geneva, Switzerland, against the G7 summit set to open across the border in France, with police firing tear gas on Sunday after demonstrators set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a UN agency, according to media reports. The June 15–17 G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains is likely to further expose deep and fundamental divisions within the Western camp, as members seek to project unity and draw the US back into coordination despite the erosion of such unity and the widening gap between the group's strategic ambitions and its actual capabilities.

​After nearly four months of intense military conflict and a stringent maritime blockade, the situation in the Middle East has reportedly reached a major turning point. The US and Iran have said that they have reached a peace deal, which will be signed on Friday, according to various media reports on Monday.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spread to two more health zones, health authorities said in their latest situation report.

A plane crashed in the US state of Missouri on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that presidential elections would be held in 2027, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Iran peace deal "is now complete" and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen upon the signing of the deal on Friday.

Britain, France, Germany and Italy said Sunday they are prepared to lift sanctions on Iran in response to steps on its nuclear program after the United States and Iran reached a deal to end their war, the leaders of the countries said in a joint statement.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement that the United States and Iran have agreed on a peace deal that provides for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a framework for further negotiations, his spokesperson said Sunday.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Iran peace deal "is now complete" and he has authorized the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the US naval blockade against Iranian ports, according to Xinhua.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Iran peace deal "is now complete" and he has authorized the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the US naval blockade against Iranian ports.

The US naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight and the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, is announced, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said early Monday.

A US-Iran deal to stop the fighting seems to be taking shape after several rounds of twists and turns. Yet over the weekend, Washington and Tehran offered different timelines for signing any agreement, sending mixed signals about whether a deal is truly within reach.

Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, the president of a Mexican engineering guild, has been dismissed from his position after making a slant-eye gesture interpreted as racial discrimination behind a South Korean influencer at a 2026 FIFA World Cup match. He issued a public apology in English and Spanish on Sunday local time for his controversial behavior, according to media reports.

The Egyptian Search and Rescue Center (ESARC) sent a letter of appreciation to the China Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC), commending the successful rescue of 41 people in distress by the Hong Kong-registered vessel Xin Hai Tong 801 in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the official WeChat account of Chinese Embassy in the Arab Republic of Egypt on Sunday, citing China's Ministry of Transport.

A US military fighter jet crashed in Washington state and sparked a wildfire on Saturday, while the pilot ejected before the crash and suffered minor injuries, local media reported.

India has lodged strong protests with the US over repeated strikes on Indian-crewed commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman, following three such incidents this week that left three Indian mariners dead and raised concerns about the safety of commercial shipping, Indian media reported.

At least 61 people were killed, 40 missing and 1,403 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on June 8, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Sunday.

The funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin here on July 4, Iranian media reported Saturday.

The release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean was automatically suspended again on Saturday after an alarm was triggered by low water flow in the pumping system, Kyodo News reported.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen immediately afterward.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crashed Saturday in the northeastern state of Assam, officials said.

A video showing a man making a slant-eye gesture to a South Korean spectator during a FIFA World Cup match has gone viral on social media on Saturday, triggering heated controversy over the gesture widely seen as racism among Asian people, with prompting calls from some netizens for the man featured in the video to apologize.

A US senior administration official on Friday laid out elements of a potential short-term agreement between the US and Iran, and said the best degree of confidence that the deal will be signed in the near term is 80 to 85 percent, according to multiple media reports on Friday. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Friday that significant progress has been made toward finalizing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between Tehran and Washington in Islamabad, stating that the agreement has “never been closer” to completion, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

A technical malfunction involving a giant inflatable World Cup trophy became a talked-about moment of the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Canada, sparking widespread discussions and memes across social media on Saturday.

US military says Iran launched multiple drones in an attempt to strike ships transiting Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. military has killed the leader of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-origin group dubbed as "a terrorist organization" by the United States.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Friday called on the United States and Iran to seize the opportunity to sign an agreement to put an end to the unsustainable situation.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Friday night that the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States to end the war could take place within the next few days.

A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea in an attempt to heighten cross-border tensions and create a basis for his martial law declaration in December 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported.

U.S., Iran nearing memorandum of understanding early next week: reports

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that major sections of a potential memorandum of understanding with the United States are close to completion.

The Chinese Embassy in Mexico issued a new security reminder on Friday local time for Chinese nationals after a group of Chinese visitors traveling to Mexico to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup were reportedly robbed at gunpoint near Mexico City's international airport.

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for general treason linked to the infiltration of drones into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to local media on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States had "just made a great settlement of the war with Iran," with an agreement expected to be signed "over the next few days."

Part of the Pentagon has been locked down and some areas are being evacuated due to an air quality issue detected within the building, US media reported Thursday.

With tensions remaining unresolved across the Middle East and fresh attacks ongoing between the US and Iran, the Chinese envoy to the United Nations voiced proposals on Wednesday local time to advance peace in the region, calling for political solutions, fairness and justice, independence and self-reliance, and addressing both symptoms and root causes.

A Chinese woman in her 60s was injured and robbed of a shoulder bag containing approximately 8 million yen (about $50,000) in cash near Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro Station on Wednesday night, with police searching for two suspects who fled the scene, according to Japan's Kyodo News.

Japan's former House of Representatives speaker Yohei Kono, who served as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and foreign minister, passed away on Monday at the age of 89, according to Japanese media reports. He was widely known for issuing the landmark 1993 Kono Statement acknowledging Japan's wartime responsibilities and had been working for China ties.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it struck and destroyed 18 U.S. "important targets" in response to fresh U.S. attacks on Iran.

U.S. Central Command claims commercial ships continuing to transit through Hormuz Strait, denies closure

Clashes erupted early Thursday between Iranian and U.S. forces in the waters of the Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, as Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's main military command, announced the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, announced early Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed to all vessels, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to security threats in the waterway.

U.S. forces on Wednesday launched a new wave of strikes against multiple targets in Iran, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X.

Since taking office six months ago, the Sanae Takaichi administration has not focused on the pressing livelihood issues as the public had expected. Instead, it has accelerated the institutionalization and legalization of neo-militarism, pushing Japan onto a dangerous path from “not waging war” to “being able to wage war,” and even “seeking to wage war.” This trend shows new features in several dimensions.

Iran launches missile strike on U.S. base in Jordan -- media

U.S. forces completed "self-defense strikes" against Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter on Monday, the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.

U.S. forces launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter a day earlier, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

A number of explosions were heard early Wednesday and air defenses were activated in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik County and Jask County in southern Iran, state-run IRIB TV reported, citing sources.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Monday that the country's efforts to deepen military cooperation with Japan would face limits unless Tokyo addresses historical grievances with what he described as a “sincere” apology for the Japanese 1910-45 colonial rule of Korea, South Korean media reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if Israel resumed its war with Iran, it could find itself fighting alone.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace forces on Monday morning targeted two "important and strategic" Israeli air bases in retaliation for Israel's attacks earlier in the day against the Gulf country.

Fifteen people were reported dead and at least 134 others injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in the southern Philippines Monday morning, authorities said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced the temporary suspension of operations at General Santos International Airport following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Monday that Israel attacked targets inside Iranian territory.

Eight people were reported dead after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern Philippines on Monday, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

After a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in the southern Philippines, with 15 people reported dead, the Chinese embassy and consulates in the Philippines have reminded Chinese nationals in the country to closely monitor local warnings and disaster information, and to guard against aftershocks and secondary disasters triggered by the earthquake. Moreover, Chinese citizens in affected areas are urged to move away from the coastline immediately and seek shelter on higher ground or inland.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Monday that it had struck Israeli air bases Nevatim and Tel Nof in response to strikes on radar sites in Iran, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned on Sunday that Israel will face more "crushing and regret-inducing blows" if it expands its attacks on southern Lebanon and Dahieh district south of the Lebanese capital Beirut or responds to Iran's action.

Iranian state media on Monday reported explosions in multiple cities across the country, including Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Karaj.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have "no choice" but to accept any agreement reached between the United States and Iran, the Financial Times reported late Sunday.

At least one person was killed and four others were injured following earthquakes that struck the Philippines, according to local media reports on Monday.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency issued a bulletin on Monday morning, launching an early tsunami warning for the coastal areas of northeastern Indonesia following a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 13 km south of General Santos City in the southern Philippines at 7:37 a.m. on Monday at a depth of 10 km, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Iran on Sunday evening launched several waves of missiles against Israel and warned the latter not to retaliate, in the first such strikes since a ceasefire was reached in April.

The Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said Sunday that the military "will strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given."

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Sunday after Iran fired missile barrages at Israel in response to airstrikes in Beirut, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported.

Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday evening that it supports the military operation carried out by Iran against Israel, adding that the "axis of resistance" remains in continuous coordination to confront any developments.

Israel Defense Forces' spokesperson Effie Defrin said Sunday Iran had made "a grave mistake" by firing missiles at Israel.

The Israeli military said Sunday night that Iran has so far fired four missile barrages towards the country.

At least 12 people were shot Saturday afternoon near a community festival in Toledo, US state of Ohio, with two in critical condition.

The US military said it shot down two Iranian drones after they allegedly threatened traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

Multiple people were shot Saturday afternoon near a festival in Toledo, US state of Ohio, police said in a statement.

Workers at SoFi Stadium, located in Los Angeles County, California, voted overwhelmingly Friday to authorize a potential strike just days before the venue is set to host FIFA World Cup matches, raising the possibility of a labor disruption at one of the tournament's highest-profile U.S. sites.

Russian air defense forces downed 339 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a 13-hour period, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

At least 14 people, including three Lebanese army personnel, were killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

Hamas announced on Saturday the start of its meetings in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, with Palestinian factions and mediators to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the future of the Gaza Strip.

Iran's football federation on Saturday condemned the move by the U.S. government to deny several members of the Iranian team's managerial and executive staff U.S. visas ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday handed over medical supplies to Zambia to help strengthen the country's preparedness and response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain earlier in the day in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Qeshm Island and Sirik County in southern Iran.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with ballistic missiles in response to US attacks, while Bahrain and Kuwait activated air raid sirens, according to reports from Xinhua, citing regional sources.

Iran's IRGC says targeted U.S. bases in region with missiles in response to U.S. attacks

An air raid siren has been sounded in Bahrain, the Ministry of Interior said on X early Saturday, urging residents to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.