Iran condemns fresh US attacks on southern provinces, bridges
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the latest US strikes against several regions in Iran's southern coastal provinces and two bridges in the country's northeastern provinces.
Explosions reported in Iran's Bandar Abbas as 3 IRGC members killed in US strikes -- report
Explosions were heard in coastal areas of Iran's port city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday afternoon, Iranian media reported.
Explosions heard in Iran's Bushehr -- Mehr news agency
South Korea's top court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over obstruction of arrest, live footage showed.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to fresh U.S. strikes.
US forces conducted strikes against Iran for a second straight day on Wednesday to "degrade" Iran's ability "to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," the U.S. Central Command said.
The United States may strike Iran again "hard tonight," US President Donald Trump told reporters here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
The United States may strike Iran again "hard tonight," US President Donald Trump told reporters here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned US "aggressive" attacks earlier in the day against monitoring and surveillance centers in Iran's southern coastal regions, calling them a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU).
The United States could resume a naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and possibly take over Iran's Kharg Island, US President Donald Trump said here Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday, adding both sides in the Ukraine conflict want a settlement.
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday an immediate halt to all trade, including visits with Spain, criticizing Madrid's lack of participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance during a NATO summit held here.
The United States has launched strikes against 80 Iranian targets, and in response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked 85 US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, in a new round of escalation of regional tensions.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday here that the ceasefire with Iran "is over," and he does not want to deal with Iran anymore.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday that Greenland is "not for sale," calling on all allies to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of her country.
Iran's IRGC says targeted 85 U.S. military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait in response to U.S. ceasefire violation: media
U.S. forces launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz were attacked, the U.S. Central Command said.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Tuesday reported three separate attacks involving tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties reported in any of the incidents.
The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted two tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via a US-backed Omani route on Monday night after they failed to heed warnings, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
The next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon is expected to take place in Rome, Italy next week, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that negotiations between Iran and the United States on a final agreement will not begin if the US threats continue.
NATO leaders are set to gather for a two-day summit in Ankara on Tuesday with tensions and differences between the US and Europe already becoming a major focus of attention among Western media. Most notably, recent outrage among Belgian politicians and football officials over FIFA's yielding to US President's demand to reinstate American striker Folarin Balogun has further aggravated transatlantic frictions, some media outlets said.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday thanked the Chinese government and people for sending humanitarian aid to assist those affected by the earthquakes.
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,535, with 16,740 people injured, according to an update from National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its fifth year, is "much closer than people realize."
Trump says not looking for regime change in Iran: report
Hamas on Monday announced the dissolution of the Government Emergency Committee in Gaza and the transfer of the administration of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee.
Former Indian intelligence official Vikram Sood cited on Sunday a statement by US Deputy Secretary of State Landau who said during his March 2026 visit to India that Washington will use tariffs, sanctions and other tools to curb India's rapid economic growth and will not allow it to emerge as a major power competing with the US.
As Turkey prepares to host the NATO summit on July 7-8, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir over the weekend to denounce the alliance's push for higher defense spending, Xinhua reported. A Chinese expert said the protests reflect growing public dissatisfaction with diverting resources from people's livelihoods to military spending, and as major media outlets have described the Ankara summit as a key test of NATO unity and US commitment to the alliance, the meeting is unlikely to deliver major breakthroughs but may expose deeper divisions.
Staff at the Federal Horticultural Center for Breeding, Agrotechnology, and Nursery in Moscow have developed a new variety of garden strawberry based on domestic breeding programs, which is fully adapted to the variable natural and climatic conditions of central Russia. This was reported on the website of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
Eight people, including four children, were shot on Saturday night in New York City's Coney Island, according to local police.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held separate telephone conversations with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, which is the US Independence Day, to discuss the Ukraine conflict ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov and Zelensky said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.
Pakistan will host the next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on July 11, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday.
During her visit to India, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a smiling face and called him her “elder brother.” However, a Japanese media outlet later reported that the Japanese delegation had flown in bottled water on a government aircraft after banning the use of local tap water. This contradictory practice, in the eyes of some observers, epitomizes Japan's insincere and perfunctory treatment of, as well as contempt for, India.
At least 24 killed, 8 injured after passenger coach falls into ravine in Pakistan's northwest district of Dera Ismail Khan: rescue official
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday that the earthquakes had killed 2,595 people and injured more than 12,000 others, and destroyed 189 buildings in the country.
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday announced that the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm was "over."
Five people were killed and 16 others wounded on Thursday in an explosion inside a cafe in central Damascus, Syrian authorities said.
Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, on Thursday warned that any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with the Iranian armed forces' "decisive and swift" response.
Qatar confirmed late Wednesday that Qatari and Pakistani mediators had concluded separate meetings with U.S. and Iranian negotiators, making positive progress on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
One more Chinese national was confirmed dead following the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, bringing the death toll among Chinese citizens to nine, the Chinese Embassy in Venezuela said Wednesday.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Wednesday with US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at Lusail Palace on the latest regional developments, with a focus on the ongoing US-Iran negotiations.
Senior diplomats from Iran and Qatar on Wednesday discussed the implementation of the recently signed US-Iran peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) and challenges facing the process in the Qatari capital of Doha, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran are underway in Doha on Wednesday under the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan, an informed source told Xinhua.
US, Iran to hold indirect talks in Doha on Wednesday -- media
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship, reaffirming that children born in the US to undocumented migrants or temporary visitors are American citizens, according to media reports. Although the Supreme Court blocked the order, the controversy surrounding the birthright citizenship is likely to persist, continuing to unsettle immigrant and foreign talent communities, tarnishing America's image as an open society and exacerbating domestic divisions, said a Chinese expert.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, maintaining that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually all children born in the United States.
South Korea's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the appointment of Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that the recent peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States was achieved in full coordination with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and with the support of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
Hamas said on Tuesday that its delegation arrived in Cairo earlier in the day "to finalize the implementation of the ceasefire agreement."
Iran is determined to maintain its right over the management of the Strait of Hormuz, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday.
Iran's talks with Qatar on implementing the interim deal with the United States, including the release of its frozen assets, are "probably" to be held on Wednesday in Doha, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Qatar confirmed on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Doha but will not hold direct meetings with Iranian officials.
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday approved Social Democratic Party leader Mindaugas Sinkevicius as the new prime minister.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday reported 1,307 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease, including 377 deaths, as authorities stepped up efforts against the outbreak.
A senior Iranian diplomat said on Monday technical talks between the working groups of Iran and the United States were not scheduled for this week, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.
The shooting incident on Monday in the city of Stade in northern Germany has led to five deaths, more casualties are possible, media reported.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that frozen Iranian assets worth 6 billion U.S. dollars currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according to the official news agency IRNA.
In a social media post early Monday without giving any details, U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had requested a meeting in Doha on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will attend a meeting with Iran in Doha this week, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told FOX News on Monday.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to another health zone, bringing the total number of affected health zones across the Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces to 35 as of Friday, health authorities have said.
Hezbollah on Monday accused Israel of committing repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement, while affirming its continued adherence to the truce. The group said that it is monitoring the violations and "reserves the right" to defend Lebanon and its people.
The hybrid films developed by a research team at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University can become a much more effective version of the existing adhesive patches.
To circumvent the unreliability of animal models, which often fail to mirror human retinal biology due to vast physiological disparities, Russian researchers have successfully cultivated living fragments of donor retina.
Exports of Russian agricultural technologies have reached $5.9 billion since the start of 2026, which is 6 percent higher than the figure for the same period last year. This export category includes products that directly impact the efficiency of the agro-industrial complex: mineral fertilizers and plant protection products, seeds, breeding stock and genetic material, veterinary medicines and biotechnology products. This is reported by the website of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.
A new report by HSBC has revealed that investors in the UAE are among the world's most enthusiastic adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including generative AI, using them to conduct research and generate ideas related to finance and investment decisions. However, they continue to prefer expert professional advice when it comes to making final decisions.
The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks "for now" and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. media outlet Axios reported Sunday.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X on Sunday.
Israeli military activities continued across southern Lebanon on Sunday despite a newly signed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel aimed at lasting peace and security.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met his visiting Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi here on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces fired ballistic missiles and drones at US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain early Sunday in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes against five Iranian coastal posts.
Less than a week after the US and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reducing tensions, the situation has taken another twist with both sides exchanging military strikes during the weekend. A Chinese expert said the latest military confrontation once again exposed the ambiguity of the agreement with mistrust between two countries, and behind the military exchanges remains a contest over navigation initiative through the Strait of Hormuz, although the likelihood of a large-scale military confrontation remains low.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites.
The United States is carrying out strikes in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. media outlet Axios reported on Saturday.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Israel and Lebanon have reached a U.S.-brokered framework agreement for "lasting peace and security," despite repeated failures to uphold previous ceasefire agreements between the two neighbors.
Iran's IRGC says it targeted U.S. military locations in Middle East after renewed U.S. attacks: statement
The U.S. military on Friday launched airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar installations, calling the operation "a powerful response" to the alleged Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, according to the U.S. Central Command.
Japan's parliament passed related defense laws on Friday to rename the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) as the so-called "Air and Space Self-Defense Force," marking the first name change of an SDF branch since 1954, according to Japanese media. Chinese experts said Japan's move to treat outer space as a new battlefield runs counter to the spirit of its so-called pacifist constitution and represents a further attempt to hollow out the postwar constitutional constraints on its military development and it also poses a serious threat to other countries' peaceful use of space resources, and therefore warrants close vigilance and attention.
South Korea's Seoul Central District Court on Friday handed a 7-year prison sentence for Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, for corruption, including the sale of government posts.
Venezuela's health ministry raised the death toll to at least 235 on Thursday evening after two powerful earthquakes struck the country a day earlier.
Venezuela is racing against time on Thursday to rescue hundreds believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings after twin powerful earthquakes left at least 188 people dead and 1,520 injured, while authorities warned the toll could rise further as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas.
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez has introduced three key measures for rescue and reconstruction efforts after two devastating earthquakes struck the country's northern regions on Wednesday.
Iranian FM says had call with Omani FM, will conduct dialogue to define administration and maritime services in Hormuz: media
A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman on Thursday, causing damage to its bridge but resulting in no casualties, according to a warning issued by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The diagnosis of an imported Bundibugyo Ebola virus case in France reinforces the vital need to maintain sustained vigilance, strengthen surveillance, and enhance international solidarity, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday in Manama, Bahrain, that the United States will establish a communication system to keep Gulf countries informed of all steps in its negotiations with Iran.
Oman said Thursday that future arrangements related to the Strait of Hormuz would not involve the imposition of transit fees, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring free and secure navigation through the strategic waterway.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi on Thursday stressed the importance of continuing coordination in managing the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, in a phone call, according to a statement released on Araghchi's Telegram channel.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during the joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the United States held in Manama on Thursday that the United States intends to build constructive dialogue and seek new agreements with Iran.
Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez said early Thursday that the death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck the country had risen to 164, while 971 people were injured.
The French Navy intercepted and boarded the oil tanker "Deliver" on Tuesday while it was transiting off the coast of Sicily in violation of maritime law, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday called on current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to immediately correct her erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan and apologize.
At least 32 people were killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes jolted Venezuela late Wednesday, the country's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said in an official update early Thursday.
Venezuela on Thursday declared a state of emergency following strong earthquakes, with acting President Delcy Rodriguez announcing the closure of Maiquetia airport due to earthquake damage, and extending condolences to the families of the victims, according to media reports.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Thursday, the country's weather agency said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 jolted 16 km SW of Moron, Venezuela at 2205 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Shouts of “No to war” and “Protect the Constitution” rang out from the audience as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a guest address at a memorial ceremony on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the Battle of Okinawa, a fierce battle during the World War II where Okinawa locals suffered gravely, according to Japanese media outlets.
Technical-level talks between Iran and the United States will resume next Tuesday after a temporary pause, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson said on Wednesday.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Mariano Grossi signaled Wednesday that his inspectors would visit Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, according to media reports.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a war powers resolution on Iran, restricting President Donald Trump from launching further military operations in Iran without congressional approval.
