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Trump wins immediate praise from Republicans after announcing Iran strikes

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, said Trump has made a deliberate and correct decision to eliminate the existential threat posed by the Iranian regime

Japan, South Korea mark 60 years of ties despite tensions, uncertainty

Things have gotten better in recent years, but both nations, each a strong ally of the United States now face political uncertainty and a growing unease about the future of their ties

Netanyahu welcomes strikes on Iran, says US action will 'change history'

Your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities, with the awesome and righteous might of the United States, will change history, Netanyahu said

With US airstrikes, Trump aims to deliver decisive blow to weakened Iran

Trump vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, initially hoping the threat of force would push its leaders to abandon their nuclear programme through peaceful means

Iran's nuclear agency confirms US strikes, vows work will continue

Iran's nuclear agency vowed to continue its atomic programme, saying enemies' conspiracies won't halt progress built by the sacrifice of martyrs and the efforts of Iranian scientists

US bombs three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump confirms 'full payload' hit

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump said in a post on social media on Saturday

Preparing for possibility of lengthy war against Iran, says Israel

US ambassador to Israel announced the US has begun assisted departure flights, the first such flights from Israel since the Hamas-led attack on Oct 7, 2023, that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV: No tolerance for any form of abuse in Catholic Church

The message was read out loud on Friday night in Lima during a performance of a play based on the Sodalitium scandal and the work of the journalist

Eight dead, 13 injured as hot-air balloon catches fire, crashes in Brazil

Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina's military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board including the pilot

Houthis warn of Red Sea attacks if US backs Israel in war against Iran

Saturday's threat came in a prerecorded video statement by Houthi military spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Saree

Israel hits Iran's Isfahan nuclear research facility, kills 3 commanders

The target was two centrifuge production sites, and the attacks came on top of strikes on other centrifuge production sites elsewhere in recent days

Vance blames California Democrats for protests, mocks Sen Padilla as 'Jose'

Vance's visit to Los Angeles to tour a multiagency Federal Joint Operations Center and a mobile command centre came as demonstrations calmed down in the city and a curfew was lifted

Russia has shared peace proposals with Israel, Iran: Vladimir Putin

Putin said Russia has proposed "some ideas for a possible settlement between Iran and Israel that are currently being discussed"

Israel, Iran launch strikes week into war as diplomatic efforts take shape

Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach

Armenian PM meets Erdogan in rare Turkey visit to reset strained ties

The talks between the two countries, which have no formal diplomatic ties, were expected to centre on the possible reopening of their joint border as well as the war between Israel and Iran

FIFA Club World Cup: Messi's free kick hands Inter Miami 2-1 win over Porto

Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the expanded Club World Cup on an exquisite free kick, lifting Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over two-time European champion Porto.

Dutch player Quincy Promes extradited from Dubai in cocaine smuggling case

The Dutch public prosecution service confirmed to the AP that Promes was en route to the Netherlands, in Dutch custody.

Europeans see 'opportunity' for diplomacy as they meet Iran's top diplomat

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says a two-week window exists for diplomacy as he prepares to meet Iran's Araghchi with French, German and EU officials to seek a solution to the conflict

Canada may hike tariffs on US steel, aluminium based on trade talks: Carney

Carney, after meeting Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, said Canada and the US have agreed to begin negotiations aimed at reaching a trade deal within the next 30 days

Orbn's anti-Ukraine campaign targets rival before Hungary elections

There is an ongoing campaign against any critical voices in Hungary saying that they are agents of Ukraine, and this can be used also against the Tisza party