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US Navy Secretary John Phelan exits abruptly in latest Pentagon shake-up

Phelan's departure is the latest in a series of shakeups of top leadership at the Pentagon, coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George

UK passes bill to ban cigarette sales to future generations to curb smoking

Children born after December 31, 2008 will be banned from ever buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Iran fires on 3 ships, seizes two in Hormuz, escalating crisis further

The conflict has already sent gas prices skyrocketing far beyond the region and raised the cost of food and a wide array of other products

2 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume talks

The two attacks came days after the US seized an Iranian container ship after shooting it this past weekend and boarded an oil tanker associated with Iran's oil trade in the Indian Ocean

Former Premier League winners Leicester City relegated to third division

Leicester, which sealed the unlikeliest title win of the Premier League era in 2016 at odds of 5,000-1, needed a victory Tuesday to maintain hope of avoiding relegation but drew 2-2 with Hull

Mbappe, Vinicius shine as Real Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 to end 4-match slump

The victory at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium left Madrid six points behind Barcelona, which hosts sixth-placed Celta Vigo on Wednesday

Iran displays ballistic missile launcher at rallies as talks with US falter

Footage aired by Iranian state TV showed men carrying Kalashnikov-style assault rifles riding atop a missile that resembled a Qadr ballistic missile in Iran's capital, Tehran

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rallies on US-Iran ceasefire

The price of Brent crude edged 0.2% lower but was still above $98 a barrel. US benchmark crude fell 0.4% to $89.29 a barrel

Apple's John Ternus steps into spotlight after flying under radar for years

Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion tech colossus during his 15-year run after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs

New York sues Coinbase, Gemini over unlicensed prediction market platforms

Both Coinbase and Gemini began as cryptocurrency trading platforms before branching into the prediction space, which has been dominated by Kalshi and Polymarket

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, but maintains blockade as talks falter

Iran has yet to decide whether to join the negotiations in Pakistan and will only take part if Tehran believes the discussions would yield results, said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman

Renewable energies overtake global electricity demand in India, China

Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours last year, exceeding overall global electricity demand growth of 849 terawatt hours, according to a report by energy think tank Ember

Asian shares mixed, oil prices slip as talks on ending Iran war in doubt

With the fate of talks between Iran and the US on ending the war unclear, the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil remained above $95, slipping just 0.4% to $95.10 per barrel

US Labour Secy exits Trump's Cabinet after allegations of power abuse

Chavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March and ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi

'We don't accept negotiations under shadow of threats': Iran Parl speaker

He accused the United States of wanting Iran to surrender and said that on the contrary, Iran has been preparing 'to reveal new cards on the battlefield'

Pakistan prepares for peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo ship

The escalating standoff threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy after nearly two months of fighting that Iran's forensic chief has killed at least 3,375 people in Iran

Kremlin-friendly ex-President wins Bulgaria elections in landslide

Two other parties also appear to have gained seats in the 240-seat chamber, according to the latest results. Borissov conceded defeat and congratulated the election winner.

Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued

Japan's NHK public television said a tsunami of up to 3 metres (10 feet) could hit the area shortly

No decision yet for next round of negotiations with US, says Iran

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that they have no plans for the next round of negotiations however he did not rule out Iran attending talks

Doubts over talks between Iran, US as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

With tensions flaring and the ceasefire due to expire midweek, Pakistan has intensified diplomatic contacts with both Washington and Tehran