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1 killed, several injured in Iranian attack targeting Kuwait airport

The strikes came as semiofficial Iranian news agencies said the country had stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire

US attacks Iran, Tehran targets Kuwait, Bahrain amid faltering peace talks

US Central Command said the strikes were on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz, that is home to a desalination plant

Rubio optimistic on eventual Iran talks despite congressional skepticism

Rubio defended the Trump administration's approach to Iran and other global hotspots in back-to-back hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a House Appropriations subcommittee

Trump signs order seeking oversight of AI models for security risks

The order establishes a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release

Trump admin proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus

The announcement late Monday came after an investigation by the Office of the USTR, charging Brazil with lax anti-corruption enforcement and unfair tariffs of its own, among other things

Iran halts talks with mediators after Israel threat to bomb Beirut: Report

Israel and the US maintain the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran war talks

Iran's inflation at 77.2% in May, highest level since World War II

A report Monday by Iran's Central Bank represents the first official acknowledgment of what Iranians shopping, paying for a taxi or visiting a medical clinic already know

Russia pounds Ukraine with 600+ drones, missiles; 22 killed, 100 injured

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said Tuesday.

Trump taps Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief after Gabbard resigned

Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on Truth Social regarding Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Russian strike on Ukraine kills 11, traps others in damaged buildings

A two-story residential building and part of a four-story apartment block were damaged, with people trapped beneath the rubble of the larger building

Kalinskaya outlasts Potapova in epic contest to reach French Open 2026 Q/F

It will be 22nd-ranked Kalinskaya's second quarterfinal at a major after she advanced that deep at the 2024 Australian Open

Iran's World Cup squad includes 17 domestic players, excludes Azmoun

Star forward Mehdi Taremi, who plays in Greece for Olympiakos, was among nine overseas players but they did not include his strike partner at the 2022 World Cup, Sardar Azmoun

Visa issues leave South Africa assistant coach behind before FIFA World Cup

South Africa plays co-host Mexico in the opening game of the World Cup on June 11 in Mexico City. It plays one of its group games in the U.S.

Serena Williams makes long-awaited tennis return at 44 after retirement

First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is the doubles tournament at Queen's Club. But Wimbledon and the U.S. Open could be next

Congo's Ebola outbreak near 300 as health workers celebrate recoveries

The disease outbreak has killed 42 people in Congo and one person in neighbouring Uganda, according to health authorities in both countries

'Now a classified space': Pentagon bars journalists from its press office

Acting Pentagon press secretary confirmed the move, saying there was 'nothing controversial' about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupyinng the space

Teenager Hugo Sochurek named in Czech Republic's FIFA World Cup squad

The Czechs won 2-1 and 17-year-old Sochurek came on as a substitute on Sunday. Immediately after the game, coach Miroslav Koubek cut his initial selection of 29 to the final 26

Australia hands Volpato World Cup spot days after international switch

Coach Tony Popovic included the 22-year-old Volpato in the 26-man squad announced Monday

Visa problems force South Africa to postpone Mexico trip for FIFA World Cup

Bafana Bafana was supposed to leave for Mexico on Sunday to start its preparations for the tournament. The team is set to play co-host Mexico in the opening game in Mexico City on June 12

French Navy, backed by UK, intercepts sanctioned Russian oil tanker: Macron

Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed over the war; France and other countries have vowed to crack down on the 'shadow fleet'