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Live US and Iran signal they will return to Pakistan for ceasefire talks, officials say Open live coverage
World Trump announces extending Iran ceasefire but says blockade remains

US president says attacks will be held off until Iranian leaders ‘come up with a unified proposal’ to end war.

Europe Could the EU's alliance with Israel soon change?

European capitals are reassessing how far they can back security coordination without deepening domestic political costs.

Live updates Iran launches new wave of attacks after overnight airstrikes

A fresh overnight barrage widened regional security fears even as diplomats insisted back-channel contact has not fully collapsed.

Security Gulf states intensify air-defense drills as spillover fears grow

Officials describe the exercises as precautionary, but the speed and visibility of the response underline how tense the operati...

Wire watch U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon

The first peace talks between the United States and Iran were postponed Friday, as Vice President JD Vance canceled his planned...

Wire watch Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 18 as Israel says four soldiers killed by Hezbollah - BBC

It comes a day after the US and Iran signed a deal to end their conflict, including fighting in Lebanon.

Wire watch Oil prices are falling and stocks are up. Traders worry they’ve gone too far

The agreement to re-open the Strait of Hormuz has been met with swift relief in markets. But some traders worry the rally in st...

Wire watch Warsh wants markets to guide the Fed, not the other way around - Yahoo Finance

New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said financial markets are "probably the most important source of information to guide central ban...

Wire watch World Cup 2026 Power Rankings after one game: Who is No. 1?

All 48 teams have played one group game, so let's revisit our Power Rankings. What do our writers and experts think the field o...

Wire watch Man arrested after boy injured in zoo crocodile enclosure - BBC

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a child ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a farm zoo.

Wire watch Asia markets fall as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended Trump's interim agreement with Iran, saying any economic relief for Tehran wo...

Wire watch Democrat Hannah Pingree and MAGA ally Bobby Charles will face off for Maine governor

Both emerged from the state’s ranked choice voting process early Friday morning.

Wire watch Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why

A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population, kill...