Oil prices surged past $126 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump warned the naval blockade of Iranian ports could last 'months if needed,' spooking global markets and raising fears of a prolonged disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has reportedly sent a new proposal to the U.S. to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Axios and other sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump has shifted the onus of negotiations to Iran’s authorities, according to state media reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump canceled his envoys' planned trip to Pakistan for Iran ceasefire negotiations, according to The Guardian.
The Iranian government is using AI Lego, memes, and hip hop diss tracks to shape its international image, according to Al Jazeera English.
A historic milestone in US-Venezuela relations was marked as the first commercial flight from the US to Venezuela in over seven years landed in Caracas, according to The Guardian.
Iran’s foreign minister is in Islamabad, with U.S. envoys also on the way, raising hopes of breaking the Strait of Hormuz deadlock with diplomacy, according to Al Jazeera.
The King's upcoming US visit is being described as the most significant diplomatic challenge of his reign, amid strained Anglo-American relations and global conflicts, according to experts. Meanwhile, a cancer survivor hopes the visit could demonstrate human dignity.
The United States is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan as Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in the country, raising hopes of renewed talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
The UK government says the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, according to Downing Street, after a report suggested the US could review its position on the territory.
US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran, as both sides attempt to find a path toward ending the conflict. According to CNN and a White House spokeswoman, the delegation will travel to Islamabad on Saturday.
Former Nigeria international Michael Eneramo has died at age 40 after collapsing during a friendly match in Kaduna, according to the country's football federation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called it 'disrespectful' that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow but not Kyiv, according to the BBC.
Bulgaria expelled 70 Russian embassy staff on June 28, prompting Russia to threaten closing its embassy in Sofia, while Lukoil, a key Russian energy firm, faces a structural collapse in Europe due to sanctions.
Trump-era tariff refunds have begun, but consumers are unlikely to benefit, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said, 'I got a feeling the American people won't see it.'