President Donald Trump announced what he called the 'most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country' against Iran, vowing to cut off financial lifelines to Tehran. According to CNBC, the move is part of Operation Economic Fury.
Mexican fighter Yair Rodríguez has withdrawn from the main event of Noche UFC on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona, according to multiple sources. The UFC is now seeking a new opponent for Jean Silva.
The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six relatives in Gaza in 2024, according to the BBC.
A senior adviser to far-right Latin American leaders has been arrested for allegedly plotting to kill his girlfriend, according to The Guardian.
Spain will allow 500 unaccompanied children from Ceuta to travel to the mainland, according to The Guardian, in a policy shift following a surge of migrants into the North African enclave. The move comes after 67 people died in a deadly border rush earlier this month.
Israel has opened tenders for the construction of 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, a move that has been internationally condemned. According to the BBC, the government aims to end any chance of a Palestinian state.
An Australian murder trial was undermined by a 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up that allowed jurors to stay in the same location as prosecutors and a key witness, according to court documents.
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreigners deported from the US over the next year, according to the BBC.
Potential human remains, including a jaw with teeth still attached, have been recovered from the largest reservoir in the US as drought causes water levels to drop, according to officials.
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77, the band announced. Beard passed away on Monday in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas.
The Trump administration has paused a 50% tariff on Canadian goods for three days, according to a Tuesday-night agreement with Canadian officials, as Trump hinted at reviving the Keystone XL pipeline.
An Iranian academic has described her U.S. detention as 'hell' over alleged ties to the 1979 hostage crisis, according to BBC.
An Indian bride's husband and mother-in-law have been charged in connection with her death. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a 600-page chargesheet that the victim was subjected to continuous mental cruelty, leading her to allegedly take her own life.
South Korea has announced it will shorten its annual joint military drills with the U.S. by six days at the request of Washington, according to the BBC.