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The Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have struck crude oil supply and transport sites that connect eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea.

Wildfires in the south of France and Spain have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

Traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb has decreased after Yemen's Houthi rebels continued to attack Saudi oil facilities along the Red Sea coast as the group seeks to enforce an embargo of the country.

Israel is set to allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza and move forward with the ceasefire plan for the enclave.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is not seeking more talks with the U.S. even though the countries have halted attacks over the past days.

The US decision ti pause strikes on Iran was intended to give space for diplomacy. It is also seen as a tacit acknowledgement by President Trump that the US strikes do not serve any purpose as they have reached its effectiveness.

German police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect after a deadly attack near Berlin's Pride celebrations left one person dead and at least 16 injured.

Andy Burnham says he would not be averse to call out Trump, dodged a question on committing to a date to increase defense spending, and conveyed that he had had concern about the US president starting the conflict with Iran.

The issue of dwindling US munitions stockpile and potential political backlash were among the concerns raised to Trump, but there is no clarity on whether this was instrumental in the pause in the US bombardment of Iran.

American intelligence officials assess that Mojtaba Khamenei has shown greater openness to developing advanced nuclear weapons, even though he has never publicly endorsed such a program.

In one of South Korea's highest-profile divorce cases, the ex-wife of a tech billionaire failed to win a bigger slice of his wealth.

While families are still searching for missing loved ones and others are trying to work out where they will live after Venezuela's twin earthquakes on 24 June, many are now facing another challenge: how to earn a living.

The U.S. and the U.K. are set to convene a high-level meeting next week to discuss a potential international coalition to guarantee safe passage through the Hormuz Strait as Iran seeks to exert control of the key waterway, according to a new report.

Pakistan began a new China-led push to get the U.S. and Iran to negotiate, according to a new report.

National average gasoline prices have already climbed above $4 a gallon, while crude oil has surged past $100 per barrel following weeks of escalating military action across the Middle East.

The combined disruption of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb is forcing some shipments to take a circuitous route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, making voyages longer and $ 2.5 million more expensive.

The European Union has alleged that ByteDance and its social media platform TikTok are breaking online content rules and making children potentially vulnerable to online predators.