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Strait of Hormuz ‘faultline’ exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal
The fragile "no war, no peace" situation since the US and Iran signed a tentative deal last month now seems to have tipped into war.
Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks
US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if it did not return to talks.
Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US
Iran has warned that Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon could threaten Tehran's ceasefire with the US, after Israel's prime minister ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
A Singapore court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000 ($356,000; £266,000) to two ministers who had sued them for defamation over an article referencing their property transactions.
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation. The two states, Idaho and West Virginia, enacted laws that required public school and colleg...
Chinese underground church figure Jin Mingri freed from prison
Underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has travelled to the US, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by Donald Trump.
Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
Oil prices have fallen sharply, and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous
The US Department of Justice has officially reclassified how it views cannabis, a step marking a historic shift in the country's drug policy.
Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money
After dismantling the main US body for delivering foreign assistance last year, the Trump administration is again offering hundreds of millions of dollars to African countries to support their healthcare structures and help fight disease.
Missing Chicago couple found dead in mass grave; 2 more bodies discovered
A Chicago couple has been found dead weeks after they went missing in Mexico City. Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz disappeared on May 20, after leaving their home in Mexico City to buy a chairlift for Mawani’s ailing mother, NBC Chicago, ABC7 Chicago and Mexican news outlet Infobae reported. The couple moved to Mexico...
Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban
President Donald Trump has confirmed he asked FIFA to review United States striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension at the World Cup. Trump says football’s world governing body “made the right decision” to suspend Balogun’s ban, adding it would have left a “big stain” on the tournament had it been implemented....
Neighbours actor Terence Donovan dies aged 90
British-Australian actor Terence Donovan - known for his roles on Neighbours Home and Away - has died aged 90, his family has said.