Saudi Arabia said Houthi attacks hit civilian and energy sites in the south of the kingdom, wounding 73 people and igniting fires at oil facilities. The Houthis said the strikes were retaliation for recent Saudi attacks in Yemen.
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Iran has doubled gasoline prices for motorists who use more than 110 liters a month, the second increase since December. Officials say the move affects 15% of consumers, but residents fear it will worsen inflation and daily costs.
The Eiffel Tower was set to reopen after staff walked out over female employees being moved or sidelined during a Hindu religious delegation’s visit. The operator said the group had requested limited “interactions with women” and acknowledged the conditions should not have been accepted.
Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded seven after a brief pause connected to U.S. envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv expired. The talks produced no immediate breakthrough, though officials described them as substantive.
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on nearly $20 billion in U.S. goods took effect Tuesday, intensifying a trade fight after talks collapsed. The measures cover more than 700 products and come as both governments exchange warnings and threats of further restrictions.
Trump said Bombardier should no longer sell planes in the United States unless it builds them there, intensifying a trade dispute with Canada. Bombardier and Sen. Jerry Moran pointed to the company’s U.S. jobs, facilities and supply chain.
Three men are on trial in Ensenada over the 2024 killings of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad during a surf trip in Baja California. Prosecutors allege the men were shot during a failed robbery targeting their pickup truck.
Iran plans a maritime exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, pushing Brent crude toward $97 a barrel. Gasoline and diesel prices are rising in the United States, while Iran has raised fuel costs for its heaviest users.