U.S. forces struck a military site on Iran’s Qeshm Island after shooting down Iranian drones and missiles, while Iran said its attacks responded to U.S. action against a tanker. The clashes come as ceasefire negotiations remain stalled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.
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U.S. Coast Guard divers have returned to the Bahamas to search for Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman missing since April. CBS News reported that U.S. officials are investigating the case as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national.
The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports after a Section 301 investigation into trade practices including digital trade, deforestation and anti-corruption enforcement. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced the move and said his government could retaliate.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran may now discuss previously off-limits parts of its nuclear program, but Tehran has warned that Israeli attacks in Lebanon could halt talks. Rubio said reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a precondition for further negotiations, not a basis for sanctions relief.
Kenya’s High Court has extended a block on a proposed U.S.-linked Ebola quarantine facility after protests in Nanyuki and growing criticism from Kenyan groups and U.S. health experts. President William Ruto defended the plan as part of Kenya’s emergency preparedness partnership with Washington.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed several people after President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting. The continued attacks raised doubts over the reported de-escalation and threatened U.S.-linked talks with Iran.
Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to halt attacks after calls aimed at preventing a Beirut raid, but fighting continued in southern Lebanon. Iran warned that renewed war with the U.S. was “inevitable” if Washington demands Tehran’s surrender.
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least nine people across Ukraine, including four in Kyiv, as officials reported fires, blackouts and damaged apartment buildings. The assault followed warnings from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Moscow was preparing a major attack.