Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran on implementing a 60-day ceasefire deal. The negotiations are already strained by renewed fighting in Lebanon and Iran’s disputed claim that it closed the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, but the US military said traffic was still flowing. US-Iran talks are set to begin Sunday in Switzerland with Pakistan and Qatari mediators involved.
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in central Gaza, the network said. His brother, Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah, was killed in a separate Israeli strike in April.
Russian strikes killed civilians in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Sumy as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a possible “massive attack.” Both Ukraine and Russia also reported major overnight drone activity, including a Ukrainian strike attempt on a refinery in western Siberia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned Poland’s highest honor after Polish President Karol Nawrocki moved to strip him of it over Kyiv’s naming of a military unit after the UPA. Both sides said the dispute would not end Poland’s support for Ukraine against Russia.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency to clear antigovernment roadblocks that have disrupted food, fuel and medical supplies. Protesters are demanding restored fuel subsidies, reversal of austerity measures and Paz’s resignation.
Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of Ubisoft, was killed in a Cessna crash near La Baule Airport in western France. Authorities said a flight instructor aboard the plane also died, and an investigation is underway.
Nine people remained in critical condition after two East Midlands Railway trains collided near Bedford, killing one driver and injuring scores of passengers. Investigators are working to determine the cause, and officials urged the public not to speculate.