Trump rejected Iranian media reports describing alleged terms of a possible ceasefire agreement, calling them fake and unrelated to what had been agreed. Iranian and U.S. accounts differed sharply over sanctions relief, frozen assets, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.
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Families gathered in Ahmedabad and elsewhere to mark one year since Air India Flight 171 crashed, killing 260 people. Investigators say evidence is still being analysed, leaving relatives waiting for a final account of the disaster.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, thanking her family in an emotional New York speech. The ceremony also honored Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, Kiss members, Tricky Stewart and others.
David Hockney, the influential British artist known for California pool paintings, Yorkshire landscapes and experiments across media, has died at 88. His publicist said he died peacefully at home in London.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47 after more than three years in hospital. A lawyer and former diplomat, she was known for work on criminal justice reform and women prisoners’ rights.
South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drone flights over North Korea that prosecutors said were meant to provoke Pyongyang and justify martial law. Yoon denies wrongdoing and is already serving a life sentence tied to his failed 2024 martial law order.
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup began Thursday at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca with Shakira, Burna Boy and local performers headlining the first of three opening ceremonies. Mexico faced South Africa in the tournament’s first Group A match.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned after rejecting the government’s military funding plan, saying it would leave the armed forces under-resourced and could make the country less safe. The BBC reported he had pushed for defense spending to reach 3% of GDP by 2030 but was offered a smaller increase.