The UN’s International Maritime Organization has begun evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed during the US-Israel war against Iran. The operation follows a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, though disputes remain over inspections and the strait’s future.
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A divided federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to expand expedited removal beyond the border to non-citizens apprehended anywhere in the U.S. who cannot show two years of presence. The ruling overturns a lower court order that found the policy violated due process rights.
Lebanese authorities said Israeli troops killed two men near a road-clearing vehicle in southern Lebanon, the first reported fatal incident since a fragile ceasefire largely took hold. Israel said its forces fired at Hezbollah members who posed a threat inside a declared security zone.
Iran denied U.S. claims that it had agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back to damaged nuclear sites, even as talks with Washington produced a 60-day roadmap for a final deal. The dispute comes as the U.S. temporarily eased oil sanctions and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its highest level since the war began.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is visiting Pakistan after U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland produced a 60-day roadmap toward a possible war-ending deal. Disputes have already emerged over nuclear inspections and Israel’s freedom to act in Lebanon.
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that frontier AI models could make current cyber risk assumptions outdated within months. The agencies urged governments and businesses to use AI defensively, patch systems quickly and prepare for breaches.
Keir Starmer has resigned as Labour leader and will remain UK prime minister until a successor is chosen. Andy Burnham, fresh from a decisive by-election win in Makerfield, is the clear frontrunner to replace him.