Trump’s Board of Peace Gives Hamas Disarmament Deadline

The demand reflects both the U.S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.

Key islands give Iran sway over the Strait of Hormuz.


Trump’s Foreign Aid Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors

While organizations in the developing world were nearly shut out, the big aid agencies DOGE had called wasteful received huge infusions of cash, a new analysis found.

Trump Moves Deadline for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz

The new deadline comes as the president and Iranian leaders have ramped up bombastic threats against one another.

A New Oil Shock Accelerates Return to Nuclear Power

Shocks to natural gas supplies are spurring countries in Asia and elsewhere to rethink their rejection of nuclear energy after the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Japan.

New Revelations Reignite Crypto Scandal Involving Argentina’s President Milei

Court documents raise questions about the Argentine president’s statements that he had no connection to the launch of the $Libra cryptocurrency.

Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Island Where ‘Cast Away’ Was Filmed

Tom Hanks’s character spent four years stranded in the 2000 film. The 30 cruise passengers were rescued much more quickly.

At Least 4 Killed in Strike in Northern Israel

Rescue workers recovered four bodies from a residential building in the port city of Haifa after air defenses failed to intercept an Iranian strike, Israeli officials said.

The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership

An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months.

Iranian Intelligence Chief Killed in Overnight Attack

Israel claimed responsibility for the death of Major General Seyed Majid Khademi, the spy chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the latest senior official to be killed in the war.