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Some fear US-Philippines war games are drawing conflict closer to home

Strike, part of Balikatan, at Culili Point Sand Dunes, Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines, on May 6, 2026 [Noel Celis/Reuters] The 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the Philippines allows the US to refuel

Tehran labels US attacks ‘gross violation’, says it is prepared to respond

boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his plane in India’s Jaipur ⁠that the Strait of Hormuz had to be open

Extended naval blockade is an admission US military escalation poses even greater risk

killed, including the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, but the number of casualties is not overwhelming. The country’s regime remains intact and regards itself as undefeated; its Revolutionary Guard, now in the driving

US State Department restricts visas for those who ‘support adversaries’

military action for noncompliance. He has also sought to check China’s growing sway over the region, as an increasing number of Latin American countries tighten their bonds with the Asian superpower. The State Department

Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as House passes war powers resolution | First Thing

strikes in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon on Thursday morning. - **Where has Israel been targeting?** [William Christou in Beirut reports](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/03/lebanese-hospitals-hit-by-israeli-forces) that three hospitals in southern Lebanon have been attacked by Israel

Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-blocking-attempt-to-rescue-journalist-after-bomb-strike) after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses

Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are **north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon.** On Thursday, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) announced that

U.S. strikes Iran. And, immigration courts use new tactic to speed up deportations

boats were trying to lay mines, and the [military acted in "self-defense."](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/25/nx-s1-5833690/u-s-iran-negotiations-updates) President Trump raised expectations for peace over the weekend when he said that an agreement had been "largely negotiated