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Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?

strikes on southern Iran [in a test of the seven-week long ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/26/us-strikes-iran-missile-sites-vessels-trump-peace-deal-elusive), as both sides played down hopes for an imminent peace deal even as negotiators from Tehran began new talks

First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

Iran?** Loyalists are concerned over reports that billions of dollars in frozen assets could be made available to Tehran, with senior Republican saying the reported details of the peace deal appear too close

Is Egypt threatening Israel through its military exercises on the border?

news. “How, after everything we’ve been through, does the [Israeli military] approve a foreign army operating with live fire right on the contact line?” “Gunfire noise is the perfect cover for smuggling or even

SCOTUS weighs Temporary Protected Status cases. And, jury indicts James Comey again

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The Department of Justice has secured a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.** The DOJ is accusing him of threatening President

A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one

news from America, they're filing for bankruptcy. We weren't quite sure [what] the implication was [for] us in the UK. So we were just told to turn up as normal." Initially

How does Iran’s leadership view the emerging deal with the US?

strikes that killed his father and other family members. He has not been seen or heard from publicly except for written messages attributed to him, amid concerns that he is a potential target for assassination

As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo

strikes on civilian areas, including Qeshm Island. Throughout the war, Iran has offered ships safe passage through its territorial waters for a fee, while continuing to fire intermittently on commercial vessels. At the same time

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May From Still on the opposition’s migration policy, and former Australian test cricketer, **Usman Khawaja

‘Unacceptable’: What’s Iran’s peace proposal that Trump has rejected?

strikes and a ground invasion. Iran wants the first stage of the negotiations to focus on ending hostilities, as well as ensuring “maritime security” in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, before moving

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

news conference at the White House on Feb. 27, 2025. **Carl Court/Getty Images** Carl Court/Getty Images In a statement to NPR last week, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal

Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays | First Thing

strikes were reported around the region and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the war was “not over”. The semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing an informed source, said on Sunday night that Iran

Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews Good morning. It is a terrible fact of life for British Jews that few were surprised by Wednesday’s knife attack in Golders Green, north London

What has Trump said before possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean?

striking an upbeat tone, at a time when the chokehold in the Strait of Hormuz is driving up prices for everything from fuel to fertiliser. “It is very interesting that President Trump is putting such

Is this the beginning of the end for LIV Golf?

news and finance - reported its imminent closure, before LIV chief executive Scott O'Neil insisted it was business as usual in a tubthumping email to staff. "Our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted

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

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The U.S. military announced that it launched attacks yesterday on Iranian boats and missile launch sites** in Southern Iran. U.S. Central Command Spokesman Capt

What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?

news networks, often introduced as nonpartisan analysts. Its reports circulate through the US Congress and White House. Its website prominently states that it accepts no funding from foreign governments. And its name itself – invoking

Two wins, two losses: What India, Pakistan have learned a year after war

news conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s military offered its most detailed public account yet of what it has done to bolster its capabilities over the past year. ![Pakistan-made surface-to-surface missiles Fatah