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Pakistan’s mediation faces limits as Iran-US tensions deepen

news agency said that Iran’s submission to Pakistan — to be transmitted to the US — included a 14-point proposal. Yet tensions have continued to mount. Over the weekend, drones struck an electrical generator outside

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

news*** | Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor [received private income](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/andrew-sublet-three-cottages-while-paying-peppercorn-rent-to-crown-estate) from subletting three cottages on his Windsor Royal Lodge estate while paying a “peppercorn rent” to the crown estate, a report into royal property arrangements

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

military said it destroyed six small Iranian boats and interceptedIranian cruise missiles and drones – a claim that was denied by Iran – and Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates with drones and missiles, setting

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **President Trump has ordered the Navy to "shoot and kill any boat"** trying to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping through

GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Republicans in Congress are racing to approve $72 billion in funding for** Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol through the rest

Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border

action plan on a track for security in [Lebanon], independent from Hezbollah". Lebanon was drawn into the war between the US, Israel and Iran on 2 March, when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation

As Trump visits Beijing, an LA-area mayor admits to acting as an agent for China

militaries, China also focuses on spying at a societal level, he explained. "That means that they're recruiting mayors and congressmen with the hope that they'll rise into greater positions." [![Battlefield rare earths

Putin says Russia will bolster air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

Trump's compromise proposals from the Alaska summit, saying they could "serve as a basis of agreements between Russia and Ukraine and put an end to the conflict." Moscow wants a comprehensive settlement

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

news agency, reported that the US, Iran and their Pakistani mediators were getting close to an agreement on a one-page “memorandum of understanding” to declare an end to the war and begin

Myanmar attempts to rehabilitate image with Suu Kyi move

News Information Team/AP State television in Myanmar says detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, more than five years after the military coup that removed her from

How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire

news agency reported. “Tehran had been tolerating recent Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon but drew a red line on Beirut,” senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and founder of The Iran Podcast, Negar

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

News: “We have all the cards,” adding that if Tehran wanted to talk, “they can come to us, or they can call us”. Speaking to students in Marsberg, Merz suggested it was Trump’s team

US and Iran reach framework peace deal to end war | First Thing

military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, would end permanently from Monday night. Donald Trump announced the opening of the strait of Hormuz as well as the removal of the US naval blockade

U.S. launches second day of Iran strikes. And, World Cup facts to know before kickoff

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **The United States launched another round of airstrikes on Iran this morning,** after President Trump said Iran was taking "too long to negotiate

Block the bombs: Support grows for US bill to restrict arms for Israel

news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday. With 73 members backing the measure to restrict arms to Israel, the bill blows a crater in the nearly unanimous bipartisan support Israel has enjoyed in Congress over

King Charles visits Trump: what are the potential pitfalls for the monarch?

Iran and security concerns after Saturday night’s [shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/donald-melania-trump-white-houe-correspondents-dinner). Many challenges lie ahead as he takes up his [UK government-decreed task](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/king-charles-state-visit-to-us-to-go-ahead-buckingham-palace-confirms)

North Korea needs China for survival: Why does Beijing need Pyongyang?

actions were in “disregard for the international community’s common objective”, SCMP reported. In 2013 and 2016 as well, China condemned North Korea’s nuclear testing programmes. However, since 2018, Beijing has been trying

US and Iran exchange fire as Vance says deal could be months away | First Thing

military to launch strikes, which White House officials reportedly said were targeting radar and air defense facilities along the strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that in response it had struck

‘Feels like an illusion’: how Trump seizing Maduro has changed little in Venezuela

military installations on a nearby hill. She recalled her autistic son’s anguish as they rushed out into the darkness and sheltered in a nearby school. “Mummy, are we the baddies? Are Venezuelans the baddies

Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries. And, victims of mosque shooting revealed

news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky yesterday lost the Republican House primary** by [nearly 10 percentage points](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5827183/massie-gallrein-kentucky-race-results-trump). Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein