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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the 'toughest sanctions in history' against Iran alongside an ongoing naval blockade, threatening secondary penalties against third nations
The UN Security Council convened its second informal straw poll to evaluate candidates vying to succeed Secretary-General António Guterres, with Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan maintaining her position as an early front-runner among international contenders
The Panama Canal Authority announced plans to reduce daily vessel transits from 36 to 32 starting in September due to an El Niño-driven drought
The US imposed sanctions on 10 individuals in a Hezbollah cash-smuggling network and amended the group's terror designation to classify it as a direct proxy under Iran's IRGC
Imran Khan was escorted back to Adiala jail under heavy security following a late-night medical checkup at Islamabad's Shifa International Hospital ordered by the Supreme Court
France, Italy, Britain and Germany demand Israel halt its E1 West Bank settlement project after new construction tenders spark fresh condemnation.
