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Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi leaves Pakistan empty-handed at the weekend, while US President Donald Trump cancels a planned visit to Islamabad by his envoys

Multiple US news outlets identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, in the southwest of Los Angeles County

US says it will continue to systematically degrade Tehran’s ability to generate, move, and repatriate funds

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Islamabad, as Iran signals direct talks are unlikely

Global summit on nuclear treaty opens with dim hopes for consensus as tensions mount among powers

Tensions rise in NATO as US considers options against allies that declined support in Iran conflict

Trump questions the need for nuclear weapons, saying conventional force has already 'decimated the enemy'

Trump posts a late-night message attacking birthright citizenship and making disputed claims about Indian tech workers

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III makes his first US state visit at the request of Donald Trump to mark historic ties ahead of America’s 250th anniversary

US official says foreign actors, mainly in China, are conducting large-scale efforts to siphon American AI technology

US soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly earns over $400,000 by betting on a Venezuela operation he helped plan using classified information

Trump announces extension of truce during meeting with ambassadors of both countries

Marijuana has been reclassified as having moderate to low addiction potential

US president says military will act without hesitation, adds mine sweepers are clearing Strait now

Tasnim news agency says the first Strait of Hormuz toll revenue has been deposited into central bank

Opposed to intervention, Trump faces political fallout as Iran asserts control over the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil and US fuel prices ahead of elections

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says president is selecting preferred leaders as Democrats warn of military politicization

Iran says it welcomes Pakistan’s efforts but stresses that ceasefire is only meaningful if it is not undermined by a naval blockade