The US launched strikes on over 80 Iranian military targets and reimposed sanctions on oil sales amid escalating tensions, with Iran vowing retaliation and key Gulf states on high alert. Oil prices surged 5% as security concerns rise near the Strait of Hormuz.

Although Trump has at times stepped back from threats he has made against Iran, oil prices surged and stocks fell after his latest comments.

US and Iranian military strikes have intensified tensions in the Gulf, placing renewed pressure on an interim peace agreement and driving oil prices higher

More than three months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, the costs and aftereffects are felt around the world.

"For the first time in decades, neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority will govern Gaza," a U.S. official told Newsweek.

An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire is inching toward a formal signing.

Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes.

As Russia's full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, a group of Ukrainian amateur climbers is trying to build something new: a climbing culture inspired by the sense of community surrounding California's Yosemite National Park.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv targets dozens of Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ ships with drone attacks - Attacks come as Zelensky prepares to meet Donald Trump at Nato summit in Turkey today