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Iran’s foreign minister meets Putin as U.S. talks stall
Abbas Araghchi’s Russia visit follows canceled U.S. envoy travel to Pakistan and rising pressure over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global oil shipments
Bessent defends potential dollar swap lines for Gulf and Asian allies
The Treasury secretary cast the discussions as routine as the Trump administration weighs financial backstops sought by partners during the Iran war
Iran seizes two ships in Hormuz as U.S. tanker boardings widen
The IRGC took the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas toward Iran’s coast as Washington reported new interdictions of Iran-linked tankers in the Indian Ocean
Disputed Jet Deal Shakes Peru’s Government After U.S. Pressure
Pressure from Washington helped push the agreement forward, triggering resignations and renewed questions over Peru’s sovereignty
Powell faces stay-or-go decision as DOJ closes probe
The Justice Department’s move shifts scrutiny of Fed renovations to the central bank’s inspector general and may clear Kevin Warsh’s path to confirmation
Google plans up to $40 billion Anthropic investment
The agreement starts with $10 billion and could add $30 billion more if performance milestones are met, deepening a partnership around Claude and cloud infrastructure
Iran says war has cost two million jobs as Hormuz disruption bites
A weakly captured live-update summary points to a continuing U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, while BBC reporting details widening layoffs across Iran’s economy
Netanyahu says he was treated for early-stage prostate cancer
The Israeli prime minister said a small malignant tumor was found during routine monitoring and removed, and that he delayed disclosure because of the war with Iran
U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalls after Trump cancels Islamabad envoy trip
Witkoff and Kushner had been expected in Pakistan for talks, but Trump said negotiations can happen by phone as Iran’s foreign minister continued a regional tour
Chornobyl’s exclusion zone faces radiation legacy and wartime danger
Four decades after the 1986 reactor disaster, scientists, elderly returnees and soldiers remain in a restricted Ukrainian landscape now shaped by contamination and Russia’s war