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President Donald Trump said he has delayed plans for U.S. warplanes to hit Iranian power plants, crediting what he called "productive conversations" with Tehran after issuing an earlier 48-hour ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Polls are open for the constitutional referendum on judicial reform and the establishment of a Disciplinary Court. Voting will continue until 3:00 PM, after which the counting will begin; the results will be available on the Eligendo portal and the Eligendo Mobile app.
An Air Canada-operated Bombardier CRJ-900 hit a Port Authority fire truck after landing at LaGuardia. Both pilots died and dozens of passengers were treated or hospitalized.
Iran is outgunned, sure. But history shows a weaker force can still push a stronger power out by making the political and economic cost of fighting unbearable. Here are four insurgent tactics Tehran is using to try to force a US retreat.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been reappointed president of the State Affairs Commission for a third consecutive term since the body's creation in 2016.
The Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire edged out Conservative Rachida Dati to become Paris mayor, heading a united left list. The municipal vote also delivered mixed results nationwide, with left wins in Marseille and local breakthroughs for the far right.
The International Energy Agency says a conflict centered on Iran has cut oil and LNG flows so sharply it eclipses the 1973 and 1979 crises plus the post-Ukraine gas shortfall. The agency urges quick action and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Four volunteer ambulances were burned overnight in Golders Green, a large Jewish neighborhood in north London. Police say CCTV shows three masked people and are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.
The conflict entered its 24th day as an approaching US deadline to target Iran’s power grid raises the prospect of wider attacks across the Gulf and major market turbulence.
China is avoiding a public choice in the US-Israel and Iran confrontation. Analysts say Beijing is calculating for long-term influence while protecting trade and energy ties.
The Pentagon has asked Congress for roughly $200bn. Laicie Heeley of Inkstick Media says that level of funding suggests US and allied operations tied to the Iran conflict could be sustained for a long time.
Two people, a 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman, have been charged after allegedly trying to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, home of the UK’s Trident submarines.