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The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".

Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy explains why he thinks Manchester City will beat Arsenal to the Premier League title.

England's Matt Fitzpatrick beats world number one Scottie Scheffler in a play-off to win the RBC Heritage and claim his second PGA Tour title in the space of a month.

Arsenal and Chelsea are among the clubs interested in Tottenham's Lucas Bergvall, while Paris St-Germain hold talks with Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli.

Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.

At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The FIFA World Cup is a little over 50 days away. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to former Department of Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about the security concerns people have about hosting the tournament in America in this moment.

President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The White House said it is dispatching a high-level delegation, including Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for negotiations.

The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.

Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.

Maritime and military law experts say an expansion of the naval blockade announced last week raises legal and practical questions but has ample historical precedent.

On the surface, the recent rally doesn’t seem to make sense: Oil prices are high and a peace deal with Iran remains elusive. Here’s what’s going on.

President Trump said the United States attacked an Iranian ship that tried to get past the U.S. blockade, hours after Iran said the blockade was a war crime that violated the cease-fire.

With its citizens yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans, Bulgaria held its eighth election in five years.

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Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a renewed war after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Progressive Bulgaria, the party of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, was leading in Sunday's parliamentary election, official results showed.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. had fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

The Iran-flagged Touska was on the U.S. Treasury's sanctions list because of a history of illegal activity, Trump said.

Traders, hopeful on Friday that a peace deal was near, were digesting the developments over the weekend.

At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.

The authorities said a total of 10 people had been shot in a crime scene in Shreveport that involved multiple sites. The gunman was fatally shot by officers, the police said.

Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.

A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.

Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.

A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.

With its citizens yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans, Bulgaria held its eighth election in five years.

ACT independent David Pocock is calling for a 25% tax on gas exports to fund welfare and housing. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndustry minister says Australians dealing with largest energy shock in historyLet’s circle back to another interview on ABC Radio National from this morning, with Albanese government minister Tim Ayres.It’s a very volatile situation, to say the least.That’s why the Australian government’s been calling for de-escalation and a cessation of hostilities and why we’ve been working so hard on these fuel and fertiliser security questions, not just here in Australia, but in the region, to do everything that we can, to provide a shock absorber, to cushion Australia and Australians from as much of … what is clearly the largest energy shock in our history.It’s important, I think, not to focus on the, the daily see-sawing of activity.Because events are moving very fast and our job here as the Australian government is to focus on what it is that we can do in fuel security terms now, but also to invest in the future, to build energy resilience in Australia and build our industrial capability, to shape a future that makes Australia more economically resilient and stronger. Continue reading...

Trump says US navy ship fired on vessel that tried to get past blockade; Iran has pledged to keep strait of Hormuz closed until blockade is liftedFull report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press.The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...

Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian governmentA California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian government to contacts in Africa, including Sudan.Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills was detained on Saturday night by federal agents, according to the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

Trump says cargo ship tried to get past US naval blockade near strait of Hormuz ‘and it did not go well for them’The US military took custody of an Iranian-flagged container ship that attempted to get past an American blockade near the strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump announced on Sunday.In a social media post, Trump said that an “Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA” tried to get past the US naval blockade, “and it did not go well for them”. Continue reading...

Rumen Radev’s centre-left Progressive Bulgaria group ran on anti-corruption platform in country’s eighth election in five yearsThe party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russia former president Rumen Radev has come first in the country’s eighth parliamentary elections in five years, according to exit polls, but without securing a majority.Radev, who resigned as president in January, ran on a pledge to fight corruption after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis. Continue reading...

The operation marks the first ship boarding by U.S. forces since the naval blockade took effect April 13, as part of Trump’s effort to exert pressure on Tehran.

After Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgaria offers Russia its next best bet as it seeks to retain influence inside the European Union.

Vance’s participation in upcoming U.S.-Iran peace talks has been in question for days after the last round, helmed by the vice president, failed to reach an agreement

Patel threatened to sue the publication following a report alleging he is deeply paranoid about being fired and often drinks to excess

President Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian ships approaching the blockade would be ‘immediately eliminated’

The FBI concluded that Crooks acted alone when he shot at Trump during the campaign rally in 2024

A ‘special’ unit beat and placed one child in restraints nearly two dozen times, according to a report

US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.

Argentina’s president reaffirmed alignment with the US and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran

Shops and schools shut in northern Israel as residents protested a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon.

Hundreds protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.

Left-wing leaders meet in Barcelona, while far-right protesters march in Milan.

The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire Wednesday. And the two sides seem far from a resolution. President Trump says the US has taken custody of an Iranian vessel.