The US-Israel war on Iran widened into the Gulf, with attacks blamed on Iran damaging airports in Kuwait and Bahrain while the US struck Iran's Qeshm island. Each side blames the other for the dangerous escalation.
Western coverage centres on Iranian drones setting Kuwait's main airport ablaze and striking Bahrain, drawing Gulf-wide condemnation, and casts the attacks as reckless aggression against neutral neighbours during a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.
CNN ↗Al Jazeera foregrounds fresh US strikes on Iran's Qeshm island and frames Tehran's actions as retaliation within a war the US and Israel started, stressing Iran's stance that a violation 'on any front' breaks the entire ceasefire.
Al Jazeera ↗President Lee Jae Myung's Democratic Party won 12 of 16 metropolitan mayor and governor races in a landslide, while the conservative People Power Party held Seoul and three other seats.
Ukraine launched long-range drones at St. Petersburg on the opening day of Russia's SPIEF investment forum. Kyiv calls the targets a legitimate part of the war effort; Moscow calls it a reckless strike on civilian infrastructure.
MAHA-backed Zach Lahn narrowly beat Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra in Iowa's Republican gubernatorial primary — the first statewide primary loss for a Trump-backed candidate this cycle.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress the administration is 'not moving forward' with the controversial $1.8 billion fund after a court paused it — though a settlement shielding Trump's family from tax enforcement stays.
Beijing's coast guard ran 'law-enforcement patrols' in waters east of Taiwan, framing it as protecting sovereignty. Taiwan and its partners describe the near-daily incursions as coercive military pressure.
Iran says it will halt ceasefire talks with Washington unless Israel stops its offensive in Lebanon and Gaza. Israel says it will keep operating until Hezbollah pulls back north of the Litani river.
Washington moved to close a loophole and enforce licences on advanced AI chips reaching Chinese-linked firms. Nvidia is now largely shut out of China — and critics argue the curbs mainly push China to build its own chips.
Florida's attorney general sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they marketed ChatGPT as safe while concealing risks — including links to violence and harm to minors — and seeking to hold Altman personally liable.
As the International Court of Justice hears Guyana's case to affirm its century-old border, Venezuela pressed its claim — swearing in a governor for the disputed Essequibo — and a Guyanese soldier was wounded in a river border shooting.
The Sudanese Armed Forces pushed to retake Kurmuk and nearby areas in Blue Nile state from the paramilitary RSF, which controls much of Darfur after seizing el-Fasher — a takeover a UN mission said bore 'hallmarks of genocide.'
Israel killed Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas's armed wing — just 11 days after killing his predecessor. Israel hailed eliminating an October 7 architect; Hamas said the strike on a residential building also killed Odeh's wife and two sons.
India's interior minister ordered the demolition of unauthorised buildings within 15km of the Pakistan border and a 'zero-tolerance' crackdown on infiltration, a year after the neighbours' worst conflict in decades.
Elon Musk's xAI is fighting Apple and OpenAI in court, alleging they colluded to favour ChatGPT. OpenAI's camp points to a jury that already tossed Musk's earlier suit and questions xAI's own conduct.