Trump told Axios he urged Netanyahu in a 30-minute call not to retaliate after Iran's Ramat David strike, saying a US-Iran deal is 'very close' to closing.
Iranian negotiator Majid Shakeri tells Fars Tehran may give the US 30 days to remove threats before reopening Hormuz under Iranian administration with tolls.
Netanyahu told Cabinet on Sunday that Israel controls more than 60% of Gaza and will soon reach 70%, as forces also captured Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge.
President Lee Jae Myung named Han Seong-sook, ex-Naver CEO and SME minister, as nominee for South Korea's first female prime minister in two decades.
Trump told NBC he views Mojtaba Khamenei as 'more rational' but 'pretty badly injured', and ruled out withdrawing the 50,000 US troops still in the region.
Treasury chief Scott Bessent tasked a team with costing Iran-inflicted damage on Gulf allies, with Washington examining redirecting Iranian assets for repairs.
Sri Lankan woman known as 'Rahma' reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon; the embassy is working to formally verify her identity.
Kuwait reopened its airspace at 6:15am Saturday after 11 Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways flights were diverted during a brief closure over Iranian attacks.
The DIA reportedly classified Israel's intel-gathering on US officials as 'critical' amid Iran war and Lebanon tensions; Israel denied the allegations.
Newswire and EconomyNext report a woman believed Sri Lankan killed in south Lebanon after refusing to evacuate; Colombo's embassy is verifying her identity.
Russia said air defences intercepted 376 Ukrainian drones across 16 regions on Friday night, killing one in Tver and igniting an oil depot in Ust-Labinsk.
Centcom said US forces hit Iranian surveillance sites at Goruk and Qeshm Island after shooting down four Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz.
WFP acting chief Carl Skau cited 1.3 million Sri Lankans, 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans as fresh war casualties of the Iran oil and food shock.
Iran's FM Abbas Araqchi told Al Mayadeen that the wider US-Iran peace deal cannot conclude without an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
MFA statement said safety of over a million Sri Lankans in the region is paramount; reaffirmed commitment to regional peace and protection of civilians.
Sri Lankan disability advocate Nilshani De Silva, born with Down syndrome, will address the opening of the 19th UN CRPD Conference of States Parties on June 9.
A Ugandan traveller has been isolated at a Jaipur hospital after arriving in Rajasthan with suspected Ebola symptoms as India tightens airport screening.
Donald Trump says he would be 'honored' to meet Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if a nuclear deal is reached between Washington and Tehran.
China and DPRK announce Monday–Tuesday trip as Beijing seeks to reassert influence after Kim's deepening Russia ties and new uranium enrichment plant.
Ukrainian president invites Putin to meet directly to end the war, saying it would be wrong to wait until US attention returns from the Iran conflict.
WHO chief says outbreak still moving faster than the response after his Ituri visit; DR Congo logs 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths from the Bundibugyo.
Naim Qassem says resistance will continue; Israel keeps up strikes and Iran's IRGC sets full withdrawal as a condition for any Tehran-Washington deal.
Iranian Light cargoes are being offered to Shandong teapots at a 50c–$1 discount to Brent, with Russian ESPO premiums also easing as Chinese demand softens.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks and pulling out of southern Lebanon, the State Department said.