Stock markets are rallying worldwide, and oil prices are easing after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% Monday on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has sent inflation painfully upward. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 611 points, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.4%. Brent crude’s price fell 4.9%, helping stocks of companies with big fuel bills to lead the market. AI stocks also rallied following their sharp swings over the last couple weeks.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will ban children under 16 from using social media apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube from early next year. The announcement on Monday aims to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time. Starmer acknowledges that some teens might bypass the ban but emphasizes the importance of children's safety and happiness. YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, warned that a blanket social media restriction could push kids into unregulated online spaces. The ban aligns with global efforts to enhance online safety for children.
The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon. Details of the deal were not immediately released, but it appeared that it would not be implemented until it is signed. Mediator Pakistan said that would happen Friday in Geneva. Even if the strait fully opens then, it will likely take months for the global energy crisis sparked by its closure to ease. Israel’s defense minister said Monday that the country wouldn’t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon.
President Donald Trump is making his way to the French Alps for the Group of Seven summit after announcing an agreement to end the U.S. war with Iran. The deal is a big one for the Republican president, who was facing pressure to find an endgame to a war that's led to surging oil prices and inflation around the globe. Trump will meet with G7 leaders, some of whom have criticized his handling of the conflict. The summit is expected to have a large focus on Iran, with discussions on demining the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also plans to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other G7 leaders.
Officials in Kyiv say Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least 11 people were killed and 53 were wounded across Ukraine. The barrage damaged civilian sites and a revered religious landmark, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, an 11th-century monastery complex. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted defense and industrial facilities in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro. Zelenskyy is calling for decisive action from G7 countries to halt Russia's invasion. Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump are due to attend, On Sunday, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke separately by phone with Trump.
In the shadow of Tennessee’s Signal and Lookout mountains, 8-year-old Beckham has been balancing on a fence for more than three hours, gripping a handwritten note and waiting for Spain’s national team to emerge.
The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending their war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The deal faces intense challenges but could be signed Friday. It could provide a way to end a war that killed thousands, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and sparked a historic energy crisis. The deal also gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program. That took years to resolve in Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The U.S. withdrawal from that deal set the stage for the tensions that culminated in the war.
The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. There are plans for a signing of the deal on Friday in Switzerland. However, previous announcements fell through, and what the deal contains is disputed. Iran exchanged fire with the U.S. and Israel last week, threatening to push the region back into a full-scale war. The war launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 has rattled the region and virtually shut down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 7.
The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It could allow desperately needed oil and gas to reach the global market, giving relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available. Iran signaled that implementation would not start until the signing. Pakistan says that will be Friday in Switzerland. U.S. President Donald Trump confirms the deal and has authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s deputy foreign minister also confirms the agreement. Broader negotiations on issues like Iran’s nuclear program are expected to continue.
Pakistan announced that the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. But that doesn’t mean high oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems will be solved overnight. Energy experts say it will likely be months before energy companies can resume operations to the point where they're able to meet the world’s demand. It will take a long time for ships stranded in the Persian Gulf to reach their destinations. And companies need to be confident that peace will last before they send in ships or restart oil production.
GENEVA (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes with stone-throwing youths during a protest on Sunday in Geneva against the G7 group of wealthy nations, a day before its leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump hold a summit in nearby France.
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi says his team is having a challenging World Cup experience amid the multifold disruptions caused by the tensions created by their nation’s war with the co-host U.S. The Iranians arrived in the Los Angeles area on Sunday from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico. Tijuana is just over the U.S. border and about 140 miles from the stadium where they will open group-stage play against New Zealand. Taremi says he has felt the tension from the first moment Iran arrived, and he says this experience is not as joyful as his two previous World Cups.
Two helicopters have collided over Rio de Janeiro, crashing in the city’s western zone and killing all six aboard. The crash happened Sunday morning. Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department reports that one helicopter crashed on a car dealership, igniting a fire among several parked electric vehicles. The fire was extinguished. Officials say an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision. Police said that American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was on the list of passengers handed to aviation authorities, but have not been able to identify the bodies of those killed in the crash.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, marking Trump's 80th birthday and ahead of this week’s G7 summit. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin and Trump discussed Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations, and that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Russia soon. Zelenskyy said he and Trump discussed steps toward peace, with further talks planned at the G7. Separate Ukrainian drone attacks killed one person each in Russia’s Oryol and Bryansk regions. Britain separately detained a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet.”
A Yemeni adventurer, known as “The Spider-Man of Yemen,” has died after falling into a volcano crater, authorities said. Al-Qaqa Ibn Antar, 30, was climbing the steep walls of the Hardah Dam volcanic crater, in the southern province of Dhale without safety equipment, on Friday when he lost his grip and fell. The Civil Defense Authority deployed rescue teams, including diving specialists, to retrieve his body. They found it 100 feet below the water surface. Antar had gained fame for his high-risk climbing videos, which often went viral on social media platforms.
Roberto Vannacci, a former Italian army general, is shaking up Italy's political scene with his new party, National Future. Known as "Il Generale," Vannacci is challenging Premier Giorgia Meloni from the right, creating tensions within the conservative bloc. Analysts say his influence is undeniable, and Meloni must decide how to respond. Vannacci's party, which focuses on hard-line positions on security and migration, is gaining traction as far-right parties rise across Europe. His movement could impact the 2027 general election, testing the stability of Meloni's government and her moderate, pro-European stance.
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million. The initiative, led by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, was seen as a move against migration. Preliminary results showed nearly 55% opposed the measure, with a turnout of almost 59%. Critics warned it could harm Switzerland's ties with the European Union. Switzerland isn't an EU member but is surrounded by EU countries. The proposal's defeat reflects ongoing debates about immigration in Europe. Swiss democracy allows voters to directly influence policy through referendums, highlighting the country's unique approach to governance.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000. The updated toll on Sunday came as Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets, often killing civilians, despite a fragile ceasefire deal reached in October. The total number of deaths since the beginning of the war is now 73,001. The health ministry has said women and children make up around half of all fatalities. Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas.
Britain’s armed forces have boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel. The U.K. Defense Ministry described the operation as its first of this kind. The vessel is suspected of being part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” used to ship oil in breach of sanctions imposed over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The ship was boarded Sunday and will be held and monitored off England’s south coast while investigations continue. The operation was carried out alongside French authorities, who have previously intercepted similar vessels. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the action sends a message that those supporting Russia’s war effort “cannot hide.”
Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran's national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand.
The Trump administration killed Venezuelan gang leader El Niño Guerrero during an airstrike conducted by the U.S. military in southeastern Venezuela. The strike exemplifies a new approach in how the U.S. fights foreign criminal groups, and could also be linked to efforts to pave the way for foreign investment in Venezuela's mining sector. Tren de Aragua is a minor player in the global cocaine industry, involved in drug shipments leaving Venezuela, so analysts don’t expect the killing to drastically change the flow of drugs to the U.S.
Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war is growing. Pakistan says an agreement is closer than ever, and U.S. President Donald Trump asserts it will be “signed tomorrow. Iran is making some of its most optimistic statements yet. Its foreign ministry spokesperson said Saturday that the likelihood of finalizing a memorandum of understanding in the coming days is high. Meanwhile, Trump plans to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz at the upcoming Group of Seven summit that begins Monday. And Iran says funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be in July. His son has succeeded him.
China says it firmly opposes the U.S. adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military-linked companies. The Pentagon on Monday included companies like BYD, Alibaba and Baidu to the list of firms that it deems to have ties with the Chinese military, preventing them from landing U.S. defense contracts. A Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said the move ignores the consensus reached during U.S. President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing last month. Alibaba, BYD and Baidu had previously stated there's no basis for their inclusion on the list.
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, is facing growing opposition in Albania where Saturday marked the 14th consecutive day of protests in the capital, Tirana.
A Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and injured three in Russia’s Krasnodar region, according to local officials. The attack is part of Kyiv's ongoing strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia. Drone debris sparked a fire at a sea terminal, damaging a Black Sea export terminal. Ukraine’s General Staff did not comment on the Krasnodar strike but mentioned hitting an oil station in Russia’s Volgograd region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian missiles had struck military and energy sites in Russia. Meanwhile, Russian attacks injured nine people in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Belfast on Saturday to denounce anti-immigrant rioters who set fire to homes and cars earlier in the week after a brutal stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker.
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's government has criticized Canada's “extremely unfair” decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for his team’s World Cup opener while he awaits trial on rape charges, and it threatened legal action in a bid to overturn the refusal.
A woman has been critically injured by a shark off a popular Sydney beach. The attack happened Saturday morning at Coogee Beach. Lifeguard Charlie Verco was nearby on his paddleboard and rescued the 35-year-old woman who suffered serious leg and arm injuries. Bystanders, including an off-duty doctor, helped apply tourniquets. She was flown to a hospital in critical condition. The attack involved an 11-foot white shark. It follows three fatal shark attacks on spearfishing divers in Australia since May. Shark attacks have become more common in Australia as the population and water activities increase.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to be more muted in his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump at an upcoming summit in Europe. Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos helped make him an international political star in January, when he declared the global rules-based order over and condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries. But the Group of Seven summit of industrialized democracies that begins Monday in France comes ahead of the scheduled July 1 review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. That's the latest iteration of the North American free-trade pact.
Watch live as French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Elysee Palace in Paris ahead of the G7 leaders' summit.
Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south. It left 46 people dead with 38 others still missing. The 7.8 magnitude offshore quake struck Monday off the southern province of Sarangani. The temblor also injured about 688 people and displaced more than 45,000 people. About half the displaced were still in emergency shelters on Friday. The quake damaged more than 12,600 houses across farming towns and cities. Provincial officials said that many were still too traumatized to return home because of strong aftershocks.
A confidential internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says that the international aid group Doctors Without Borders found a pattern of abuse and sexual exploitation by some local and foreign staff working in Chad along the Sudanese border. The organization said it launched the monthslong investigation in response to AP reporting that women had accused staff of sexually exploiting them in displacement sites in Chad. Hundreds of thousands fled there from Sudan’s civil war. Doctors Without Borders is one of the largest employers and biggest aid organizations in eastern Chad's refugee camps. It says that the cases represent a breach of its values and that it has implemented new recruiting and complaint systems, though it recognizes much work remains.
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