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US Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran

The ​US Treasury Department was expected on Monday to broaden the scope of secondary sanctions it can impose on entities and countries that maintain business ties with Iran as the Trump administration seeks to increase...

People walk past shops at a market area in Tehran on Monday. Iran responded with defiance to a US threat of the 'single greatest financial offensive ever', saying it was an admission of military defeat. - AFP

Syria president finalises formation of parliament

Mohammed Taha al Ahmad, chairman of Syria's Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, reacts as they announce the names of 70 lawmakers, in Damascus. — Reuters

US, Iran officials to hold indirect talks in Doha

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Iran's state media says container ship ran aground after sailing non-designated Hormuz route

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Fresh Israeli strikes pound Gaza

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on June 29, 2026. Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce in effect since October 10. The war flattened swathes of the territory, displaced most of the population at least once, and left hundreds of thousands of people living in tents and temporary shelters. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Russia says shot down over 400 Ukrainian drones

A serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine walks near destroyed apartment buildings in Donetsk region. — Reuters

Over 95 mn people in Europe face temperatures above 35C Tuesday

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Hormuz half-open: tanker fleet prices in recovery hope

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Syria slams Israeli incursions after violence in south

A man speaks with a child while sitting near an unexploded artillery shell that fell during reported overnight Israeli bombardment in Syria's southwestern Daraa province. — AFP

Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks, source says

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Iran, Oman hold first meeting of joint committee of Strait of Hormuz

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Iran, US step up attacks, threaten to escalate war

People ride past a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran. — Reuters

Palestinians in face of heat and violence

A Palestinian woman sits outside a makeshift shelter at a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, during a heatwave in the region on June 28, 2026. Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce in effect since October 10. The war flattened swathes of the territory, displaced most of the population at least once, and left hundreds of thousands of people living in tents and temporary shelters. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

Iraq authorities arrest 47 officials in wide campaign

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address, in Baghdad. — Reuters file photo

Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference alongside Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured), in Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2026.

Israel strikes south Lebanon despite US-brokered deal

Israeli military vehicles drive amid destroyed buildings in Lebanon. — Reuters
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