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Councils across the country have launched their Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP)
The US president says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf
Pakistan's top military commander, Field Marshal Asim Munir, landed in Tehran on Friday as part of an effort to reach a deal under which the U.S. and Iran would agree to end the war and launch negotiations for a broader agreement, a Pakistani security source told Axios. Why it matters: Munir has been the lead mediator between the U.S. and Iran since the war began. The fact that he's in Tehran after several days of lower-level talks could signal a final push by Pakistan to try to get a deal. The latest: Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday and was received by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, the Pakistani military said in a statement. A Qatari delegation also arrived in Tehran to support the mediation effort, Reuters first reported and a source familiar confirmed to Axios. Driving the news: The mediators are trying to finalize a letter of intent that includes an agreement to end the war and principles for another 30 days of negotiations on a broader deal that would also address Iran's nuclear program. Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey have all been involved in the mediation.It has remained unclear whether Iran would be willing to sign such a document at a time when some in Tehran appear to believe the leverage is on their side. What they're saying: "There's been some slight progress. I don't want to exaggerate it, but there's been a little bit of movement, and that's good," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. He added that the fundamental demand is that "Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. It just cannot."Rubio said a deal would have to address Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium and enrichment policy going forward.He also said Iran must not be allowed to set up "tolls" in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran reiterated its intention to establish such a system on Thursday. Go deeper: Trump bleeds votes in Congress to keep Iran war going This story was updated to note Munir's arrival in Tehran
Royal Marine commandos and specially trained officers led the first UK-led operation of its kind on Sunday morning
Teams from California to Florida are helping Venezuelans rebound from devastating earthquakes that killed over 900 people, according to the latest death toll figures authorities announced on Friday. Search and rescue operations are entering their third full day, after Venezuelan officials estimated at least 920 people were killed and over 3,300 were injured from a […]
Manny Rutinel, a state representative and former activist, will face Representative Gabe Evans, a Republican seen as vulnerable, in the fall
The two men will face 12 and eight years in prison for the knife attack in Wimbledon, London in 2024
Protesters from unions, civil society and left-wing parties aim to disrupt AfD annual conference in Erfurt
Were Trump to make good on his ambition to bring Greenland under US control, would it mark not just an existential threat to Nato but also a major crisis for the EU?
European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane says second-round effects from higher energy prices may take some time to show up, and that policymakers won't be boxed into a particular path on interest rates. He made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal. (Source: Bloomberg)
Every year on the Fourth of July, we gather. We watch fireworks light the sky, we wave flags, and we celebrate the birth of a nation built on an extraordinary idea that freedom is worth fighting for. But honoring that freedom requires more than a backyard barbecue. It requires memory with purpose. Like many Americans, […]