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Israel-Iran truce holds, but Iran threatens to accelerate nuclear work

Israel drops all war-time restrictions, freeing people to return to their lives under a ceasefire with Iran, but uncertainty over the impact of 12 days of war leaves room for anxiety.

U.S. offers $5 million reward for Afghan-American believed abducted in 2022

The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information that helps find Mahmood Habibi, an Afghan-American national it says was abducted in Kabul in 2022.

U.S. Marine convicted of sexual assault by Japanese court, gets 7 years

A Japanese court found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns​ on Okinawa, which has a heavy American troop presence.

Trump's strikes on Iran set back nuclear program by months, initial intel assessment finds

Trump says U.S. strikes "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites, setting the program back decades, but sources say an early intel assessment says Iran could rebuild some of its capabilities in months.

Poll: U.S. airstrikes on Iran backed by Republicans, but disapproval overall

Most would see an Iranian nuclear weapon as a serious threat but also voice concern about a wider war.

One U.S. intel report assessed Iran would need 3 to 8 months to make nuclear weapon

Ahead of U.S. strikes on Iran, one U.S. intel assessment concluded Iran could build a nuclear weapon in months but didn't assess it decided to do so, intel sources said.

U.N. agency calls U.S.-backed Gaza aid effort "a death trap"

Gazans caught up in violence seeking food, and the U.N. agency tasked with helping them, say a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid effort is "costing more lives than it saves."

Bears escape enclosure, eat a week's worth of honey, then fall asleep

Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure and made a beeline for their food store where they scoffed snacks, including a seven-day supply of honey.

Officials probe livestreamed murder of TikTok star who denounced gang

Jesus Sarmiento, who had nearly 80,000 followers on TikTok, was murdered by armed men who broke into the residence where he was staying.

Body of Brazilian tourist retrieved at Indonesia's popular volcano

Indonesian officials said it took rescuers at least five hours to retrieve Juliana Marins, the Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island.

Multiple bodies found with hands, feet tied in Mediterranean Sea

The discovery shows "the cruelest side" of the migration route, regional president Marga Prohens told local media.

Trump attends NATO summit as Iran overshadows agenda

The NATO summit follows a U.S. operation striking Iranian nuclear sites — and the announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire.

Trump says Iran-Israel ceasefire in effect after early violations

President Trump accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire, but then said it was "in effect" after a phone call with Israel's leader.

Trump's strike against Iran divides Congress on war powers

A bipartisan contingent is pushing for a war powers vote to reassert Congress' power to declare war, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says a reported Israel-Iran ceasefire makes the idea irrelevant.