The ceasefire between Iran and the United States is still alive, but only barely, according to Donald Trump. It is being given artificial respiration, the US president says as he meets with his closest security advisers on Monday.
ConflictsChinese and American representatives are to meet in South Korea at the beginning of the week ahead of a summit between the presidents of the two countries, which is expected to begin on Thursday.
BusinessIran has responded to the peace proposal put forward by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump is dismissing the response. “I don’t like it - totally unacceptable,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, partly in capital letters, on Sunday evening.
World politicsGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz praises Sweden during a visit to the Moderates. He highlights the fight against gangs, the military buildup, and the government opening more bars.
Swedish politicsIran could withstand a US naval blockade for months, a US report says. The country is also believed to still have many missiles, despite Donald Trump's claims.
WorldUS President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a three-day ceasefire. In addition, 1,000 prisoners from each country will be exchanged.
ConflictsThe U.S. military says it has fired on and stopped two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers that attempted to break the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
WorldBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Donald Trump at the White House. "The meeting went very well," Trump wrote.
World politicsStock markets in New York turned downward on Thursday, with all leading indexes in the red.
BusinessUS President Donald Trump says the EU has until July 4 to "fulfill its part" of the trade deal.
BusinessThe US Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspicious multi-billion-dollar deals in the oil market, according to ABC News sources.
BusinessUS President Donald Trump has said he is “not a fan” of Pope Leo XIV after the pope criticized the ongoing war. Now, Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has met with the pope in an attempt to soften the tense relationship.
WorldIran has the right to "peaceful use of nuclear energy," China emphasizes ahead of Donald Trump's planned state visit.
WorldBoth the US and Iran are expressing positive views about a planned “declaration of intent” to end the war, according to US media reports. Iranian state media calls the reports “exaggerated.”
ConflictsThe US effort to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is a "defensive" measure to rescue trapped ships, Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasizes. "We do not fire unless we, or the ships, are fired upon first," he says during a White House press briefing.
WorldFrench President Emmanuel Macron is counterattacking after Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs on the EU. If the U.S. sticks to its threats, Europe should deploy the so-called "trade bazooka," Macron said.
BusinessThe showdown in the Strait of Hormuz has "not even begun," Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on X. US President Donald Trump said Iran would be "blown off the face of the earth" if American ships were attacked.
World politicsFormer New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Trump loyalist, has been hospitalized, his spokesperson said on X.
WorldSeven Iranian boats have been sunk, US President Donald Trump says, following Iranian claims of attacks on a US military vessel. Iran has attacked ships near the Strait of Hormuz and off the United Arab Emirates.
World politicsNegotiations have stalled, and the US must soften its demands. This is the message from Iran's Foreign Ministry - shortly after US President Donald Trump reportedly responded to Iran's latest overtures to end the war. Trump himself says "very positive" talks are taking place.
WorldThe United States will begin "guiding" ships from several countries through the blocked Strait of Hormuz starting Monday, Donald Trump said, and he also described talks with Iran as "very positive."
World politicsSupport for U.S. President Donald Trump is clearly declining. According to a new opinion poll by Ipsos for The Washington Post and ABC News, dissatisfaction with Trump has never been greater.
World politicsU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Italy this week, Italian media report. The trip follows Donald Trump's verbal attacks on Pope Leo.
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