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The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their conflict, with a tentative deal including terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran, according to three regional officials who spoke with The Associated Press on Friday. A senior...

PBS NewsHour's Geoff Bennett hosted The Atlantic's David Brooks and MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart for their weekly political analysis, covering a potential U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement, an ongoing congressional dispute, and a mixed martial arts event held at the White House.

The United States and Iran are reportedly moving closer to a possible understanding aimed at easing Middle East hostilities, according to diplomatic sources cited by WION. Negotiations focus on reopening key shipping routes and advancing talks over Iran's nuclear program, though Tehran has indicated no...

The Trump administration has abandoned diplomatic overtures to Iran after initially signaling an imminent agreement, with President Trump warning Iran to "get their act together" and resuming a confrontational posture. The reversal follows Trump's earlier decision to call off military attacks on Tehran, creating a...

A town north of Tokyo closed nearly 100 schools this week following multiple bear sightings, part of an escalating pattern of human-wildlife conflict in Japan. Last week, a separate incident saw a bear attack four people and demonstrate problem-solving behavior—opening a water tap and unlatching...

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Al Jazeera that US-Iran nuclear negotiations have advanced further than previously reported, contingent on strict verification mechanisms and limits on Iranian nuclear activity. Zinke emphasized that any agreement must protect US national...

Peruvian police conducted a drug trafficking raid in Lima on June 10 disguised as the 2026 FIFA World Cup mascots—Maple the Moose, Zayu the Jaguar, and Clutch the Bald Eagle—targeting a suspect known to be a football fan, TRT World reports. The suspect, a repeat...

President Donald Trump criticized Iran as "dishonorable" for what he characterized as inaccurate descriptions of a proposed interim agreement in Iranian state media. According to a diplomatic source, the deal would extend the current ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and establish a pathway for...

According to France 24, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had halted planned military strikes on Iran, claiming progress in negotiations to end the conflict. Iran's government quickly disputed Trump's characterization of the talks, with officials expressing what France 24 correspondent Reza Sayah...

Glenn Greenwald published commentary arguing that Iran should develop nuclear weapons to counterbalance what the analysis characterizes as Israeli military aggression in the Middle East.

President Trump announced at the White House that documents for a US-Iran nuclear agreement have reached near-final stages and could be completed within days. According to Al Jazeera English, Trump stated the deal "should be done pretty quickly" and characterized Iran as equally motivated to...

Tae Yong Ho, North Korea's former deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom who defected to South Korea in 2016 and now serves in parliament, told Al Jazeera that, in his analysis, leader Kim Jong Un sent North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine to advance...

French prosecutors requested Wednesday that pop singer Patrick Bruel, 67, be charged and held in pre-trial detention over nine allegations of sexual abuse, rape, and sexual assault. Bruel, a major figure in French pop culture with multiple platinum albums and dozens of film roles, has...

Nine countries with nuclear arsenals spent $119 billion on weapons development and maintenance in 2025, marking the highest annual spending on record, according to an anti-proliferation group cited by Al Jazeera. The United States accounted for more than half of global nuclear weapons spending, exceeding...