Middle East
Regional powers keep Iran talks alive as Houthi attacks intensify
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan opened a channel in Tehran covering non-aggression, US-Iran diplomacy, Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East
Europe
Poland urges a narrow Black Sea truce to reopen grain routes
Radosław Sikorski linked safe passage for Ukrainian and Russian grain to food security, while insisting Kyiv and Europe must have seats in any peace process.
Middle East
Qatar presents Iran with a seven-day path to halt the regional war
The draft sequences daily confidence-building steps and outside guarantees, but Tehran says the ideas remain unacceptable and do not yet constitute an offer.
Russia
Ukraine and Russia reopen a diplomatic path without narrowing their war aims
A possible Abu Dhabi round and a local humanitarian truce create movement, but territory, security guarantees and US policy remain unresolved.
Russia
Putin casts a Ukraine settlement as a Europe-wide security bargain
The Russian president said renewed negotiations must deliver lasting guarantees for Moscow, Kyiv and Europe, while territory remains the central obstacle.
Africa
Reported Nigeria–Boko Haram truce pauses attacks but leaves wider conflict intact
A secret ceasefire reportedly began after 360 abducted villagers were released, but Nigeria has not confirmed the arrangement, the alleged ransom remains disputed and the agreement excludes rival armed group ISWAP.
Africa
Uganda and Burundi discuss troop deployments for Gaza stabilization force
African military delegations visited Israel as a planned 20,000-member international force struggles to secure enough troops and overcome disputes over Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament.
Middle East
US command tour highlights carrier strain as Middle East fronts remain unsettled
Adm. Brad Cooper visited the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln as the Iran war, deadly strikes in Lebanon, Gaza diplomacy and an Iran-Qatar dispute sustained pressure across the region.
Europe
Black Sea strikes threaten Egypt's food supplies as maritime attacks intensify
Kyiv warned that attacks on cargo shipping are reducing food deliveries and raising prices, while Moscow rejected a proposed halt to strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
Middle East
UNIFIL records sharpest Israeli escalation in Lebanon since June ceasefire framework
Peacekeepers counted 113 Israeli projectiles on Wednesday and 120 within 16 hours on Thursday, alongside airstrikes, displacement and new casualties around Al-Mansuri and other parts of southern Lebanon.
Middle East
Gaza disarmament framework awaits Israeli approval and final Hamas terms
Donald Trump announced phased disarmament for armed groups in Gaza, but implementation still requires Israeli approval, agreement on Hamas amendments and a verification mechanism tied to a political transition.
United States
Two-thirds of Americans say Iran war has not been worth fighting
A national poll put Donald Trump's approval on Iran at 28 percent and found stronger public demand for lower fuel prices and a permanent ceasefire than for continued military action.