Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the ambassador-level negotiations, but it remains unclear whether the administration will push for a permanent resolution.

A Kuwaiti-American journalist was acquitted Thursday after he had been detained for 52 days in Kuwait for social media posts about the war in Iran, his family revealed. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested March 3,

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime’s killing of protesters but stressed that, “as a pastor,” he cannot support the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires.

China’s role as an unofficial mediator in the latest war in the Middle East is drawing attention across the world as it seeks to project the image of being a responsible global power while U.S. actions are straining its long-standing alliances.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Iran's attack and capture of two ships in the Persian Gulf are not a violation of the "ceasefire." "These two ships were taken by speedy gunboats," she said,

The incident follows the seizure of a tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, marking the expansion of U.S. naval operations against Iran beyond the Middle East.

U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌intends to invite Russian ​President ​Vladimir Putin to ⁠attend the ​G-20 summit ​in December in Miami, the ​Washington ​Post reported on Thursday, ‌citing ⁠administration officials.