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Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports

Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.

Israel and Lebanon Meet to Advance Peace Talks, as Broader Truce Unravels

ABDI LATIF DAHIR

Expectations are low for the latest round of U.S.-mediated talks, aimed at ending months of war between Israel and t Hezbollah.

Jeffries Says He Will Oppose Proposal to Cut Off U.S. Aid to Israel

ANNIE KARNI

The House Democratic leader said he would not seek to persuade other Democrats to vote against the measure, which has divided the party amid a deep rift over support for Israel.

Bloomberg Loses Landmark Libel Case in Singapore

SUI-LEE WEE

A judge ruled in favor of two Singaporean ministers in a closely watched defamation trial seen as a significant test of the country’s libel laws and their implications for press freedom.

U.S. and Iran Reignite War Over Strait of Hormuz

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The two countries slid back to open war over the waterway, as the U.S. planned to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports on Tuesday. Iran said it had attacked two tankers and fired at U.S. military sites.

Inky Mark, Former Canada MP, Arrested After Police Find 439 Guns and Cannon in His Home

ISABELLA KWAI

Inky Mark, a former conservative lawmaker in Manitoba, was charged with offenses including firearm trafficking.

A Heated Rivalry Over Bull Mascots Is Dividing a Brazilian Town

ANA IONOVA AND DADO GALDIERI

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, a heated rivalry has split a town for a century. It’s got nothing to do with sports or politics.

Europe, Flexing Muscle in Ukraine, Is Still on Sidelines in Iran

MARK LANDLER

In a show of collective strength, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted European allies at the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Yet Europe is still a hostage to America’s foreign policy.

Antonio Rattín, Whose World Cup Expulsion Led to Penalty-Card System, Dies at 89

CLAY RISEN

The ejection of the Argentine soccer star during a 1966 match against England led to the introduction of yellow and red cards.

India Condemns Deadly Iranian Strike on Commercial Ship

RAVI MATTU AND MUJIB MASHAL

India issued a diplomatic protest after an Indian sailor was killed and dozens more were injured in an Iranian attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.

Strait of Hormuz remains a fault line as Iran and US drift back into war

Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.

In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World

VERENA HÖLZL, PHURIPHAT DEJSUPHONG, KITTIPHUM SRINGAMMUANG AND SUI-LEE WEE

After a fire killed 30 people, the scrutiny has turned to whether the venue used flammable foam on its ceilings and had blocked exits.

Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II

JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency.

Six Dead in an Elevator After Fire in Central Brussels

KOBA RYCKEWAERT

After a fire broke out at the Oxy building in central Brussels on Tuesday morning, six bodies were found in an elevator.