Security

British authorities held five men suspected of plotting an attack on a UK airfield, with investigators reportedly believing a motive tied to Tehran to be most likely.

The Trump administration has reportedly been issuing ultimatums to Tehran’s trading partners, warning that continued commerce risked US sanctions.

Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow.

American military personnel joined Ecuador’s security forces in raids and arrests around the country targeting alleged drug traffickers, as the Trump administration steps up its hands-on involvement in fighting Latin America’s criminal groups.

Though Riyadh signed a defense agreement with Pakistan and Türkiye, neither has been willing to deploy troops to help the kingdom.

Denmark’s intelligence service warned that there is a “low but growing risk” of direct attack by Moscow.

Diplomacy will be challenged by both sides’ unwillingness to surrender leverage.

Tensions over who controls the contested region have been growing for months; a previous war led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Iran’s president said he was open to talks to end the war, but warned that Tehran wouldn’t surrender its nuclear program.

Trump had earlier threatened to “annihilate” Iran unless it agreed to end the war.

Extensive cuts to global aid have left the world with “more shocks, fewer shock absorbers,” the International Rescue Committee president said.

Saudi Arabia warned residents in a province bordering Yemen of potential danger from Iran-backed Houthi fighters.