Iranian families struggle with skyrocketing inflation and unemployment as economic sanctions and a naval blockade severely strain the country’s economy during an ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.

President Trump has submitted a classified civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, while conditioning approval on the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.

Republican congressional candidates are subtly distancing themselves from President Trump after winning primary elections, though most still embrace him as the fall midterm elections approach.

House lawmakers returned to Washington to vote on a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government through early December, avoiding a shutdown before midterm elections.

Iceland voted 52.8% to 47.2% against reopening EU accession talks, disappointing Brussels but reflecting the nation’s preference for its current close relationship rather than rejecting European integration.

Israel’s defense minister announced the capture of a senior Hamas member during a raid in Gaza City, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least three civilians including two children.

Authorities in Islamabad demolished hundreds of homes near a revered Sufi shrine, displacing approximately 50,000 people. Residents attribute the demolitions to development interests of a powerful government official.

The UN World Food Program is halving food assistance in the West Bank due to funding shortages and warns further cuts may be necessary in Gaza, where it aids 1.5 million people.

The US faces accusations of election meddling in Brazil ahead of October’s presidential contest, with critics drawing parallels to CIA interference in the 1962 election that preceded a military coup.