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Iran’s foreign minister said only negotiation can resolve the conflict after Trump rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since war broke out in February.

Venezuelan authorities released dozens of political prisoners following interim leader Delcy Rodriguez’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly, though opposition figures continue demanding free elections.

Serbia’s president resigned following over a year of student-led protests and corruption allegations, paving the way for early parliamentary and presidential elections before year-end.

Scientists in Canada have identified two new sea spider species in shallow waters between Washington State and British Columbia, marking the first discoveries in that region in over a century.

The US ambassador to China said Trump offered to sell weapons to China during a recent meeting with leader Xi Jinping, though the White House and State Department denied any such plans exist.

Renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced over 130,000 people and forced thousands of children out of school into labor, disrupting years of relative stability since a 2022 ceasefire.

France’s far-right National Rally secured a record 14 seats in partial senate elections, clearing the threshold to form a parliamentary group for the first time ahead of the 2027 presidential race.

Approximately 2,000 civilians remaining in Russian-occupied Oleshky face severe food shortages, surviving on foraged weeds and minimal rations as humanitarian aid efforts struggle against military obstacles.