US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran

The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 pm (1806 GMT), the US space agency's deputy news chief Jennifer Dooren told AFP in a statement.

In May, China's foreign ministry called on Asia-Pacific countries to be vigilant and "jointly resist the reckless actions of Japan's neo-militarism"

The New York Times reported Trump's changes involved toughening the terms of the deal, and has sent the new framework back to be considered by Iran, according to officials familiar with the proceedings.

The White House had signaled Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal

The concerts were scheduled to kick off on June 25 as part of a major event on the National Mall

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed yesterday, rescuers said, after one was successfully brought to the surface a day earlier, but two remained missing.

The Trump administration on Friday opened an unfair trade practices investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection policies and enforcement that may lead to new tariffs or other trade measures.

Russia says 127 drones shot down overnight

71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of his responsibilities as the chief custodian of a highly venerated ficus

Seven men were trapped after heavy rains triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit of the cavern

Speech contrasts with last year’s confrontational tone toward Beijing 

Memo addresses bruising on hands linked to aspirin and frequent handshakes

Says US munitions balance ensures readiness both regionally and globally

The White House had indicated Trump was close to a decision on a potential deal, even as Tehran insisted there was still "no final agreement" on ending the Middle East conflict.

"Global oil inventories are being drawn down at a record pace in response to the major loss of supply through the Strait of Hormuz," the heads of the agencies said in a joint statement.

'At this stage, we are focused on ending the war,' says Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei

Trump to make decision on extending ceasefire with Iran

Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world’s most common insect repellent with a tasty meal -- and after training can even prefer to bite people who have been sprayed with it, an experimental study said Thursday.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a UN blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas.