Britain’s King Charles III began a state visit to the United States yesterday, as transatlantic tensions simmer over the Iran war, and despite a shooting two days earlier at a dinner attended by his host, President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night was a “pretty sick guy” who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members.

Global military spending reached nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, marking an 11th consecutive year of growth, researchers said yesterday, as insecurity and rearmament fuelled defence budgets.

A Syrian court conducted the first hearing Sunday in the trial of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and senior figures from his government, one of whom appeared in person.

Iran has made a new proposal to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage to break the deadlock in the high-stakes talks, reports said.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz yesterday said Iran’s leadership was humiliating the United States and getting US officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict.

The European Union yesterday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an effort to maintain pressure on the country’s military rulers more than five years after their coup toppled an elected government.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its “sacred” war, state media reported yesterday.

Financial gains from the strait should be paid in the local rial currency, says Iran's head of the national security commission

Oil prices climb back to $108 as Hormuz remains closed

Move comes as war damage disrupts production at major steel plants, state media reports

Axios reported citing a US official and two sources with knowledge of the matter

"The US approaches caused the previous round of negotiations, despite progress, to fail to reach its goals because of the excessive demands," Araghchi was quoted as saying by Iranian state media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, Russian state media reported

A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America

Investigators yesterday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump planned to target top government officials, as scrutiny grew over the event’s security.

Iran’s foreign minister returned to Islamabad for more consultations yesterday, as international mediators tried to keep peace talks on track despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip.

Says State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam

World leaders expressed shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington

As details continue to emerge and investigations are underway, here is what we know about the shooting