US aircraft struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that much of the world's oil ships through.
Iran attacked Kuwait on Thursday, the fifth US-aligned country it has hit since the US bombed Iranian sites on Tuesday.
President Trump has widened a trade dispute with Canada by invoking a U.S.
Iran and the United States began openly attacking each other's forces in the Gulf region after weeks of hidden conflict, and two sailors on a tanker died in the fighting, pushing oil prices above $90 a barrel.
In August 2026, Chinese and Russian navies ran joint military drills in the Pacific, showing how closely they cooperate without a formal defense pact obligating either to fight for the other.
Two Filipino sailors died when a Saudi oil tanker, the Sidr, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway ships use to carry oil out of the Persian Gulf.
Dmitry Medvedev, a top Russian security official, said Russia could strike German factories that make weapons for Ukraine, and warned other sites in Germany could be hit too.
The European Union is working to quickly approve multibillion-euro funding so Ukraine can buy PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, missiles used to shoot down incoming attacks, after Russian strikes wore down Ukraine's supply.
Iran launched missiles and drones at US-linked targets, ignoring a direct warning from President Trump, the Washington Post reports.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in Venezuela to sign a deal in which the US government will set up and control a company holding 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves, an amount the country has kept underground.
The US government has been raising import taxes on goods from Canada and India, then offering to lower them in exchange for concessions unrelated to trade.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says airlines should treat Russian airspace as completely unsafe, as Ukraine steps up long-range drone strikes inside Russia and Russia vows to hit back harder.