Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn

Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US

Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday -- a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces

US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan yesterday said an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed today, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon.

Guyana has nominated its ambassador to the United Nations to run for secretary-general of the global body, the president of the South American nation announced late Friday.

It did not say how many people were on board at the time, or whether there were any survivors

The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that have been marked by threats and exchanges of fire despite a fragile truce agreed in April.

The company said it received the letter at 5:21 pm (2121 GMT).

UAE has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran in a "tactical shift" after weeks of Iranian attacks

Deportations of people -- including those with legal protections -- to countries where they have no links have become a staple Trump's expanded crackdown on immigration

China’s foreign ministry yesterday confirmed the arrest of Min Zin, a US citizen who leads a think-tank focused on Myanmar, saying the American was suspected of spying and endangering Chinese national security.

Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have reached a record-breaking high of 15.4C for June, and ice is melting at abnormal rates during the current winter, climate scientists told AFP on Thursday.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged overnight drone strikes into early yesterday, with Ukraine hitting oil refineries and a petrochemicals plant while Russia attacked railway stations and electrical substations.

The United States plans to slash the number of fighter jets and warships it provides to Nato in Europe, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

Iran’s foreign minister yesterday said that a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war was closer than ever, as a senior US official and key mediator Pakistan both expressed mounting optimism for an elusive agreement.

Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX jumped 11 percent to $150 on their first day of trading yesterday after the biggest initial public offering in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world’s first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars.

Violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has reached record levels, with an average of six attacks daily causing casualties or damage, the UN said Thursday.

Draft deal reportedly includes sanctions relief and release of frozen assets 

Remarks come amid ongoing tensions and accusations over negotiations

Iran seeks sanctions relief, release of frozen assets and war reparations