Nato’s European members yesterday scrambled to get clarity from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on troop shifts by Washington, as they sought to placate President Donald Trump’s ire on Iran ahead of a July summit.

Ukrainian drones struck a college dormitory in the Russian-occupied region of Lugansk early yesterday, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, Russian officials said.

There is a “50-50 chance” of a US-Iran peace agreement, the United Arab Emirates said yesterday, as Israel and Iran each fear the other may launch a surprise attack amid a diplomatic push to end the conflict.

Tulsi Gabbard yesterday said she is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and that she was stepping away from her role to help him.

Hospitals in Gaza are being prevented from functioning properly due to a severe shortage of medical supplies, the World Health Organization warned yesterday, denouncing Israeli restrictions on essential items.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba on Thursday that the United States was laser-focused on changing the communist system, after the island was stunned by a US indictment of its former president Raul Castro.

Visit follows Pakistan’s mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington

15 dead in Baghlan, two in Badakhshan, one in Wardak from flash floods

82 confirmed cases in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths

Saudi authorities ban political slogans, flags during pilgrimage 

CEO insists shift is about efficiency, not cost-cutting

Founded in 1996, Bilgi University is known for its liberal politics

The war has wreaked havoc on the global economy, with the surge in oil prices stoking fears of rampant inflation

Breathitt is among roughly 1,200 school districts pursuing similar claims

Starbucks terminated an AI programme workers used for automating certain inventory counts this week

The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, was axed after he mocked CBS for a $16 million settlement with Trump

Transport secretary says politics should not ground flights in US states

Asim Munir could visit Tehran as early as Thursday, Iranian media reports

US joins Russia, Saudi Arabia in opposing UN climate resolution

Trump told Israel this will happen, Israeli officials say