President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at Versailles on Wednesday. Pakistan’s prime minister, who mediated, said it takes effect immediately, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. naval blockade. Trump denied reports that Iran would receive a $300 billion reconstruction fund.

Twenty-two governments condemned alleged lethal plotting by Iran’s intelligence services in Europe, North America and Australia, demanding Tehran halt the activity immediately. The joint statement names the IRGC intelligence arm, the Quds Force and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, and condemns a recent campaign of attacks across Europe.

A powerful offshore earthquake near Japan’s northeast coast triggered tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in parts of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate.

The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against Virginia, challenging state laws that ban federal officers from wearing masks and require them to display individual identifiers during operations, calling the statutes unconstitutional and a threat to officer safety.

A fire has broken out at an immigration center in northern Mexico near the US border. The incident is reported to have happened late Monday...

In a striking reflection of how swiftly technology is reshaping daily life, a recent national survey by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center...

The US government issued an export control directive forcing Anthropic to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users worldwide. Anthropic is complying but disputes the basis of the order, calling the jailbreak evidence narrow and widely available in other AI models.