President Donald Trump said tolls on ships sailing in the Strait of Hormuz would be a red line issue for the US in negotiations with Iran.

The two countries, which ended ‌a first round of negotiations in Switzerland on Monday, have offered conflicting accounts about control.

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Congress ⁠on ⁠Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of ⁠it related to the Iran war, setting the stage for another fight with lawmakers already frustrated with the ​conflict.

President Donald Trump has arrived at the Capitol for lunch with Senate Republicans, hours after he called off a signing ceremony for a housing bill

Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in ⁠and ⁠around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and ⁠setting off powerful aftershocks.

A major rescue operation was underway after two earthquakes hit Venezuela, bringing down buildings and leaving at least 164 people dead.

Recovery teams and volunteers are working to find any survivors among the collapsed buildings and aftermath of the deadly earthquakes that struck Venezuela. Ana Vanessa Herrero reports from the scene of an active recovery effort.

Many buildings have collapsed in Venezuela’s capital, after twin earthquakes, and there are frantic efforts to save trapped people. Mary Triny Mena has more details about the ongoing operation in Caracas.

Ecuador take on Group E winners Germany vying for a crucial win as their qualification to the World Cup knockout stages hang by a thread after securing just one point in two games.

Germany is preparing for its final World Cup Group Stage match against Ecuador. Here’s the anticipated lineup.

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Germany faces Ecuador, USA takes on Türkiye, with the latest scores, highlights, team news and analysis throughout the day.

Teams with different motivations meet in Group E play on Thursday as Germany and Ecuador square off in the 2026 World Cup. The Germans have locked up top spot in the group, while Ecuador are still without a point and desperately need a win -- along with help elsewhere -- to advance to the knockout round.

Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate change.

Human-caused climate change is tied to increasingly extreme weather, and U.N. climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.

France is broiling under the largest heat alert ever issued, as authorities grapple with an unrelenting and deadly heatwave. Red alerts are also in place across Europe, from Spain to the U.K. NBC’s

Supreme Court rules 6-3 for Trump admin in TPS case, blocking lawsuit and letting DHS move to end protections for migrants.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.

The ruling will affect thousands of Haitians in Massachusetts who had been anxiously awaiting the legal decision.

Russia ‌attacked three rail locomotives, killing one driver, and hit two petrol stations across Ukraine on Thursday, officials there said, part of an escalation in ​strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure in recent months.

Russia is reportedly in talks with Kazakhstan to import petrol as the Kremlin seeks to ease fuel shortages amid drone-hit refinery outages. Reuters reported the situation on June 24, citing industry sources.

The attack took place simultaneously in three regions Russia attacked Ukrnafta filling stations and production facilities in various regions using drones, according to the CEO of Naftogaz of Ukraine (a leading enterprise in Ukraine's fuel and energy complex),

Ukrainian forces and allied groups are targeting Russia's oil industry, impacting its war funding. Did Trump's motorcade drive through newly painted reflecting pool? Coffee found to have startling effect on aging,