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Thousands of people mourned in a state-sanctioned ceremony, as people in Tehran described deepening anxiety and fear as the war continued.

Three vessels were hit in and around the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a British maritime agency. Iran claimed responsibility for one.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to publish internal documents on what he knew about Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him U.S. ambassador.

A majority of Senate Democrats called on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to disclose whether the U.S. carried out the deadly attack.

President Trump wants to strike cartels inside Mexico. In Sinaloa State, a cartel stronghold, some residents said they were willing to entertain U.S. intervention.

The Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil, is all but closed as war in the Middle East expands. A British agency said three ships were hit by unidentified projectiles in or near the strait.

The police in London interviewed Virginia Giuffre three times over her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Ghislaine Maxwell, but never began a criminal investigation.

The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.

The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult.

Seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation had initially opted to stay in Australia. The reversal was a sign of how fraught that decision was.