U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump on ‌Thursday told reporters ‌that ⁠he ⁠believes the war with ​Iran would be ​over soon. "I think ⁠it's ⁠going to ⁠end pretty ​soon. I don't ​think ⁠they can ⁠go much longer,

Trump said, "And they (Iran) called me and said very politely, 'Please, can we talk? Can we talk?'...And I said, yes, we can talk. Let's get it done."

Fox News’ Steve Harrigan reports on President Donald Trump’s optimistic outlook for a deal with Iran. Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior advisor Richard Goldberg analyzes next steps on ‘The Story.

With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats ⁠and diplomacy ⁠has underscored the ever-tighter bind he finds himself in as he tries ⁠to extricate the U.

A student killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at a high school near Bangkok and turning the gun on himself, the authorities said.

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said. The shooting happened at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of the national capital,

A teenage gunman went on a rampage at his high school in Thailand on Friday, killing teachers and students, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in recent years.

At least seven people have died after a 14-year-old student opened fire at his home and school on the outskirts of Thailand's capital Bangkok, according to authorities. Thailand's health minister said the student is believed to have shot dead his grandparents at home before opening fire in school,

Ukraine's President Zelensky says its military hit refineries in Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl, where the regional governor called it the "largest-ever enemy attack".

The regional governor says Russia has repelled 92 drones in Yaroslavl, home to the Slavneft-Yanos refinery, about 150 miles north-east of Moscow.

Two oil refineries in Russia have been attacked in a humiliating blow to Vladimir Putin's war machine, Ukraine claims. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage on Thursday (August 6) showing huge plumes of thick black smoke billowing over what he said were facilities hundreds of miles inside Russia.

Ukraine has said it conducted multiple overnight strikes deep inside Russia, hitting two oil refineries, as well as patrol boats and other vessels in the Black Sea. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Bashneft-Novoil and Slavneft-Yanos refineries were struck in the attacks aimed at limiting oil revenues Moscow "uses to finance" its war.

Iran will seek to bar US and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to use it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the crucial waterway.

Vice President JD Vance also said deal negotiations between US and Iran would “be messy” and take time. Follow along for live news updates.

A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages".

Iran said an agreement with Oman has been reached on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies.

The attacks were a major escalation since a de facto truce in Yemen in April 2022 that halted major fighting between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognized government.

The Houthis say they launched missiles and drones at "Saudi military build-ups" in the central provinces of Marib and Hadramawt.

Houthi rebel attacks in central and eastern Yemen kill at least 30 government forces, Yemeni government officials say.

Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen's Saudi-backed government in 2022 Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday,

UEFA is holding on to its threat of a World Cup boycott, despite apologies from FIFA and Gianni Infantino for plans to sell stakes of the tournament.

European soccer’s governing body says it has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

UEFA said its participating members could still boycott FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, despite Gianni Infantino's apology statement.

Gianni Infantino is weathering a storm over his proposal to privatize football. But Europe’s governing body sees a window to oust him.