Trump declares Iran ceasefire over amid escalating Middle East tensions, while NATO strengthens Ukraine support and global geopolitical instability deepens across multiple regions.

Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over after exchanging strikes overnight, threatening to 'hit Iran hard' and calling leaders 'scum' at NATO summit in Turkey, raising prospects of major renewed hostilities in the Middle East.

Iran conducted strikes on over 80 US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait following US attacks on Iranian targets, with tensions centered on the Strait of Hormuz after attacks on commercial shipping in the critical waterway.

NATO pledged 70 billion euros for Ukraine while Trump praised peace 'progress' and approved Ukraine's authority to manufacture Patriot defense systems, marking a dramatic shift from his previous criticism of President Zelensky.

Millions of Iranians mourned Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral in Tehran, with Iraqi crowds revealing Iran's enduring regional influence despite months of US and Israeli pressure on the regime.

Pakistan condemned escalating US-Iran tensions and urged both sides to exercise restraint, while dealing with its own security crisis with 42 killed in fighter attacks in Balochistan and cross-border terrorism threats.

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign after a court cleared her to run for office, while prosecutors investigated a Paraguayan senator for racist abuse of French footballer Kylian Mbappé.

Belarus faces pressure from both Putin seeking military support for the Ukraine war and Ukrainian threats of strikes, as the country attempts to avoid deeper involvement in the Kremlin's conflict.

An International Criminal Court internal investigation found the top prosecutor engaged in sexual harassment, requiring ICC members to vote on potential removal amid ongoing global accountability efforts.

The UK's top judges began hearing appeals over Trinidad and Tobago's colonial-era anti-gay law that criminalizes same-sex intimacy, with activists challenging a ruling that restored the homophobic legislation.

Cuban suffered its third nationwide blackout in six months as the impoverished island struggles with power generation after the US imposed a renewed blockade in January, deepening the humanitarian crisis.