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.

Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there's been progress in talks between Iran and Oman on opening the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

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The Israeli military said Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since the implementation of a shaky truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in June.

Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing one and injuring 12, after accusing Hezbollah of violating a ceasefire, officials said.

Fox News' Trey Yingst reports the latest on the strikes in southern Lebanon as the IDF strikes Hezbollah targets.

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Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow's wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin.

A Ukrainian drone struck a busy beach off the Black Sea in a deadly attack, Russian officials said, as the two countries continue to trade strikes. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has the latest.

Multiple explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up the dark skies over the Ukrainian capital, which has come under missile attack every three to four days in recent weeks as Russia has escalated its air war.

At least 17 people were killed and 44 injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kiev and the surrounding region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

The Trump ally hopes to shore up his position as FIFA president in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup.

FIFA said on Wednesday it had apologised to its member associations for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup, as the governing body's leadership reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco.

Two senior FIFA executives -- coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström -- distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

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Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army’s and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display

Taiwan has kicked off annual military exercises aimed at simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own

Taiwan on Wednesday began its largest military drills of the year as the small island nation ramps up its preparations for a potential invasion from China.

Taiwan’s largest annual Han Kuang military exercise is now underway, testing the country’s military readiness through realistic scenarios. TaiwanPlus joined a naval response drill in Keelung to observe how unscripted exercises are helping prepare Taiwan’s armed forces to respond to real-world threats.

The former prime minister said it was her duty to her people to return voluntarily despite facing a death sentence over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year, shrugging off a death sentence imposed on her after she fled into exile when her government was toppled by a student-led uprising in 2024.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she will return to her country after two years in exile in India, despite facing the death penalty. The 78-year-old, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024,

Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh despite facing a death penalty, telling supporters that fear could not decide her "duty to the people."