U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire with talks in limbo; Gunman in Louisiana kills eight children; Israel's Gaza-style "Yellow Line" in Lebanon

Official death toll in Iran tops 3,300. President Donald Trump says negotiations to start Tuesday, threatens Iran; Iran says no negotiations scheduled. U.S. warship attacks and takes control of Iranian cargo ship. Tanker fired upon near Oman. UAE in talks with U.S. about currency swap. Israel continues military activity in Lebanon despite ceasefire. French UNIFIL peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon ambush; France points to Hezbollah. Israeli attacks continue in Gaza. Israel kills two UNICEF water truck drivers. Gaza reconstruction costs estimated at $71.4 billion. U.S. military kills three in latest vessel strike in the Caribbean. Pro-Israel candidates beaten in Michigan races. Gunman in Louisiana kills eight children. U.S. sanctions Colombian mercenary recruiters supplying fighters to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. Brazil, Spain, and Mexico warn against military intervention in Cuba. DRC government and M23 rebels agree to prisoner releases and aid access. 56 bodies, mostly infants, found abandoned at Trinidad and Tobago cemetery. Gunman kills six in Kyiv street attack. Strikes hit Russian and Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Fire destroys over 1,000 homes in Malaysia. Colombia's Gustavo Petro threatens lawsuit against Ecuador's Daniel Noboa.

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