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U.S. military planning on Iran has reached an advanced stage with options including targeting individuals as part of an attack and even pursuing regime change in Tehran, if ordered by President Donald Trump, two U.S. officials told Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering a limited military strike on Iran but gave no other details.

FIFA and the Board of Peace signed a partnership agreement on Thursday to attract investment from global leaders and institutions for sustainable development in conflict-affected regions through football.

Turkish authorities have detained a veteran correspondent of German state-backed international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Ankara, accusing him of "disseminating misleading information" and "insulting the president".

Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a realtor in Morocco as the disgraced financier tried to purchase a palace in the 10 days before his 2019 arrest, including one transfer from an account which lacked sufficient funds, files released by the U.S. Department of Justice show.

Tensions between the United States and Iran are no longer simmering quietly in the background. They are front and center, raw and escalating. Military deployments, sharp rhetoric and urgent diplomacy are converging into what looks increasingly like a defining moment.

Morocco has emerged as a key contributor to the newly announced International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza, becoming the only Maghreb country to commit troops to the initiative.

U.S. President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that $7 billion has been contributed to a Gaza reconstruction fund that aims to rebuild the enclave once Hamas disarms, an objective that is far from becoming a reality.

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it must reach a deal over its nuclear program or "bad things" will happen, and appeared to set a 10-day deadline before the U.S. might take action.

Mojtaba Amani, Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, announced on X that he has officially concluded his mission in Beirut. 

King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was on Thursday arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.

The United States imposed sanctions on three commanders of the Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group over their role in the 18-month siege and capture of the city of al‑Fashir, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday.