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President Trump said Wednesday a pending deal with Iran will bring peace, forestall Tehran's nuclear ambitions and avoid the "economic catastrophe" that would have unfolded if bombs kept falling in perpetuity.

Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: "Versailles is not gold leaf - Versailles is the real deal."

Germany and Poland signed a new defense agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation amid heightened tensions with Russia and growing uncertainty over U.S. engagement in Europe.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to end the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a "massive step forward," and said allies are ready to support it.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a meeting Wednesday that seeks to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the former prime minister of Spain, appeared before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in connection with his alleged role in a government airline bailout and links to jewelry discovered in a police raid on his office.

The Pentagon will offer a conditional $500 million loan to a U.S. company at the forefront of rare earth element processing, the latest step in the Defense Department's push to shore up the key domestic supply chains crucial to modern electronics,

A parliamentary election Thursday in a working-class district on the outskirts of Manchester, England, has become a surprisingly critical referendum on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership -- and perhaps the future of British politics.

The first-stage deal struck by the U.S. and Iran would end the war "on all fronts," including Lebanon, and offers economic benefits for Tehran, including the release of frozen funds and waivers to export oil.

The U.S. Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert Monday, urging American tourists to avoid Jet Ski rentals in the Bahamas, citing a pattern of fatalities, injuries and sexual assaults linked to unlicensed watercraft operators.