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Trump and his Iranian counterpart shifted back to a sharply confrontational footing while U.S. officials and international leaders worked toward expected talks aimed at defusing the conflict.

Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen have accelerated missile and drone attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.

A top U.S. border official resigned amid growing clamor about the treatment of migrant children in U.S. custody.

Mueller will testify in open session on July 17 before a pair of House committees, a victory for Democratic leaders in Congress.

Pompeo on a visit to Kabul said he hoped there would be a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban by September.

Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's communications director, will serve as the next White House press secretary and communications director.

Kushner urged the embrace of the economic portion of the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan at a conference in Bahrain.

A Brazilian investigator was exploring whether detonations carried out by Vale could have triggered the collapse of a company dam in January.

Higher U.S. tariffs and other trade barriers have hit world trade flows.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 26, 2019 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)