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A fresh American military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific killed two people and left six survivors, intensifying scrutiny over the evidence and legal basis behind a months-long campaign at sea.
Washington has issued a temporary sanctions licence permitting Iranian oil production, delivery and sales through 21 August, offering negotiators an economic bridge as they pursue a permanent end to the war that began in February.
Alberto Carvalho's departure leaves the second-largest district in the United States facing a leadership reset amid a federal inquiry he says he has no part in.
Beijing has announced new restrictions on exports to American defence-linked firms in retaliation for expanded US sanctions on Chinese technology companies, escalating the two powers' security dispute.
An Associated Press report says agents monitored large fentanyl deliveries in New Mexico without seizing them while building wider cases, reigniting debate over federal drug enforcement tactics.
At least seven people were killed and 38 injured across the city over the weekend, according to police, intensifying the political debate over crime and federal intervention.
Mediators say a 14-point understanding, due to be signed in Switzerland, would end more than 100 days of fighting, lift the US naval blockade and extend a ceasefire that reaches into Lebanon.
President Trump has signalled that an agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, yet Tehran has cast doubt on the timing and disputed his account of the terms.