http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:02:39 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:26:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/house-passes-bill-aid-ukraine-impose-new-sanctions-russia/stories/20260604140 WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result. The U.S. Capitol is showcased on June 3 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:06:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/04/hezbollah-rejects-latest-cease-fire-agreement-israeli-strikes-lebanon/stories/20260604124 BEIRUT — Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. An Israeli flag hangs on a destroyed building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:01:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-israel-complicating-peace/stories/20260603102 BEIRUT — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran. President Donald Trump, left, and Kevin Warsh arrive at a swearing-in ceremony for Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House on May 22 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:52:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/03/iran-strikes-kuwait-s-main-airport-and-kills-1-as-ceasefire-is-tested-again/stories/20260603089 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile cease-fire. People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1. A woman holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, on May 30. People swim on a public beach as smoke, background, rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qlaileh village, seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:15:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/massive-russian-attack-kills-22-people-ukraine-moscow-escalates-fighting/stories/20260602109 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday. Olga Mudra, 35, and her daughter Natalia, 6, walk in the yard of their house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. People react as they look at the site of a Russian missile strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. A man clears debris in his apartment building damaged after a Russian missile strike that hit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. An injured Olena Dniprovska sits in the yard of her house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:57:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/02/iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say/stories/20260602105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a cease-fire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday, as tensions flared in Israel's separate but related fight against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon. People carry packages at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. A woman walks at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1. Men sit at the gate of a mosque at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, June 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:29:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/u-s-bombs-iranian-military-sites-downs-missiles-fired-at-troops-in-kuwait/stories/20260601076 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the United States says it shot down. Cargo ships and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as a person stands in shallow water, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. Cargo and service vessels line the horizon as people ride a motorcycle along the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 31. People paddle along the shoreline as cargo ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1. A small boat moves along the shoreline where an a cargo vessel, tugboat and industrial barge are all anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:23:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/06/01/trump-israel-hezbollah-dial-back-fighting/stories/20260601077 WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. A family flees following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. Cars sit in traffic on a highway as residents flee following an Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on June 1. A person walks past the site struck by a rocket fired from Lebanon on Saturday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on May 31. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:17:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/israeli-army-captures-strategic-castle-lebanon/stories/20260531140 BEIRUT — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. A view of he Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 12:49:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/31/arteries-modern-civilization-action-protect-seabed-cables/stories/20260531123 The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the world. In this 2018 photo provided by Gonzalo Mórtola, the Russian research vessel Yantar is shown docked in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, worrying the U.S. and its allies the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 00:12:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/29/russian-drone-ukraine-apartment-building-romania/stories/20260529111 BUCHAREST, Romania — A Russian drone that was part of an attack on Ukraine went astray and struck an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian officials said Friday. The incursion added to concerns that the war could spread across the alliance’s borders. This photo released by Romania's Department for Emergency Situations shows a fire on top of a block of flats after a drone crash caused an explosion and fire on impact, in Galati, eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border May 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference after the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, not seen, give a joint news conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, on May 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 00:34:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/netanyahu-israeli-military-take-70-percent-gaza/stories/20260528127 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70 percent of Gaza’s territory. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 20:25:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/28/us-iranian-negotiators-reach-tentative-deal-textend-ceasefire-nuclear-talks/stories/20260528112 WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the cease-fire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and launch talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2. A woman rides a bicycle as others cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 21:59:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/26/iran-condemns-us-strikes-show-bad-faith/stories/20260526105 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Tuesday denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations pressed on toward a possible deal to end the war, and the Islamic Republic began restoring internet access after one of the longest nationwide shutdowns ever. Government supporters hold Iranian flags and pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on May 24. A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and paramilitary Basij forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 00:46:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/us-military-says-carried-out-self-defense-strikes/stories/20260525093 WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.” President Donald Trump waves upon returning to the White House following the 158th National Memorial Day Observance. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing on May 12 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 22:35:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/pope-calls-robust-regulation-ai-manifesto-ponders-future-humanity/stories/20260525090 VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. Pope Leo XIV, left, greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah speaks during the presentation of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican on May 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 22:15:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/rubios-visit-india-focuses-us-trade-tensions-quad-alliance-sightseeing/stories/20260525089 NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on May 25. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane. U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and Ambassador to India Sergio Gor waits to join United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India on May 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/trump-says-iran-deal-should-include-additional-countries-joining-abraham-accord/stories/20260525087 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/trump-says-iran-deal-should-include-additional-countries-joining-abraham-accord/stories/20260525087#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 21:20:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/25/trump-says-iran-deal-should-include-additional-countries-joining-abraham-accord/stories/20260525087 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements from Trump's first term aimed at normalizing relations with Israel. President Donald Trump speaks during the 158th National Memorial Day Observance coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 25 in Arlington, Va. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/russia-uses-hypersonic-oreshnik-missile-mass-attack-kyiv/stories/20260524138 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/russia-uses-hypersonic-oreshnik-missile-mass-attack-kyiv/stories/20260524138#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 23:21:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/russia-uses-hypersonic-oreshnik-missile-mass-attack-kyiv/stories/20260524138 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Sunday that killed at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war. Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine. A local resident saves a refrigerator from a fire after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Red Cross volunteers carry an injured woman into an ambulance after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood on Kyiv, Ukraine. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/details-potential-iran-deal-emerge-trump-announces-progress/stories/20260524118 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/details-potential-iran-deal-emerge-trump-announces-progress/stories/20260524118#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 11:00:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/05/24/details-potential-iran-deal-emerge-trump-announces-progress/stories/20260524118 CAIRO — U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran on the war in the Middle East, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with Israel and other allies in the region over the weekend. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a joint presser with India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, unseen, following their talks in New Delhi, India, on May 24. In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, on May 23.