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The Latest: Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions

Iran rowed back on its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach.

Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of... Read More

British military says a cargo vessel was attacked near Strait of Hormuz

CAIRO (AP) — The British military said Saturday that a container vessel was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.

The military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said an unknown projectile hit the vessel, 25 nautical miles (46 kilometers) northeast of Oman.

Some containers on the vessel were damaged, it said.

The attack is the second Saturday after two gunboats from Iran’s Revelatory Guards opened fire on a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

CAIRO... Read More

Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier was killed and three others injured on Saturday morning in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

“Everything suggests that responsibility for this attack lies with Hezbollah,” Macron wrote on social media. “France demands that the Lebanese authorities immediately arrest those responsible and assume their responsibilities alongside UNIFIL,” the U.N. mission in southern Lebanon.

Macron identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Florian Montorio of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment He... Read More

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Charlie Price says he didn't learn much about the American Revolution in school. He knew about George Washington, the Battle of Bunker Hill and that the patriots won. It wasn't until he joined the Lexington Minutemen — a group of Revolutionary War reenactors — that he realized there's so much more to the story.

The Lexington Minutemen are marking the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts on Saturday, as they do every year. Thousands of people — some in colonial costumes, gathered on the Lexington Green to witness the historic... Read More

Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices

Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it's a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues.

More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional drought — including 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West — according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. It's the highest levels for this time of year since the drought monitor began in 2000.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's comprehensive Palmer Drought Severity... Read More

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The Latest: Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions

British military says a cargo vessel was attacked near Strait of Hormuz

Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon

Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as US remembers the American Revolution

Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices

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