Trump extends U.S. ceasefire with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will extend the ceasefire with Iran as the current two-week truce is set to expire on Wednesday night.
"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."
U.S. forces board sanctioned Iran-related oil tanker in Indian Ocean
The U.S. Department of War said Tuesday that its forces had boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude.
Ship-tracking data showed the vessel located in the Indian Ocean, between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
"Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani" in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, the Pentagon said on social media platform X.
"International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels," it further said.
Hezbollah launches rockets, drones at Israeli position, citing ceasefire violations
Hezbollah said it launched rockets and attack drones at an Israeli artillery position in the settlement of Kfar Giladi on Tuesday evening, marking an escalation despite an ongoing ceasefire.
The group said in a statement that the attack targeted the source of recent Israeli artillery fire toward the Lebanese town of Yahmar al-Shaqif, describing the strike as a response to what it called repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire since it took effect, including attacks on civilians and destruction of homes in southern Lebanon.
A U.S.-backed 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into force at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following weeks of intensified cross-border fighting, although the truce has remained fragile.
Japan officially eases arms export rules to allow weapons sales despite protests
The Japanese government officially revised "the three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology" and their implementation guidelines on Tuesday to allow overseas sales of weapons, including those with lethal capabilities, despite waves of large-scale protests, local media reported.
The revisions scrap rules that limit Japan's defense equipment exports to five noncombat categories, namely rescue, transport, warning, surveillance, and minesweeping.
Instead, defense equipment will be divided into "weapons" and "non-weapons" categories, based on whether they have lethal or destructive capabilities, Kyodo News reported.
Kyodo News commented that the changes mark a significant shift in defense policy for a country that has touted itself as a "peace-loving nation" under its war-renouncing Constitution since its defeat in World War II.
Nearly 8,000 migrants dead or missing in transit in 2025: IOM
Nearly 8,000 migrants were reported dead or missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025, bringing the cumulative total since 2014 to more than 82,000, according to data released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday.
Analysis by the IOM's Missing Migrants Project estimated that at least 340,000 family members have been directly affected by migrant deaths recorded by the organization since 2014.
The report noted that "conflicts, climate shocks, shifting labour demands and policy changes are altering how and where people move."■
