The United States launched a fresh barrage of strikes on Iran overnight as President Donald Trump threatened a major new escalation after Tehran opened a second front in its pressure campaign on the world economy.

U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.

The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.

Bahrain activated its sirens early Friday, warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran

French authorities ordered the complete evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on Friday, launching boats to help rescue people from the popular tourist destination that’s now threatened by wildfires.

Across Europe, three heatwaves in succession this season have intensified drought, strained water supplies and left vegetation tinder-dry.

The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials on Friday morning saying it had continued to progress overnight.

Apocalyptic” wildfires have forced the evacuation of the whole of the French peninsula of Cap Ferret, with tourists fleeing the flames by boat.

"We urge all members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to recognize the risks and to exercise their power to reject or modify Trump’s proposed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabi

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement on civil nuclear power that allows the kingdom to build nuclear reactors and to enrich uranium.

President Trump says that the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is contingent on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, which would require them to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel. CBS News' Michael George reports.

The move could complicate a 30-year accord to give the kingdom a civilian nuclear program.

Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine fisheries vessels in the South China Sea. This marks the third confrontation in the disputed waters this week. The

A Chinese coast guard ship fires a water cannon at a Philippine vessel, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 23, 2026, location given as South China Sea. Jay Tarriela via X/Handout via REUTERS MANILA/BEIJING,

Chinese ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels, including one carrying a CNN crew, near a dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea on Friday – the third tense confrontation this week in the contested waters.

China’s Coast Guard clashed with the Philippines for a third time this week in the South China Sea, as tensions in the disputed waters escalate.

Oil futures prices retreated on Friday but ‌are still set for hefty weekly gains because of concerns about disrupted energy flows in the Red Sea and fears of further escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

The U.S. war with Iran escalated and global oil prices surged again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

The Iranian-aligned Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.

The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran Friday after Tehran-backed Houthi rebels attacked oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking an escalation that pushed crude prices past $100 a barrel.The

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked into another AI company on its own. According to the startup, the event happened last week, and its actions are under investigation.

The models found a way to access the internet in search of information "it could use to cheat the evaluation."

The agent pursued its objective far beyond what researchers intended, revealing how difficult powerful AI systems can be to contain

Cybersecurity experts are raising concerns about the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence after an AI agent developed by OpenAI carried out a cyberattack.