U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a reversal of plans to charge a 20% toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will instead make investment and trade deals with the U.

President ⁠Donald Trump told ⁠reporters on Monday that the ​United States was attacking Iran's ‌capabilities related to the ‌Strait of Hormuz, amid ⁠renewed ⁠military action between the two countries.

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump said America will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran, and insisted the Strait of Hormuz will remain open despite Iranian attacks on ships. Iran has said any attempt by America to intervene in the strait would be “strongly resisted”.

British counter-terrorism ⁠police said on ​Tuesday that former government ‌minister Ann Widdecombe, ‌who ⁠was ⁠found murdered at her home last ​week, was clearly targeted, adding that ​officers were still working ⁠to ⁠establish the ⁠motive.

Police can hold the suspect for up to seven days under the Terrorism Act.

Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” though the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said Tuesday. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended detention warrant under the Terrorism Act that allows police to question him for up to another week.

Officers are still working to understand the motive and have obtained a warrant of further detention under the Terrorism Act. | ITV News West Country

A military parade has marched through the streets of Paris below clouds of red, white and blue smoke left by planes in the sky as part of Bastille Day celebrations. Held each year on 14 July, the national holiday marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789,

As France celebrates Bastille Day, its soccer team is facing off against Spain in the World Cup and the country is enduring its third intense heatwave this year, with forest fires raging in the south and outside Paris.

France's Emmanuel Macron embraces Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he presides over Bastille Day celebrations :: Paris, France / July 14, 2026 :: Germany's Friedrich Merz and Britain's

France rolled out tanks, troops and a show of force for Bastille Day as President Emmanuel Macron led his final military parade before leaving office next year. Flanked by Ukraine allies

A truce that ended nearly a decade of war in Yemen has mostly held since 2022. It is being severely tested four years later.

The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen's capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response.

Houthi rebels in Yemen say Sanaa International Airport has been hit by Saudi strikes. Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said Monday on Telegram that Saudi Arabia launched the airstrikes in what he called an “end to the de-escalation phase.

The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen fired ballistic missiles and drones on Saudi Arabia, the worst attack in several years that threatens to draw the rebels into the wider regional conflict between Tehran and Washington.

SportsLine's soccer experts have revealed their World Cup picks and World Cup predictions for Spain vs. France in the semifinals on Tuesday

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup as Lamine Yamal and Spain look to topple Kylian Mbappé and France, who are seeking their third straight finals appearance.

France and Spain go head-to-head in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals in Dallas today. After the group stage and three knockout rounds, two of the tournament’s most impressive teams are looking to book a place in Sunday’s final.

The World Cup Final awaits one of the best teams in the world. In the blue corner is France, a team with seemingly limitless attacking potential. In the red corner is Spain, a side that has been nearly impenetrable defensively.

The price ​of Brent crude oil futures for prompt delivery rose on Tuesday ‌to a one-month high over the price for oil six months later as traders priced in renewed risks to Middle Eastern supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil surged to almost $87 a barrel, its highest level in a month after the United States and Iran traded attacks as they vied over the Hormuz Strait.

Crude futures extended gains as the U.S. reimposed its Iranian blockade and Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

The U.S. is the world's leading oil producer. We don't import much oil from the Middle East. Why, then, are oil and gas prices so high?