Let's keep our eye on the ball, America: The war outcome we must achieve is a disarmed Iran with no realistic potential to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ways have to be found in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on allies to send warships there to secure transit amid the war in Iran.

Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid collapsed. Lázaro Guerra, the ministry's electricity director, told state media late Monday that crews were trying to restart several thermoelectric plants, which are key to restoring power.

Hundreds were feared dead after a strike on a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which officials from Afghanistan blamed on the Pakistani military. Afghanistan's deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the death toll had "so far" reached 400 people, while about 250 people had been reported injured. He said most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.

Niagara Falls was lit in a teal colour last night to mark International Long Covid Awareness Day. Among other locations illuminated to recognise the occasion was Canada's tallest structure, Toronto's CN Tower. The tower regularly changes colours to celebrate a variety of events during the year, including Kwanzaa, Human Rights Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance.

President Donald Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday ​that Tehran's reaction came as a surprise, said a U.S. official and two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence reports. Pre-war ‌intelligence assessments did not say that Iran's response was "a guarantee, but it certainly was on the list of potential outcomes," said one source, who like the other two requested anonymity to discuss the issue.

The Trump administration has announced that it will begin terminating commercial driver's licenses for 200,000 foreign drivers. The news comes after multiple fatal accidents caused by illegal immigrant truck drivers made headlines around the nation in 2025 and in 2026.

President Trump said Monday there is a former U.S. president who privately expressed support for military action against Iran and said he wished he'd done it. "It's somebody that happens to like me, and I like that person," Mr. Trump said from the Oval Office. Mr. Trump made the claim during an extended question-and-answer session with reporters. "That person said, 'I wish I did it,'" Mr. Trump said of his conversation with the former president. "I don't want to get him into trouble."

Credit where credit is due: Iran appears to have scored a remarkable victory for inclusive representation on the global stage. The U.S. intelligence community recently assessed that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the dearly departed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is "probably gay," the New York Post revealed on Monday. The news comes amid reports that "one or two" of the younger Khamenei's legs were amputated after he suffered severe injuries last month in the U.S.-Israeli airstrike that killed his father.

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