The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on ​Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz with duelling maritime blockades, shaking a fragile truce.

The U.S. state of New Mexico on Monday asked ​a judge to declare Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab a public nuisance, order the company to pay $3.7 billion and overhaul its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms ‌to protect young users.

Celebrities including singers Sam Smith and Doja Cat and actress ​Nicole Kidman made their entrances Monday at the ‌Met Gala, the fashion world’s most coveted invitation, as protesters bashed billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ sponsorship of the event.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had “terminated” hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers’ permission to continue the conflict.

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks and ​restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.

The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has reported.

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the alleged murder of a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on ​Friday.

Asal, a freelance designer in her 30s living in Tehran, used to get projects from abroad all the time.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, ‌Ruben Rocha, and other officials for their alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, in a significant escalation of U.S. anti-cartel action that is likely to increase tensions between the United States and Mexico.

King Charles’ courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but underscores how London is playing a ​longer game in trying to preserve the historic alliance.

Elon Musk took the stand at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the ChatGPT ​maker as a defense of charitable giving.

Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse with U.S. President Donald Trump unhappy with the latest proposal from Tehran, which he said had informed the U.S. it was in a “state of collapse” and figuring ​out its leadership situation.