New Zealand has begun discussions with Australia and Britain over replacing its ageing Anzac-class ​frigates, with advice on a preferred path ‌expected to go to government by the end of 2027, Defence Minister Chris Penk said on Thursday.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told members of a congressional committee in private testimony that he couldn’t recall ‌why he and his family had lunch on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, members said.

Ukraine has accused Russia of flouting a Kyiv-proposed ceasefire by carrying out dozens of battlefield assaults, air strikes and drone attacks in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy describes as Moscow’s “obvious ‌spurning” of peace.

The United Arab Emirates said it faced missile and drone attacks from Iran, raising tensions in the region.

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.