Tehran signals it could reopen strategically vital waterway within two days if Washington meets conditions, offering potential breakthrough in eight-month naval confrontation.
U.S.-mediated peace talks yield prisoner swap agreement but fail to produce breakthrough on ceasefire terms and territorial disputes in the nearly five-year conflict.
Former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola leads incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, threatening to hand Democrats their 56th seat in historic midterm wave.
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Republicans to reject despair and hold the line on conservative principles as Democrats prepare to seize control of Congress.
Week after election, fractious parties fail to form government as Netanyahu faces prospect of opposition role.
Massive protest in Dutch capital demands government pressure Israel as humanitarian crisis continues in Gaza.
Trump ally defeated by retired Navy admiral Eileen Laubacher in another Democratic flip of Republican House seat.
Internal divisions emerge within Democratic Party over how aggressively to confront Trump in his final two years.