* U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran violated the ceasefire agreement between the two sides by launching at least four one-way attack drones at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
* A senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader said on Saturday the United States has violated a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington by continuing to create tension in the Strait of Hormuz.
* The U.S. military on Friday launched airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar installations, calling the operation "a powerful response" to the alleged Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, according to the U.S. Central Command.
* The U.S.-led Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) on Saturday raised the maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz from moderate to substantial.
* Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to playing a constructive role in achieving lasting peace and stability in the region and beyond, the foreign office said in a statement on Saturday.
* An Israeli drone struck a junction in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The development came a day after Lebanon and Israel signed a U.S.-brokered framework agreement in Washington aimed at advancing a lasting security arrangement and laying the groundwork for a broader peace process.
* Pakistani security forces killed eight terrorists in two intelligence-based operations in the southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Saturday.
* Bahrain announced early Saturday that its territory was targeted by Iranian drone attacks.
* Two Palestinians, including a child, were killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted two tents sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources.
* The foreign ministers of Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stressed the need to safeguard navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Egypt's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
* Flights between Iran's capital Tehran and Dubai of the United Arab Emirates will resume on July 1, Iranian media reported Saturday, citing Iran's Civil Aviation Authority.
* About 2,500 seafarers aboard 115 vessels have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the International Maritime Organization (IMO) launched an evacuation operation for stranded seafarers on Tuesday, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Friday.
* Pakistan has facilitated the safe return of 22 Iranian crew members following their interdiction by U.S. authorities, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a "100% TARIFF on any and all Goods" sent to the United States by any country that imposes a digital services tax on U.S. companies.
* France has denounced Burkina Faso's decision to sever diplomatic relations as "hostile and baseless," saying that it "illustrated the troubling drift of the Burkinabe authorities" and that Paris was considering necessary reciprocal measures, AFP reported Friday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for harnessing technology to stop drug cyber-trafficking, working with police and authorities to detect and disrupt criminal networks and the manufacture of synthetic drugs, and boosting investment in prevention, harm-reduction and treatment.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could return to its status quo ante, said his spokesperson on Friday.
* Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Friday that La Guaira state, which was hard hit by Wednesday's twin earthquakes, had been placed under military control to facilitate rescue efforts and ensure security.
* The South African government on Friday said it has intensified efforts to manage migration and strengthen border security ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations against illegal immigration scheduled for June 30.
* In response to moves by some shipping operators threatening to suspend services, the Fijian government has taken proactive measures to ensure the continuity of maritime services.
* The Somali National Army and international partners killed 30 al-Shabaab militants during a joint operation in the Middle Shabelle region of southern Somalia, officials announced on Saturday.
* The World Bank has approved over 1 billion USD for two projects to help Bangladesh mitigate the price and supply volatility in the global fertilizer and fuel markets, sustain food security, and enable rapid response.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 57.4-million-U.S.-dollar financing package to help Sri Lanka expand access to affordable clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the bank said in a statement Friday.
* Hot, dry weather and erratic winds complicated firefighting across the western United States on Thursday, as federal authorities reported 37 uncontained large fires nationwide and listed Utah's Cottonwood Fire as the largest active incident.
* Poland's Institute of Meteorology and Water Management has issued its highest, third-level heat warnings from Saturday morning to Monday evening. The peak of the extreme heat event is expected on Sunday, when temperatures in some regions could reach up to 42 degrees Celsius, the weather service said.
* Germany reported an all-time temperature record of 41.3 degrees Celsius on Friday amid an ongoing heatwave, German news agency dpa reported, citing preliminary data from the German Weather Service (DWD).
* Britain continued to experience record-breaking heat on Friday, with a provisional temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, making it the hottest June day on record, the BBC reported.
