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TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US department of justice lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy laws. The settlement marks one of the largest recoveries under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (Copra).

Under the settlement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and a further $100 million after an order is entered vacating an earlier consent decree involving TikTok's predecessor, Musical.ly, the DOJ said in a release.

US President Donald Trump says the is hitting "very hard" to honour American service members who have been killed.

Speaking to reporters as he returned to Washington after the FIFA World Cup final, said the strikes were carried out in honour of "probably three great patriots".

He added that those who died were fighting so that "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon".

US President Donald Trump said the United States had agreed to hold talks with Iran after Tehran requested to continue negotiations. However, he added that the ceasefire between the two countries is "over."

The US-Iran ceasefire is under fresh strain after Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US strikes. Tehran warned negotiations could collapse, while renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns over regional security and global shipping routes.

The US carried out fresh strikes on Iranian military targets after an Iranian drone attack hit the tanker Kiku in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of violating the ceasefire. President Donald Trump warned of stronger military action if Iran continues its attacks, raising fears of renewed regional escalation.

'Syria should take care of Hezbollah.' Donald Trump criticised Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, saying recent strikes risked derailing peace efforts with Iran and expressing frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

Iran’s parliament is reportedly considering a controversial bill proposing a $58.5 million reward for anyone who kills US President Donald Trump, described by lawmakers as a retaliatory step linked to wartime tensions.

The proposal, still under discussion, has raised global concern amid already strained US-Iran relations and escalating political rhetoric between Tehran and Washington.

US President Donald Trump announced that ISIS second-in-command, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, was killed in a joint operation carried out by American and Nigerian forces in Nigeria. Trump described the mission as "meticulously planned" and said the operation significantly weakened the terror group's global capabilities.

Al-Minuki, believed to be a key organisational and financial figure within ISIS operations Africa, was reportedly involved in coordinating international funding and plotting attacks against US interests.