US President Donald Trump has told the New York Post that negotiations with Iran could begin as early as Friday. However, Iranian leaders appear to be rejecting that idea.
The US Defense Department has announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is stepping down. Phelan’s abrupt departure follows multiple other replacements of senior military officers by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Japan’s transport ministry has banned the use of portable chargers, also called power banks, on flights departing from and arriving at airports in Japan after a series of incidents involving lithium-ion batteries catching fire or emitting smoke onboard.