Uncertainty over Iran peace talks and a mass shooting in Louisiana: Morning Rundown - BERITAJA

In today’s newsletter: The U.S. seizes an Iranian vessel arsenic the 2 sides stay astatine likelihood connected erstwhile to resume bid talks. What we cognize about the man who changeable 7 of his children and 3 others successful Louisiana. And tsunami waves deed Japan aft a awesome 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

Here’s what to cognize today.

Tensions emergence arsenic U.S. and Iran waste and acquisition blasted for alleged ceasefire violations

The U.S. and Iran traded accusations of ceasefire violations complete the weekend, underscoring the fragility of their truce up of its expiration Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said yesterday that U.S. forces had seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel that allegedly attempted to breach the American naval blockade. The alloy was intercepted successful the Gulf of Oman aft ignoring warnings to stop, the president wrote connected Truth Social.

Iran vowed to retaliate for the seizure, which a subject spokesperson called an “act of equipped piracy and theft.”

As tensions rise, the 2 sides besides look divided complete the prospects for a 2nd information of talks. Two elder management officials told Beritaja that Vice President JD Vance, typical envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to recreation to Pakistan to proceed negotiations pinch Iran.

Trump said negotiators would get successful Islamabad tonight, but Iranian media has denied the reports, saying location is “no clear prospect” for a chat nether existent conditions.

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• Across Lebanon, hundreds of thousands are weighing whether to return to homes that whitethorn nary longer exist, arsenic Israeli forces stay and the consequence of renewed unit lingers.

• Beritaja poll: Trump’s support rating sunk to a caller low arsenic Americans definitive increasing concerns about rising costs and the Iran war.

• After a spate of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites successful London, British authorities are investigating a shadowy online group pinch imaginable ties to Iran.

For subscribers: New canvass reveals really Trump's support among young Americans is importantly changing

Supporters applaud arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks connected Dec. 9, 2025, successful Mount Pocono, Penn.Alex Wong / Getty Images file

Support for the president among Gen Z is eroding faster than pinch immoderate different generation, including millennials, members of Generation X and babe boomers, according to a caller Beritaja poll. Our study of Americans ages 18-29 allows for a person look astatine the sentiments of young adults astatine a infinitesimal of accelerated technological advancement and geopolitical change. The findings are a potential informing motion for Republicans successful this year’s midterm elections.

Suspect dormant aft 8 children killed, 2 women wounded successful Louisiana shooting

Police portion runs crossed 79th Street successful Shreveport, La. arsenic constabulary activity astatine the segment of a wide shooting connected Sunday. Gerald Herbert / AP

A man successful Louisiana killed 8 children yesterday successful a shooting that authorities described arsenic a home unit incident, and was later killed by constabulary aft fleeing successful a carjacked vehicle, officials said.

Shamar Elkins was identified by constabulary arsenic the shooter, and 7 of the 8 children killed were his, constabulary spokesperson Christopher Bordelon said. Elkins had served successful the Louisiana Army National Guard and had a criminal history.

The children killed were 3 boys and 5 girls, ages 3 to 11, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office. It appears galore of them were changeable successful their sleep, about successful the head, Bordelon said.

Two women were besides wounded. One is the suspect’s wife, who was changeable successful the look but was alive, and the different female is believed to beryllium his girlfriend, according to Bordelon.

Here’s what other we know.

Tsunami waves deed Japan aft awesome earthquake

A informing connection connected a surface successful Tokyo from a unrecorded provender from broadcaster NHK shows a tsunami alert, aft an earthquake deed bluish Japan connected Monday.Philip Fong / AFP via Getty Images

A 7.5-magnitude quake struck disconnected the northeast of Japan, prompting a tsunami informing and removal orders for tens of thousands of people. Waves arsenic precocious arsenic 2 and a half feet were reported.

There is nary tsunami expected successful California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska aliases the Canadian state of British Columbia, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said connected X.

Follow the latest connected our liveblog.

Epstein subsister says it's not excessively precocious to expose what happened astatine his New Mexico ranch

More than 2 decades aft she was sexually abused astatine Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch, Rachel Benavidez is still waiting for personification to beryllium held responsible for crimes there.

“Until survivors are heard and believed, past I don’t deliberation there’s ever going to beryllium immoderate justice,” Benavidez, 52, said successful an interview.

She is among at slightest 10 girls and young women who person alleged they were groomed aliases assaulted astatine Zorro Ranch opening successful the precocious 1990s. They overcame paralyzing fearfulness to stock their ordeals again and again — yet authorities person ne'er afloat investigated what happened astatine the ranch.

Benavidez says she would willingly show investigators what she endured. Even though Epstein is agelong dormant and his main accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, is successful prison, she says much group request to beryllium held accountable.

“I don’t deliberation it’s excessively precocious for the truth to travel out,” Benavidez said.

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Staff Pick: Robots are coming for your marathon bibs

It seems moreover machines are getting successful connected the moving craze. A bright-red Chinese robot named “Lightning” lived up to its sanction this play — smoking its title by completing a half-marathon successful 50 minutes.

The title was 12,000 humans. Not a azygous 1 made it connected the podium.

When I first saw a video of the race, it felt a tad dystopian. Hordes of group pinch their phones successful the air, chasing a portion of metallic moving faster than we ever person earlier (seriously — the robot hit the quality world record).

Regardless of whether you find it cool aliases freaky, the robots signify unthinkable advancements successful technology. And if it’s immoderate consolation, they’re not infallible: Lightning collapsed into a railing earlier it crossed the decorativeness line.

— Kayla Hayempour, platforms editor

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