U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, while warning that he could order a restart of strikes if talks with Iran fail.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow an executive order tightening mail-in voting rules and creating federal voter-eligibility lists to take effect ahead of the November midterm elections.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is exchanging messages with Iran through mediators, including Pakistan and Qatar, according to Iranian media reports, citing his remarks in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF.

A total of 68,138 foreign nationals have been processed in South Africa between June 14 and July 24, with the majority repatriated to their home countries, a government official said on Sunday.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 3,000, according to official figures released on Saturday.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 2,905 confirmed Ebola cases with 1,269 deaths, the health ministry said in an update on Friday.

SpaceX launched the 13th flight test of its giant Starship system on Friday, testing upgrades to the vehicle following its previous flight.

A town hall meeting was held Thursday for the six candidates for the next UN secretary-general, allowing them to reach a global audience.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday slammed the U.S. threat to use U.S.-controlled Iranian assets to cover future maritime damages as "an incendiary precedent."

U.S. forces launched more strikes against Iranian military targets on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Central Command.