Major outlets are covering escalating Middle East tensions (Strait of Hormuz attacks, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact, Iran-linked sanctions), the Senate's passage of a Russia sanctions bill tied to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Hiroshima's atomic bombing anniversary. Additional threads include regional flooding in New Delhi, a Thailand mass shooting, and various domestic US stories spanning politics, health policy, and business.

AFP News Agency
@AFP · 2.4M followers
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. https://t.co/gp6gWZ6ZBi by @Haithamtabei https://t.co/0MDaXAEmnK

The Times Of India
@timesofindia · 13.9M followers
Heavy #rain lashed the national capital on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting #traffic on major #roads and leaving several neighbourhoods waterlogged as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the city As rain continued through the day, https://t.co/yn7aQie6qo

Sky News
@SkyNews · 9M followers
Manhunt for child rapist who escaped while on leave https://t.co/6bSRnxVRRN

Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglish · 10M followers
Heavy rains have pounded New Delhi and its surrounding towns, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded in low-lying areas. India’s weather office has issued a red alert for the city and its environs with the situation expected to ease by Sunday. https://t.co/US2NsA0lwK

TIME
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A teenage boy in Thailand shot and killed at least seven people and wounded more than 20 others on Friday before taking his own life in the country’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly four years. https://t.co/277anUmOda

Forbes
@Forbes · 20.3M followers
Americans Can’t Buy Chinese EVs. Waymo Is Importing Thousands The U.S. has used tariffs and security rules to keep Chinese cars off dealer lots. Alphabet’s robotaxi company appears to be buying them by the boatload. https://t.co/2ZUisa5SsW

Newsweek
@Newsweek · 3.4M followers
The late Senator championed the move as a longtime critic of the Kremlin and those who support President Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/dv9B3gxWWW

Reuters
@Reuters · 26.2M followers
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC, following a Reuters report https://t.co/AEAiqlSByf https://t.co/AEAiqlSByf
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