In the span of about eight hours, President Donald Trump went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut his visit to the international G7 summit short to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital. The circumstances of the killings were not immediately clear.

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped under the weight of a jump for the price of oil. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Tuesday following signals that Israel's conflict with Iran may be worsening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.9%. Treasury yields also fell.