Vladimir Putin has issued a warning to Donald Trump amid his threats to strike Iran over a nuclear deal. Moscow said that strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure would have “catastrophic consequences”.

Iran to Strike US With Nukes First? Tensions between the US and Iran escalate as Iranian MP Ahmad Naderi calls for nuclear weapons following Donald Trump’s warning of unprecedented bombing if Tehran refuses a nuclear deal.

Israel has launched a strike on Beirut for the second time in days, further testing the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah struck four months ago.

The Israeli military has struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Lebanese authorities say that at least four people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack.

Workers at University of California campuses in the Bay Area joined thousands of employees statewide Tuesday in a one-day strike, claiming unfair labor practices.

Hours before Tuesday’s strike, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued layoff notices to some 10,000 employees. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said that morning the department planned to close a regional office in San Francisco, calling the pending closure “shortsighted.”

UC system said the unfair labor practice complaints against it during contract negotiations are unsubstantiated.