International News Roundup

A rapid roundup of brief international news stories, including U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on negotiations with Iran, the Russian Pacific Fleet's new military exercises, a drone attack on a Turkish cargo ship in the Black Sea, a lawsuit by 25 U.S. states against federal trade tariffs, South Korea's diplomatic protest over Japan's claim to Dokdo, and nationwide power blackouts in Cuba.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz and denuclearization were underway, even as he continued to threaten military strikes.