The tycoon wants a foreign policy success, but the North Korean leader's sister gave a cold response: "I'm not aware of any communication between the two."
After months of war and intermittent negotiations, the Strait blockade continues to impact the global economy, particularly that of the Old Continent. And there's no way out in sight.
A Spanish NATO F-18 shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace. France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are working on a European format for future negotiations.
![](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:ZjA5MjljYzAtZTk0OS00:MjBkNTI5YTUtOGFiOC00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Tehran: "Ready to strike US bases in Europe." And Trump threatens unprecedented economic isolation.")
![epa07683981 US President Donald J. Trump (L) with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before they hold talks at the Freedom House on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the two Koreas, 30 June 2019. The US leader arrived in South Korean on 29 June for a two-day visit that will include a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a trip to the Demilitarized Zone. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:Y2E0MTg3NTQtMjY4ZC00:ODU1ZmNkMTUtZGU3My00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Trump aims to meet Kim this fall: "I have to get along with him; he has 57 nuclear weapons."")
![(foto via Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:OWZhNWRiZDgtM2JmMS00:Mzk3OWQ0NDQtMjg4Yy00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Palestinians branded with numbers on their foreheads. Israeli soldiers accused: "The image harks back to dark times."")
![epa13148901 US President Donald Trump announces an executive order establishing the Presidential Military Spouse Commission, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 03 August 2026. EPA/Allison Robbert / POOL](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:OWE5MTJiM2ItNjdiOC00:NWU1YzhjNjctYzg4NS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Iran is at a complete standstill. Trump posts a map of Hormuz: "New US territory," Tehran: "It's deluding itself."")
![Donald Trump (foto Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NzQ5ZTg0MjYtMWI0ZC00:NDg2MDY2NzktNzdkNi00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Trump threatens Oman: "Don't get in the way of Hormuz or we'll bomb them." Netanyahu: "No withdrawal from Gaza without Hamas disarming."")
![epa13165935 An Iranian man passes with his bike next to a wall painting featuring late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a street in central Tehran, Iran, 13 August 2026. Tensions between Iran and the US remain high as opposing claims persist over shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NGM2NjY0ZjYtMjZmMi00:OWU4ZDM4NWQtZTJmOC00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "The Wall Street Journal: "Iran used the two-month truce to prepare for a wider war."")
![epaselect epa13173403 Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an overnight Russian strike on a book market in Kyiv, Ukraine, 16 August 2026, amid the Russian invasion. At least three people were injured following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service (SES). EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:ZGQ0ZmJjYzAtYTk2Ni00:MGIyZGYxYTMtMzk1MC00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Ukraine launches 1,500 drone strikes against Moscow in 24 hours: "One of the most massive offensives since the war began."")
![epa10857163 Italian Air Force Eurofighter jet participates in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuanian airspace near Siauliai, Lithuania, 12 September 2023. Eurofighters from Italy and Spain took over the four-month rotation of Baltic Air Policing in August 2023. The Baltic Air Policing mission is part of NATO's efforts to ensure the protection of the airspace of the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) since they joined the Alliance in 2004. EPA/TOMS KALNINS](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:M2YzNDkxMzItZmJiMC00:ZjY4NDdjNGQtNTMzZS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Italian fighter jets shoot down a drone over Latvia. Riga: "Thank you for defending us."")
![Nigel Farage e il suo sfidante satirico, "Count Binface" (Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:ZjA0YmNhN2QtYTMyZC00:MTRmZThkZjAtMTc5Ni00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Nigel Farage returns to Parliament, defeating the "Rubbish Count" with over 22,000 votes.")
