News Summary at 9:15 a.m. EDT

Tensions flare in the Middle East as Israel and Iran exchange fire in their first clashes since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with Iran stating it would halt offensive operations. The flare risks broadening regional conflict and affecting global energy markets. In the Philippines, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastates Davao region, killing at least 32 people, with Sarangani hit hardest by landslides and over 200 injuries; tsunami waves were detected as far as Japan before the alert was lifted. Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific, with 40 mph winds and a forecast landfall along Guerrero, prompting a tropical-storm warning from Laguna de Chacahua to Tecpan de Galeana. In Los Angeles, a trial begins for 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of sparking the Palisades Fire, while Ukrainian strikes target oil facilities in Russia and occupied areas to increase Moscow’s costs.