Iran on Tuesday signaled that it has no interest in entering formal peace negotiations with Washington, as the war settles into an uneasy phase with infrequent attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

Singer-songwriter Finneas, the brother of Billie Eilish, has withdrawn from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, joining Irish singer Aaron Rowe and the band Beoga in leaving the trek following Macklemore’s removal over his onstage support for Palestinians. “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas wrote in a post.

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday accused Democratic senators of orchestrating a politically timed panic over artificial intelligence.