Tensions are rising across several fronts. In the Gulf, Iran has sent Washington a response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal, reportedly insisting that any talks focus on a permanent end to the war rather than phased concessions, even as drone incidents around the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq suggest the fragile month-old calm may be breaking down. In Europe, a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is already mired in mutual accusations of violations, with both sides reporting fresh casualties and blaming the other for drone and artillery fire. In London, counter-terrorism police have arrested a man and woman over an arson attack on a former synagogue in the East End. Elsewhere, Israel has deported two activists detained after trying to sail an aid flotilla to Gaza. And in Spain, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is mourning his father’s death just hours before a pivotal Clasico against Real Madrid.