The Brief

President Trump has rejected a seven-day Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations, as the war between the two countries hits the seven-month mark. Brent crude rose more than 3% to top $107 a barrel after Washington dismissed the plan.

Trump told Axios he still expects talks with Iran to resume this week, and Iran says it is now up to Trump to choose between continued war and diplomacy. Mediators are still working to broker a deal even after the rejection, while Iranian state media has touted recent attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, though oil flows through the strait have continued despite the tensions.

British counter-terror police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act near RAF Fairford after three suspicious vehicles were reported heading toward the base and explosives offenses were suspected. Police evacuated nearby homes as the investigation unfolded.

The five men have since been released on bail, though police say they remain under investigation as detectives explore multiple lines of inquiry, including whether a foreign state such as Iran or Russia, or an armed group, was involved. UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Monday it was "too soon" to blame a foreign state for the suspected plot, and President Trump criticized the men's release on bail as investigators continue examining their backgrounds. RAF Fairford has been used by US bombers for strikes against Iran since the war began on Feb. 28, and Iran has denied any involvement in the incident.

A Myanmar military air strike hit a market in an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State, killing at least 33 people, according to reports from the region.

The strike is the latest in the escalating conflict between Myanmar's military and rebel groups in Rakhine, which has displaced nearly half a million people.

An avalanche on Himlung Himal has killed at least four people, with 12 others still missing, including Nepalese guides who were preparing a climbing group for the peak. Rescue teams resumed the search after severe weather had halted efforts.

Separately, floods and landslides elsewhere in Nepal, including a landslide in the Mustang district, have killed at least 14 people with about a dozen still missing, disrupting the roughly one million people who depend on tourism as peak season gets underway.

Aleksandar Vucic resigned as Serbia's president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election, running for prime minister instead. His administration has been dogged by prolonged protests over corruption allegations.

The move sets up an early parliamentary vote that analysts say is unlikely to resolve the political crisis or defuse the student-led protest movement that has challenged Vucic's government.

A wave of Russian strikes hit Ukraine's capital Monday in a major daytime drone attack, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80 others, including a woman hit when a strike struck the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv.

The strikes also hammered apartment buildings and a cultural landmark, part of Russia's round-the-clock bombardment of targets across Ukraine.