Netanyahu acknowledges halt in fighting with Iran but vows to respond ‘with force’ to future attacks

Israel “has full right to self-defence,” which it will use “to the full extent necessary,” says Israeli Prime Minister. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran on Monday (June 8, 2026), but he vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks. In a videotaped statement, Mr….

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ICC chief prosecutor suspended pending decision by oversight body over sexual misconduct allegations

Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor. File | Photo Credit: AP The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended from his duties late on Monday (June 8, 2026), after the court’s oversight body referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. In a scandal that has dragged on for more than two…

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The trust deficit in India-Bangladesh ties

‘An influential segment within the BNP feel that as a goodwill gesture towards the new government, India should have reversed some of the retributory steps that it had taken during the interim government’s rule under Muhammad Yunus’. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto More than a hundred days have passed since the Tarique Rahman government took…

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Kremlin says Macron, Merz and Starmer talk of peace, but help Kyiv with new weapons to continue the war

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The ​Kremlin said ‌on Monday (June 8, 2026) that the ​leaders ⁠of Germany, France, and Britain spoke ‌of peace in Ukraine, ‌but were ‌helping ⁠Kyiv ⁠with new weapons to continue the war, ​a ‌position it said was inconsistent. The leaders of ‌Britain, Germany ​, and France…

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