People use parasols to protect themselves from the sun as they queue outside a shop in London on June 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The United Kingdom broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday (June 26, 2026), the Met Office weather agency said, as a…
Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday (June 26, 2026), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, less than three weeks after a major tremor in the same area left more than 80 people dead. The quake struck at…
The U.S. struck Iran on Friday (June 26, 2026) in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their months-long war and reopen…
Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands Friday (June 26, 2026) in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing. Citizens digging through the rubble of their homes said…
Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., onJune 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An appeals court on Friday (June 26, 2026) upheld Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him. A three-judge panel from the…
National Guard troops keep watch over the fenced-off reflecting pool on the National Mall. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said on Friday (June 26, 2026) he would repair the National Mall reflecting pool after July 4, as the landmark remains under heightened security and surveillance amid ongoing controversy over its renovation and…
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on Friday. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s relation with Bangladesh does not “target” a third party, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of China on Friday (June 26, 2026). The remark…
Iran has criticised the IMO plan, arguing that it does not adequately recognise Tehran’s role in managing traffic through the strategic waterway. File | Photo Credit: Reuters International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said the agency has paused its involvement in the evacuation of vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf following an Iranian attack on…
On Wednesday two earthquakes, of magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, struck seconds apart, levelling large parts of Caracas, Venezuela. On Friday, Jorge Rodriguez, the president of the country’s National Assembly, put the dead at 920 and the injured at 3,360. In La Guaira, the worst-hit State, over a hundred buildings crumpled to rubble. Geologically speaking, such…
The UN’s nuclear chief said on Friday (June 26, 2026) that Iran’s pledge not to build a nuclear weapon would need “very strong” verification, as the United States and the Islamic republic negotiate a permanent settlement to end their war. Iran’s nuclear programme is a key sticking point in talks to end the West Asia…