Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported today, following talks pushing to end the US-Israeli war on the Islamic republic. Iran and the United States agreed on yesterday to set up communication lines to keep the vital shipping route open and end…
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona , U.S. February 1, 2026, poses with Savannah outside Sydney Opera House in Sydney. File picture | Photo Credit: via Reuters A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 22, 2026) “I will do what I have to do” if Iran does not stick to its agreement with Washington….
Vice-President J.D. Vance on Monday (June 22, 2026) said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the U.S. and Israel began in late February. Mr. Vance and U.S. officials claimed progress on multiple fronts,…
Montreal Police officers stand at the entrance to a building after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed in the Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood, Montreal police say, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A suspect armed with a long gun opened fire Monday (June 22, 2026) at a…
Belgium said on Monday it had issued five visas to a Taliban delegation to attend an EU meeting on migration in Brussels, for what would be the first time the EU has hosted the group since the Islamists returned to power five years ago. “These are visas with limited territorial validity and limited duration: only…
Cleanup continues on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence,, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington’s National Mall is set to…
Abelardo De La Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential election, defeating Senator Ivan Cepeda in a closely fought contest. His victory returns Colombia to the political right after four years under outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first left-wing President, who was barred by the Constitution from seeking re-election. Source link
Colombia’s hard-right President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella. Photo: X/@ABDELAESPRIELLA Rightist leaders from across the Americas congratulated Colombia’s hard-right President-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, on Sunday (June 22, 2026) after he defeated his leftist rival in a razor-tight vote. With almost all the votes counted, De la Espriella held 49.66% of the ballots versus Senator Ivan…
Israeli military machinery demolishes a Palestinian building in Kafr Aqab in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Monday (June 22, 2026), Palestinian officials said, while the Israeli military said the two had attacked a…