A soldier stands outside the Estado Mayor headquarters after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a nationwide state of emergency following weeks of violence and blockades in La Paz, Bolivia, on June 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bolivia’s crisis intensified on Saturday (June 20, 2026) as President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, enabling…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a newly refurbished Air Force One jet, previously owned…
U.S. Special envoy Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was headed to Switzerland for talks, American media outlets reported on Friday (June 19, 2026), after scheduled negotiations due to take place there between the United States and Iran were postponed. Mr. Witkoff was on his way to the alpine nation…
Vanessa Frazier issued her report on behalf of Antonio Guterres warning that Israeli settler groups could be added to a global blacklist for violations against children. Photo credit: X/@UNWebTV Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday (June 19, 2026) when Israel’s ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for children and armed…
A file image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: ANI U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is a “great leader” and “tough guy”, who has been in power for more than 12 years. In an interview with Axios, Mr. Trump referred…
One crew member was killed and two more injured after a drone attack on a Panama-flagged ship in the Black Sea, Panama’s Maritime Authority (AMP) said late on Friday (June 19, 2026). The AMP said the incident occurred on Thursday (June 18, 2026) and that one of the injured sailors was in serious condition. The…
Switzerland said U.S. talks with Iranian negotiators on a pact to end the war in West Asia would not take place on Friday (June 19, 2026), while Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel there, fuelling uncertainty whether a lasting truce can be found. U.S.-Iran talks planned for June 19 are off: Switzerland U.S.-Iran…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A woman was killed, and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities said on Friday (June 19, 2026). Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was killed in the fire at the Viva Wyndham…
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on Friday (June 19, 2026) that “all of Lebanon must burn” after Israel’s military announced the deaths of four soldiers there. The Israeli losses were the first to be announced since a U.S.-Iran deal…
Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh. File. The Palestinian Authority has called upon the Union government and Indian humanitarian organisations to act “urgently” and help the Palestinian healthcare sector overcome the “state of collapse” it is currently in, following nearly three years of military campaign by Israel. Citing the ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project of the Government of India,…