The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. A video posted on X showed a boat speeding through the water before being struck and bursting into flames. Photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday (June 18, 2026), killing three…
Emergency personnel work on a train on the tracks outside Bedford, England, after a train from Corby to London St. Pancras and another from Nottingham to London St. Pancras, collided on Friday, June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on…
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at an apartment building damaged by Russian military strikes in the frontline city of Druzhkivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian shelling killed three civilians in Ukraine’s frontline city of Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region, a local official said…
Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former Opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera meet for discussions on a democratic transition in the country, including strengthening the National Electoral Council (CNE), in Caracas, Venezuela June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of Venezuela’s interim government met with the country’s Opposition party on Thursday (June 18, 2026)…
In this episode we look at the Tamil Nadu Assembly revives the Cauvery dispute with a resolution against Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project, while Kerala’s first budget under Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan sparks political debate. We also look at Israel-Hezbollah clashes test a fragile U.S.-Iran deal, and more. Source link
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe Velez. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Colombian prosecutor’s office said Thursday (June 19, 2026) it had launched a probe into influential former President Alvaro Uribe over his alleged links to massacres by paramilitary groups during the worst years of the country’s armed conflict. More than a quarter of a…
Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday (June 19, 2026) after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, officials said, raising questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Israel and the militant group later agreed to a ceasefire, three officials said. Word of the ceasefire…
Smoke rises in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike after a senior Israeli official told Reuters on June 19, 2026, that Israel and Hezbollah were in a ceasefire, as long as Hezbollah does not attack Israel, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and…
Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (June 18, 2026), the highest number since mid-April, according to data from maritime tracking firm AXSMarine published on Friday….
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. Photo: Italian Prime Ministry/Handout via Reuters Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President…