U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to enlistees after they swear an oath to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, during an Enlistee Recognition Ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz | Photo Credit: ELIZABETH FRANTZ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the American…
A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early on Monday (June 15, 2026) as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia fired the barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the capital of Kyiv, and…
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Announcing the peace deal with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had authorised the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of the U.S. naval blockade. He later indicated that ships were already…
Zahed Ur Rahman holds the rank of a State Minister in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government. File Photo: Facebook/Zahed Ur Rahman After Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman returned from Delhi airport following what Dhaka described as “humiliating treatment”, official sources here said that Mr. Rahman was “held” on…
PM Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan would be “hosting the signing ceremony” of this historic agreement on June 19 in Geneva. File | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (June 15, 2026) said that Pakistan would host the signing ceremony of the peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland. West Asia…
A protester holds a sign outside the High Court, after judges ruled the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation unlawful. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The British government on Monday (June 15, 2026) won its appeal against a court ruling that its ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group…
Police in Ethiopia say at least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in the conflict-hit northern Amhara region. The overcrowded bus was travelling from the Dessie area to the capital, Addis Ababa, early on Monday (June 15, 2026) when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine,…
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the G7 summit at Evian-les-Bains in France on June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Global leaders have gathered at a luxury French lakeside resort for the high-stakes 52nd G7 Summit, running from June 15 to 17, 2026. This year’s event kicks off under a dramatic geopolitical spotlight, opening…
Destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, June 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Lebanon’s Army on Monday (June 15, 2026) urged displaced residents to delay their return to southern border villages, hours after an agreement was announced between Washington and Tehran to end the West Asia war, including in Lebanon. “The…
U.K. Royal Marine Commandos take part in a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel SMYRTOS off the south coast of England on June 14, 2026. The boarding, carried out with NCA officers, was part of a U.K. operation targeting vessels suspected of attempting to evade sanctions linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine, authorities said. |…