South Korean protesters demanding a rerun of the local elections due to a shortage of ballot papers stage a sit-in protest outside a ballot counting station in Seoul on June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday (June 7, 2026) that he called for a thorough probe…
Police on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday (June 7, 2026) arrested a 37-year-old Palestinian man on suspicion of planning “terrorist” attacks and belonging to the militant group Hamas. Police said in a brief statement the man is also under investigation for traveling abroad to undergo training. Searches in homes in both Crete and…
Heavy machinery operates to remove the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel struck the southern Beirut suburbs on Sunday (June 7, 2026), just days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect. A statement from Israeli Prime…
The story so far: In May, a number of Instagram users were locked out of their accounts by hackers. Many of the affected users took to other social media platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) to post their complaints. Screen recordings later circulated online suggested that their Instagram accounts were hacked with the help…
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile at Plaza de Cibeles for a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession in Madrid, Spain, on June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. | Photo Credit: AP More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said in a recent interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before a peace deal is reached. West Asia war LIVE updates – June 7, 2026 Mr. Trump said he would…
Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday (June 7, 2026), swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam. Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year’s “gaokao”, according to the Ministry of Education, which for most…
The Pentagon. File | Photo Credit: AP The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, U.S. media reported on Saturday (June 6, 2026). The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing U.S….
Anshul Kuncha, a 28-year-old Hyderabad native who was allegedly shot dead in Philadelphia, United States. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 28-year-old Hyderabad native was allegedly shot dead in Philadelphia, United States, while carrying out a pizza delivery on Friday (June 5, 2026), with the family learning of the incident through authorities and acquaintances….
Rescuers assisting Jaslinda Saludin (second from left) after she was found in a forested area in central Malaysia’s Perak state. The rescue of the Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as “a miracle” by a friend on June 7, 2026, as authorities ended a massive search that gripped…