A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran. File photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country’s Supreme Leader meeting Donald Trump, after the U.S. President floated the prospect….
An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Beaufort Castle sits right beside the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with an unobstructed view of northern Israel and the sweeping Beqaa valley. The 900-year-old structure,…
Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan said on Saturday (June 6, 2026) that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ship had carried out the first coordinated operation to “provoke” Taiwan, in waters around strategically located islands in the South China Sea. The Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands, a national…
Asero Jeanne, centre, a mother of five who lost two of her children to Ebola, was discharged from the hospital after testing negative in Mongbwalu, Congo, June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday (June…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters British police said Saturday (June 6, 2026) that six more people have been charged with violent disorder at a protest over the stabbing death of a university student who was handcuffed by officers as he lay dying. Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks, and…
Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine on June 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Residents of St Petersburg were told not to leave their homes after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russia’s second-largest city…
Israeli troops killed a 7-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed on Friday (June 5, 2026) evening, and his parents were wounded while driving in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron City, according to the…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A hardline Republican lawmaker has introduced a draft legislation in the U.S. Congress seeking an overhaul of the H-1B visa programme, including ending its use as a pathway to permanent residency in the United States. Congressman Chip Roy introduced the American White-Collar Worker Jobs…
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful from the popemobile during his apostolic journey, in Madrid, Spain on June 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV on Saturday (June 6, 2026) called for an end to “polarising narratives” and “sterile simplifications” on a visit to Spain expected to focus on the divisive issue…
An airstrike on the road linking the city of Nabatiyeh with the town of Marjayoun occurred in the morning, killing a brigadier general, a captain, and another soldier, the Lebanese army said in a statement on June 6, 2026. Photo: Lebanese Army via AP An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday (June 6, 2026)…