BBC: When Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel overnight in response to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, the immediate military significance of the attack appeared to be limited. The political significance, however, may be far greater. For years, Iran has generally justified direct attacks on Israel as retaliation for actions against Iranian territory, […]
BBC: The Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to strengthen his relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in a rare state visit to Pyongyang. Cheering crowds shouting welcome in Korean and Chinese lined the streets of the capital – all the way from the airport to the central Kim Il Sung square where a […]
Al Jazeera: Tehran, Iran – An ongoing war of words between Beirut and Tehran has highlighted the central role Lebanon has played in a ceasefire between Iran and the United States. Iran on Sunday responded to an Israeli strike on an alleged Hezbollah site in southern Beirut – a red line for Tehran – by launching a barrage of missiles […]
BBC: At least 32 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say. The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. Some of those were cancelled hours later. Videos and […]
NDTV: One person died and another is in a critical condition after a BEST bus in Mumbai rammed five vehicles on a busy road on Monday. The road accident occurred around 10.45 am on a street near the Dadar railway station, which sees heavy vehicle and foot traffic around the time. The bus lost control […]
The vessel, which had set off from the Libyan coast, had about 60 people on board at the time of the incident, according to authorities. In a statement, the coast guard said Malta had requested help in the search and rescue operation “following the capsizing of a vessel reported with migrants aboard and people in […]
BBC: Five people have been injured in a stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station, officials say. One person suffered a serious injury, two had moderate injuries, and the rest suffered minor injuries from the stabbing, the Fire Department of New York said in a statement shared with US media. The New York Police Department […]
BBC: The leaders of Ukraine and its close European allies – the UK, France and Germany – have set out out five conditions for reaching a “just and lasting” deal to end the war with Russia. In a joint statement after talks in London, Volodymyr Zelensky, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel […]
BBC: Israel has hit southern Beirut in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a truce brokered by the US last week. Two air strikes on two apartment buildings in a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah killed two people and injured at least 20, including women and children, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Prime Minister Benjamin […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 7 – The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, as Tehran followed up a wave of strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain with further drone launches. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has […]
