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Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has promised to avenge the killing of his father, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran and Washin...
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Israel struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday (8 June), hours after Iran launched missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The exchange marked the latest escalation between the two rivals and came despite reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further military action as peace talks with Tehran continue.
At least nine Palestinians were killed in two Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday, according to health officials. The strikes came as Hamas and other Palestinian factions began a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo focused on a U.S.-backed plan and unresolved issues including Hamas' future role in Gaza, Israeli withdrawal, disarmament and post-war governance.
Early election results showed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party leading with 54.5% of the vote, with just over one-fifth of ballots counted. The result suggests continued support for his pro-Western agenda and efforts to secure a peace deal with Azerbaijan.
Britain, France and Germany backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (7 June), saying Europe should play an active role in efforts to secure a ceasefire and a lasting peace in Ukraine. The leaders also reiterated their support for Kyiv and called for an immediate ceasefire, security guarantees for Ukraine and continued pressure on Russia.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday (8 June), triggering tsunami warnings across the Philippines, Indonesia and parts of the Pacific. Philippine police said at least 15 people were killed and 129 injured, while authorities reported power outages, infrastructure damage and coastal evacuations in areas near the epicentre.
It has been a punishing week for large parts of China, and forecasters warn the worst may not be over. After Typhoon Maysak left a trail of destruction and at least 23 people dead, Super Typhoon Bavi is now threatening the country's eastern coast.
At least 12 people have been killed in forest fires in Almeria in southern Spain, Andalucía’s emergency agency has said, as firefighters continue efforts to put out the blaze.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington has agreed to resume talks with Iran after Tehran requested further negotiations, but declared that last month's ceasefire between the two countries was "over".
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.
Dozens of flights have been cancelled across East Asia as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches China. The typhoon, which has maximum sustained winds of 162 kph (100mph), is nearing a remote chain of Japanese islands, east of Taiwan on Friday.
A Miami-based tycoon wanted in Albania for allegedly laundering drug money is suspected of faking the deeds to land where Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner wants to build a controversial multi-billion dollar resort, the country’s organised crime agency said in case files reviewed by Reuters.
A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering British politician Ann Widdecombe has been released and is no longer part of the investigation, UK police have said.
Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s capital early on Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, officials said. The attack came as Kyiv faces a shortage of air defence munitions while awaiting fresh supplies to counter Russian strikes.
The remains of 10 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were carried to the Potočari Memorial Cemetery in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday ahead of their burial during the 31st anniversary commemoration.
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