Trump urges complete isolation of Iran at UN
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Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships: Kallas
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‘Big Oil’ treats atmosphere as open sewer
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Iran, US hint at revival of talks
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Middle East
Super El Nino a ‘significant’ threat to world health: UN
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World
Trump praises Mamdani
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United States
Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
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Middle East
Russia kills 4 in strikes on Ukraine
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Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
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Middle East
US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
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Middle East
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits off southern Philippines
No tsunami alert was issued
26 June 2026
Venezuela earthquakes toll more than doubles to 589: president
4,300 people listed as injured
26 June 2026
Iran insists on right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman
Iran warns against ‘hostile’ regional policies
26 June 2026
Venezuelans trapped alive after twin quakes kill 188
At least 1,520 injured
26 June 2026
Trump teases F-35 access for Turkey
US President Donald Trump said his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be “very happy” when asked Wednesday about giving Turkey access to F-35 fighter jets.
26 June 2026
Any new Hormuz route ‘unacceptable’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps yesterday warned shipowners that any new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz established without coordination with Tehran is “unacceptable and dangerous,” threatening actions against vessels that ignore its instructions.
26 June 2026
Scientists study 3 sisters over 100 for longevity clues
What is the secret to a long life? Three Brazilian sisters with a combined age of 316, who were named by Guinness this month as the oldest living trio of siblings in the world, may help researchers find out.
26 June 2026
Venezuela twin quakes kill 188
Desperate Venezuelans battled yesterday to rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes killed at least 188 people.
26 June 2026
Lanka arrests ex-justice minister’s son
Sri Lankan authorities yesterday arrested the son of a former justice minister for allegedly accepting a bribe to secure the release of a suspected drug kingpin extradited from Madagascar.
26 June 2026
Taliban bans use of smartphones for officials
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants’ smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict access to information.
26 June 2026
Ukraine drone attacks kill 5 in Russia, Crimea
Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people, including two children, in Russia and on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula, in attacks that also triggered a fire at a major oil depot in the country’s south, local officials said yesterday.
26 June 2026
Baking heatwave gives Europe no respite
At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C yesterday, in an increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.
26 June 2026
‘Everything collapsed’
In Catia La Mar on Venezuela’s coast, residents awoke yesterday to scenes of devastation after twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck west of Caracas.
26 June 2026
‘We hugged each other and ran’
Scenes of panic, collapsing buildings and desperate rescues are the scenes described by Venezuelans caught in magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck the country within seconds of each other.
26 June 2026
France shuts down nuclear reactors in heatwave precaution
France’s main energy provider yesterday shut down two nuclear reactors as an environmental protection measure to avoid discharging too much hot water into rivers already warming in a record-breaking heatwave.
26 June 2026
Death toll from Venezuela twin quakes rises to 164
Over 970 injured
25 June 2026
Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela
Dozens of buildings collapsed, says interim President Rodriguez
25 June 2026
Temperatures set to surpass 35C on Thursday for over 100 million in Europe: AFP analysis
Mainland France was again the most impacted, where around 63 million people will see temperatures of more than 30C
25 June 2026
Rubio warns Hormuz tolls would 'spread like contagion' to other waterways
Rubio, on his first regional tour since the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the Middle East war, said the US wants a peace deal but not "at any price"
25 June 2026
Heatwave linked to 212 deaths in Spain Sunday-Wednesday: public institute
A heatwave that has gripped much of Europe and seen temperature records tumble is linkable with 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday, estimations from a public institute showed
25 June 2026