Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace deal

Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation, putting U.S.-Iran peace talks at risk
8 June 2026

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint

The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's missiles.
8 June 2026

Five injured in stabbing at New York's Penn Station: fire dept

Circumstances of the stabbing were not immediately clear.
8 June 2026

Magnitude 7.8 quake off Philippines kills one, triggers tsunami warnings

Japanese authorities separately issued a tsunami advisory for swathes of its Pacific coast
8 June 2026

Retaliation attacks against Israel a 'warning': Iran's Revolutionary Guards

'The Israeli army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and the suburbs,' says General Ali Abdollahi,
8 June 2026

Iran launches missiles at Israel for first time since Mideast truce

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called the attack a "warning" after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day, threatening wider strikes in the event of repeated aggression.
8 June 2026

‘You’re a one-sided, crooked network’

President Donald Trump lasted through probing questions about his Iran war strategy and repeated weather disruptions during an interview with US broadcaster NBC -- but angrily stormed out when confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud.
8 June 2026

12 wounded in shooting near US festival: police

A shootout Saturday near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio left at least 12 people wounded by gunfire, with no suspects in custody, police said.
8 June 2026

Israeli strikes kill 4 in Gaza

Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials there said, as Israel’s military expanded the area under its control, according to residents.
8 June 2026

Ex-wife of UAE royal released on bail

The ex-wife of a nephew of Dubai’s ruler has been released on bail, the emirate’s government media office said, after she was held during a custody battle.
8 June 2026

Hundreds of kidnap victims freed from Boko Haram

Several hundred people kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier this year from a village in the northeastern state of Borno were freed over the weekend, a senator and local youth leader said yesterday.
8 June 2026

God stands with the poor, forsaken

Over a million people filled the streets near one of Madrid’s main squares yesterday to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain, where the Pope said God stands with society’s poor and forsaken.
8 June 2026

Armenians vote with peace efforts, Russia in focus

Armenians headed to the polls yesterday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government’s efforts to forge a peace deal after a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan three years ago.
8 June 2026

Vessels from China, Taiwan still in ‘standoff’

Taiwan’s coast guard said yesterday its vessels were in a “standoff” with Chinese ships involved in an operation in waters southeast of the island democracy.
8 June 2026

Nuke programme ‘line of no retreat’

North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is “the line of no retreat”, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement carried by state media yesterday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
8 June 2026

Trump fails to rally US support

Yesterday marked 100 days since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran. Despite ongoing battles and intermittent ceasefire talks, the conflict remains deeply unpopular among Americans, posing a political challenge for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.
8 June 2026

Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say

Timing of first flights to Central African Republic unclear
7 June 2026

Trump says he would not unfreeze Iran's assets before peace deal is done

US president ⁠also says that he was not demanding that Lebanon be a part of a short-term deal with Tehran
7 June 2026

Pentagon reportedly flags Israel over spying concerns

The move comes amid rising strain in US-Israel relations following disputes over Iran and Lebanon
7 June 2026

Facing settler violence, Palestinian farmers race to harvest

Israeli settlers have recently set fire to crops in the area, and Jazi fears his wheat could suffer a similar fate.
7 June 2026