Congress picks up the pieces after the Iran war
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks with reporters before a Republican lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Lisa Mascaro
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Newest first · UTC+11:00DC’s ‘renovated’ pool reflects the Trump administration’s dangerous hubris
When asked what his takeaways from the Iran war were, Trump said he believed there were no limits to his power
· Arwa Mahdawi
Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in southern Lebanon despite reports of renewed ceasefire
Outbreak of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has forced mediators to cancel US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland
· Jasonburke
US, Iran envoys head for talks, Israeli strikes continue after ceasefire
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· Jairo Bolledo
Trump is tired of arming allies. This country is stepping up.
The U.S. retreat from the global stage is an opportunity for South Korea.
· Catherine Kim
Four in hospital after bare-chested man with weapon roams around Edinburgh
Four people have been taken to hospital after a bare-chested man was seen roaming the streets of Edinburgh carrying a large weapon.
· Mary McCool
Russia hails Poland’s move against ‘Nazi-worshipping’ Zelensky
Russian officials have welcomed Warsaw’s decision to strip Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honor. The decision came after Kiev named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a nationalist force implicated in massacres of Poles and Jews during World…
· RT
Israeli strikes kill five Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people in Gaza, including four members of the same family, according to Palestinian health officials.
· Middleeasteye
Beijing vows to carry out more surveys east of Taiwan to assert its sovereignty
Mainland China says it is ‘diversifying’ its claims with a range of activities ranging from military drills to environmental studies
· Meredith Chen
Beijing vows to carry out more surveys east of Taiwan to assert its sovereignty
Mainland China says it is ‘diversifying’ its claims with a range of activities ranging from military drills to environmental studies
· Meredith Chen
An Israeli strike hits a Gaza City apartment, killing 2 children
Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinian girls Zeina Safadi, and her sister Lana, who were killed during an overnight Israeli airstrike that damaged their home, during their funeral in Gaza city, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Wafaa Shurafa
Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia's war with Ukraine closer to home
There are moments when life in Moscow feels completely normal. Thursday morning wasn't one of them.
· Steve Rosenberg
What lessons will Iran’s new leadership draw from the 110-day war?
Now fighting is over, the question is how Iran’s government will behave. Early clues point to more authoritarianism and prioritising relations with China
· Patrickwintour
Zelenskyy gives Belarus a week to remove relay stations helping Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given Belarus a one-week ultimatum to remove relay equipment on its territory that he says is helping Russia attack Ukraine, warning that Kyiv will otherwise intervene itself to halt the transmissions.
· Tommaso Lecca
Israeli strikes kill 16 people in Lebanon’s Nabatieh
Lebanon’s civil defence agency said that a series of Israeli attacks on the Nabatieh district in the country’s south on Saturday have killed 16 people and wounded 12 others, only a day after a ceasefire was announced.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army said it had struck Hezbollah targets in response to overnight projectile attacks on Israeli troops stationed in Lebanese territory.
· Middleeasteye
Fifa World Cup: Mexico boss calls ceasefire on mobile phone war, gives South Korea verdict
Javier Aguirre ‘more serene’ than when he led North Americans in finals, no longer ‘fighting with players’
· Paul McNamara
Fifa World Cup: Mexico boss calls ceasefire on mobile phone war, gives South Korea verdict
Javier Aguirre ‘more serene’ than when he led North Americans in finals, no longer ‘fighting with players’
· Paul McNamara
Flu hits US military base after vaccine mandate ends
More than 200 US airmen and trainees have come down with the flu at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, NBC News has reported, citing a source at the facility. The illnesses come less than two months after the Pentagon ended its longstanding requirement for annual influenza vaccinations.
· RT
Fighting persists in Lebanon as US-Iran deal is threatened
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Switzerland to stop protecting military-aged Ukrainians
Switzerland could exclude Ukrainian men of military age from protections granted to refugees, the Alpine nation’s government has said.
· RT
Switzerland to stop protecting military-aged Ukrainians
Switzerland could exclude Ukrainian men of military age from protections granted to refugees, the Alpine nation’s government has said.
· RT
Bolivia's president declares state of emergency over blockade crisis
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Several reported killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire
Several people have reportedly been killed by Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, less than 24 hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced.
· Vicky Wong
Palestinians in Gaza say bank account closures cut off access to vital funds
Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza have accused the Bank of Palestine of freezing or closing their accounts without adequate explanation, leaving them unable to access salaries, aid and personal savings.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanon accuses Israel of 'brutal attacks,' preventing reestablishment of stability
The Lebanese Army said on Saturday that Israel's "brutal attacks" in Lebanon are aimed at preventing the return of stability to the region.
· AARON GLICK
Hezbollah parliamentarian says ceasefire ‘meaningless’ while Israeli forces occupy Lebanon
A senior Hezbollah lawmaker has ruled out a ceasefire with Israel while the Israeli army remains in Lebanese territory, warning that further aggression will be met with a response.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli strike kills soldier in southern Lebanon
The Lebanese army said on Saturday that Israel had launched an attack targeting an army soldier in the country's south, in violation of the ceasefire reached a day earlier.
· Middleeasteye
Family, including two daughters, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least five people have been killed in Gaza after overnight Israeli strikes hit a residential area in the besieged enclave.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Palestinians in Gaza say bank account closures cut off access to vital funds
Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza have accused the Bank of Palestine of freezing or closing their accounts without adequate explanation, leaving them unable to access salaries, aid and personal savings.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if US sanctions lifted
Emerging outlines of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end their war contain a stinging paradox: sweeteners to coax Iran into compliance may strengthen an adversarial force that the US and its Western allies consider a terrorist organization.
· REUTERS
Bolivia's Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military
Bolivia’s crisis intensified on Saturday as President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, authorizing broader military deployment to clear blockades and restore order after protests brought the economy to a halt over the past 50 days.
· REUTERS
US envoy headed for Switzerland, Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten talks
US envoys and Iran’s foreign minister are expected in Switzerland for talks on cementing a peace deal, but more Israeli strikes in Lebanon are putting pressure on the agreement.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Majority of Americans say US action against Iran went too far
A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has found that about two-thirds of Americans continue to disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the war with Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top honor in dispute over World War II unit
WARSAW — Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle — Poland’s highest honor — amid an increasingly bitter dispute between Kyiv and Warsaw over a World War II-era Ukrainian military unit.
· Wojciech Kość
Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza City and several in southern Lebanon
At least four Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential apartment in Gaza City early this morning, according to medical sources cited by the Wafa news agency.
· Middleeasteye
The quiet weapon: Sexual violence is a strategy, not a byproduct of war - opinion
There are horrors so deliberate they seem almost to belong to another century, or another species. The calculated use of sexual violence as a tool of political control is one of them.
· CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
Secret vetting and blocked promotions in the Pentagon: Inside Pete Hegseth’s war on diversity
Washington – The U.S. Navy’s top leadership believed that Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett was by far the best choice to lead the command that oversees the Navy’s bases at home and abroad.
· Kate Kelly
Iranian military says combat readiness remains unchanged
Iran's Army reaffirmed its readiness to defend the country's security, sovereignty and national interests in the event of any violation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States.
· Middleeasteye
Iran war latest: US envoy reportedly on his way to Switzerland for talks | The National
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· The National
Iran war latest: Diplomats working to start US-Iran negotiations, Swiss government says | The National
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· The National
Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law | Nathalie Tocci
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way
· Nathalie Tocci
America's Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power
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· Tyler Durden
Iranian official US and Israel lost control as war progressed
An adviser to Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei said the United States emerged weakened from the recent conflict with Iran and that Washington and Israel gradually lost control of events as the war unfolded.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says Israel would have been crushed without US support
US President Donald Trump said Israel's position in the region depended heavily on American support, arguing that US military assistance had been central to the country's security.
· Middleeasteye
US may be 'worse off' under Trump-brokered MoU with Iran, Obama, US officials warn - report
Former US president Barack Obama warned that the US may be “worse off” than it was before the start of the war against Iran under the recently brokered Washington-Tehran Memorandum of Understanding, in an interview with NBC News on Friday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Schlittler strikes out career-high 13 in 6 innings as Yankees blank Reds 5-0
New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
· Larry Fleisher
Germany struggles to find volunteers to confront Russia – media
The German military may be forced to order soldiers to serve near Russia’s borders after struggling to find enough volunteers, despite a major promotional campaign touting financial benefits, according to local media reports.
· RT
Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base
A multimillion-dollar aviation deal at Clark highlights European economic investment as a tool of strategic power
· Sam Beltran
Inside Germany’s plan to transform a Philippine Cold War relic
A multimillion-dollar aviation deal at Clark highlights European economic investment as a tool of strategic power
· Sam Beltran