US to field midrange missiles in Japan for joint drills
The Typhon missile system is shown to the media at the U.S. military's Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, in September 2025. © Kyodo
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Iran announces plans to close Strait of Hormuz, alleging ‘violations of the ceasefire’
It was unclear as of Saturday afternoon whether the strait was closed.
· Gregory Svirnovskiy, Ben Johansen
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Bolivia declares state of emergency amid blockade crisis
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, which gives the military the power to remove blockades that have disrupted food and fuel supplies.
· Al Jazeera
BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon
The BBC has been given rare access to the part of southern Lebanon that is under Israeli occupation, as part of a humanitarian convoy of the Order of Malta distributing aid to Christian villages that have been isolated because of the war.
Iran negotiators leave for Switzerland to discuss US deal
An Iranian negotiating team left Iran for Switzerland on Saturday for discussions on the implementation of its agreement with the United States to halt the war, state media said.
· Middleeasteye
Why Vietnam has overtaken us
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· Lloyd C. Bautista
PH, US forces complete military exercise in WPS
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· Franco Jose C. Baroña, Philippine News Agency
Trump apresenta novo Air Force One bancado pelo Catar
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, apresentou na noite de sexta-feira (19//06) o novo Air Force One em sua primeira exibição pública, um Boeing 747-8 doado pela nação do Catar e cuja remodelação é avaliada em US$ 400 milhões.
· Deutsche Welle
Netanyahu, Katz order forces to cease southern Lebanon attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have ordered the Israeli army to cease attacks on southern Lebanon, Channel 12 reported.
· Middleeasteye
The West is losing the diplomacy war and ASEAN is quietly winning it
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· RT
Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz after Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran announced that it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to a military command statement carried by state media.
· Middleeasteye
Hezbollah says Israel bears 'full responsibility' for truce violations
Hezbollah has accused Israel of bearing "full responsibility" for the violations of their ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, AFP reports.
· Middleeasteye
Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz after Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran announced that it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, according to a military command statement carried by state media.
· Middleeasteye
Iran Media Says Hormuz 'Closed' Again, Citing Lebanon Violations, As Vance Expected In Switzerland For Talks
Update(10:00ET): As has become the 'norm' after well over 100 days of war - which some pundits have been calling the "third Gulf war" - there are deeply conflicting headlines emerging Saturday. On the one hand, diplomacy based in Switzerland is said to be in motion, with a potential top level Trump delegation (led b…
· Tyler Durden
Trump Mocks Italy's Meloni Over Disputed G7 Photo: 'She Wants To Be Friends Again, No Thanks!'
President Trump has once again lashed out at Italy, as Washington and this 'wayward' NATO ally continue to clash on a range of issues from Iran to Israel to Ukraine..
· Tyler Durden
Cold war brewing in Syria as Druze, Kurds, and Alawites resist al-Sharaa's rule
Amid the general regional turmoil, Syria has been largely quiet over the past few months. The emergent Sunni Islamist regime of President Ahmed al-Sharaa continues its efforts to broaden and consolidate its rule. Its last major move was in January, when it swiftly mobilized against and destroyed the Kurdish-led Auto…
· JONATHAN SPYER
Iran claims Strait of Hormuz closed in retaliation for US, Israel breaches of MoU - report
Iran's top joint military command has ordered that the Strait of Hormuz be closed in retaliation for what it claims is a “blatant breach” of the recently signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, according to Iranian semi-official state-sponsored media outlet Mehr on Saturday.
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s joint military command said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and US “bad faith” and “its clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
· Associated Press
Iran closes Hormuz over Lebanon ceasefire violations
Iran’s top joint military command said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic again, citing Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon as a violation of Iran’s agreement with the US.
· Middleeasteye
Russian bombs hit Kharkiv apartment block in Ukraine, killing 1
Rescuers carry a body that they removed from under the rubble of an apartment building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni over disputed G7 photo
President Donald Trump speaks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a working lunch with leaders of G7 and the Middle East in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
· Seung Min Kim
Israeli strikes kill 16 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire
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Switzerland to host US-Iran talks as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz
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Israel kills at least 29 in Lebanon, one day after ceasefire deal
At least 29 people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks on Lebanon across southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, just a day after a ceasefire was announced.
· Middleeasteye
Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII dispute
Top Ukrainian officials have said they are returning Polish awards after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of Warsaw’s top honour in a dispute between the allies over World War II massacres.
· Al Jazeera
Israel kills at least 29 in Lebanon, one day after ceasefire deal
At least 29 people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks on Lebanon across southern Lebanon and the eastern Beqaa Valley, just a day after a ceasefire was announced.
· Middleeasteye
Israel continues strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed several people amid overnight exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
· Tommaso Lecca
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
DC’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
Israeli strike near Sidon in southern Lebanon kills seven
An Israeli strike on a village near the southern city of Sidon killed at least seven people on Saturday, as Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire a day earlier.
· Middleeasteye
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
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
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