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.
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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
Russia should be in G8 – Trump
The West should not have expelled Russia from the G8, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that keeping Moscow in the group could have prevented the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.
· RT
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
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
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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Iran war latest: Diplomats working to start US-Iran negotiations, Swiss government says | The National
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· The National
Vance says US policy must serve American interests first
US Vice President JD Vance said that there are disagreements between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to bring the conflict with Iran to an end.
· Middleeasteye
Hezbollah says it repelled Israeli advance in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah said its fighters repelled an Israeli armoured and infantry force attempting to advance near the Ali al-Tahir Heights in southern Lebanon, claiming the troops were drawn into a "killing zone" during clashes on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
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
‘A flying White House’: Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland - President Donald Trump has shown off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official US presidential aircraft.
· Seung Min Kim, Mnauel Balce Ceneta
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
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
“There will never be one like this’: Trump unveils the new Air Force One
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For U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Iran talks could shape political rise
WASHINGTON/LUCERNE, Switzerland – U.S. Vice President JD Vance is poised to take on his biggest role yet on the international stage as President Donald Trump’s chief negotiator to end the three-month war with Iran, a moment that could shape Vance’s prospects as a White House successor.
· Humeyra Pamuk
Qatar-gifted Air Force One replacement unveiled
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland — US President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar, which he dubbed a "flying White House."
· Agence France-Presse
"Only The Beginning": How To Profit From The Asymmetric Warfare Boom
Low-cost kamikaze drones are fundamentally reshaping the modern battlefield and forcing militaries to rethink procurement strategies built around expensive, high-end weapons systems.
· Tyler Durden
Iran accuses French foreign minister of hypocrisy over war comments
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot of "hypocrisy" after the French diplomat said the Iranian people were among the principal losers of the war, caught between repression and bombardment.
· Middleeasteye
Iran agreement sparks debate across Capitol Hill
The memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran has triggered mixed reactions across the US Congress, with some lawmakers criticising provisions that could support reconstruction efforts in Iran while others defended the agreement as a path away from further conflict.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanon ceasefire deal reached after U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland scrapped
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after an escalation in fighting there jeopardized the chances of an interim agreement on ending the war in Iran turning into a lasting Middle East peace deal.
· No Author
Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited gifts
· Edwardhelmore
Trump unveils Qatari 747 ahead of joining Air Force One fleet
US President Donald Trump on Friday got a look at his upgraded Boeing 747, a plane gifted by Qatar, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as the aircraft neared delivery to join the Air Force One fleet.
· REUTERS
Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honor over WW2 dispute
Poland's president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelensky of the country's top honor after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), nationalists who massacred Poles in World War Two.
· REUTERS
Iran lawmaker warns US over ceasefire violations
The head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee has accused the Trump administration of failing to honour the opening clause of its memorandum of understanding with Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
James Bradley, Co-Author of ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ Dies at 72
James Bradley, who turned his curiosity about his father’s time in the Navy during the Battle of Iwo Jima — and the long-held but ultimately mistaken belief that he was in the iconic photograph of six servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi — into the best-selling book “Flags of Our Fathers” (2000), …
· Richard Sandomir
Hormuz ship traffic climbs after war deal
PARIS — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its busiest in two months after a deal to halt the US-Iran war, maritime trackers said on Friday.
· Agence France-Presse
Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire as US-Iran deal under strain
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· Sbsaustralia
Trump presenta el nuevo avión presidencial Air Force One
El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, habla tras recorrer el nuevo avión presidencial Air Force One en la Base Conjunta Andrews, en Maryland, el viernes 19 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
· Seung Min Kim
Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has been stripped of Poland's highest state honour, the Order of the White Eagle, over Kyiv's decision to name a military unit after controversial World War Two fighters.
· Henry Moore
Does Trump have to submit the Iran memorandum of understanding to Congress?
Lawmakers and pro-Israel groups have issued calls for United States President Donald Trump to ask Congress to review a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to end the US-Israeli war with Iran.
· Joseph Stepansky
Ex-NY Gov. George Pataki employs surprising tactic to engage Ukraine’s war-torn youth
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· Xavier Serrano
Tyre in southern Lebanon marks Muharram after destruction from Israel-Hezbollah war
Women weep and mourn during a sermon marking the third day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN says
One Palestinian child has been killed every day on average for more than eight months in Gaza since a so-called “ceasefire” with Israel was announced, the United Nations children’s agency says.
· Elis Gjevori