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Vance, Pezeshkian Launch 60-Day Iran Roadmap Amid Contradictions
JD Vance walked out of Lake Lucerne claiming Iran had agreed to full IAEA inspections and would spend its unfrozen billions on American soy, corn, and wheat. Iran's Foreign Ministry hit back within ho
US and Iran Trade Strikes as West Asia Ceasefire
The United States and Iran exchanged military strikes on June 26-27, 2026, after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, putting a fragile West Asia ceasefire at risk as the conflict spre
Pakistan Claims Peacemaker Role in US-Iran Deal
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared Pakistan a "peacemaker" after co-mediating a 60-day roadmap agreement between the U.S. and Iran, announced during a Naval Academy ceremony in Karachi.
Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia
NPR embedded with a secretive Ukrainian drone unit that uses domestically-made Fire Point drones — capable of reaching 1,200 miles into Russia — to systematically target oil infrastructure and isolate
Chinese, Russian Jets Enter South Korea Air Defence
South Korea scrambled fighter jets after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defence identification zone over the East Sea and South Sea on June 27, 2026, though Seoul c
Trump thanks India for naming Hyderabad street after
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial thanking India after Telangana unveiled a Hyderabad street named 'Donald Trump Avenue,' calling it the first such honor for a sitting U.S. President.
US-Iran Trade Strikes; Tehran Says US Violated New MoU
The US and Iran traded military strikes for the first time since signing a memorandum of understanding last week, with Iran's Foreign Ministry condemning US attacks on coastal surveillance facilities
Rahman courts China on Teesta to squeeze India
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman's first official visit to China elevated the long-stalled Teesta River restoration project to the centerpiece of Dhaka-Beijing ties, sharpening pressure on New Delhi over
China strips military lawmakers as Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive deepens
China stripped six military lawmakers — including a Politburo member and a former financial regulator — from the National People's Congress without explanation, marking the latest escalation of Xi Jin
Johor state election: Five battles that will show whether Malaysia’s political tide has turned
Johor's July 11 election is Malaysia's first major political barometer since the Sabah polls, with PM Anwar Ibrahim's 2028 second-term hopes riding on 56 contested seats and a fragmented Perikatan Nas
Rubio: Trump to Visit India Early Next Year
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that President Trump is likely to visit India early next year — his first trip there since 2020 — while a US-India bilateral trade deal enters its final stretc
Trump's Iran War: Regime Change Rhetoric to Deal
President Trump's six-month confrontation with Iran—from encouraging regime change through joint US-Israeli strikes to a June 16 memorandum of understanding—ended with the Islamic Republic still intac
China strips generals, ex-financial regulator, politburo member of lawmaker posts
China's legislature stripped eight officials—including six generals, a former financial regulator, and a Politburo member—of their lawmaker posts on June 26, with no reason given, in the latest move o
US-Iran Strikes Test Strait of Hormuz Ceasefire
The U.S. struck Iranian military sites on Friday after a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the first major challenge to a week-old interim ceasefire, prompting Iran's Revolutionary
US Strikes Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Attack
The United States launched strikes on Iran on June 27, 2026, citing an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's IRGC pledged to retaliate against US forces in the reg
Garcia: Trump Will 'No Question' Try to Interfere in Midterms
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) warned on Thursday that there is 'no question' President Trump will attempt to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections, citing the administration's push to access vot
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff Over Digital Services Taxes
President Trump threatened a 100% tariff on imports from any country that taxes American digital services companies, singling out European nations and warning the penalty would override prior trade de
ASEAN's Silence 10 Years After South China Sea Ruling
ASEAN has never officially recognized the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines. As Manila assumes the bloc's 2026 chair ahead of the ruling's 10th anniversary, the milestone t
The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal
Trump's June 18 Iran ceasefire is structurally flawed: Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz within 72 hours and made preventing Israeli strikes in Lebanon its explicit top priority, leaving the deal's
Russia Intercepts 660 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight
Ukraine launched its largest drone barrage yet against Russia, with 660 drones intercepted overnight across 12 Russian regions and Crimea, hours after Zelensky announced a '40-day influence operation'
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