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Trump Demands 'Stand Down' After Israel Strikes Beirut

Trump Demands 'Stand Down' After Israel Strikes Beirut

Trump called for "all sides to stand down" after Israel struck Beirut suburbs, warning that escalating Israel-Hezbollah fighting threatens to derail a nascent cease-fire agreement with Iran.

NYT World · 2mo ago
Israel Strikes Beirut as US‑Iran Deal Nears Signing

Israel Strikes Beirut as US‑Iran Deal Nears Signing

Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs just as U.S. and Iran moved toward a memorandum of understanding, prompting accusations that Netanyahu’s government is trying to sabotage the pending deal and r

Asia Times · 2mo ago
Israel Holds 1,000sq km Across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

Israel Holds 1,000sq km Across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

An Al Jazeera investigation reveals Israel has established de facto military control over approximately 1,000 square kilometers across Gaza, southern Lebanon, and southern Syria, with analysts describ

Al Jazeera · 2mo ago
Israeli Beirut Strike Threatens US-Iran Peace Deal

Israeli Beirut Strike Threatens US-Iran Peace Deal

An Israeli air strike on Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold killed at least three people and threatened to derail a US-Iran peace deal Donald Trump said was days from being signed, with Iran vowing the att

BBC World · 2mo ago
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Ukraine Drones Hit Russian Chemical Plant, Fuel Depot

Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone barrage against Russian industrial facilities, with debris striking one of Russia's largest chemical plants south of Moscow and a fuel storage site in the Ya

Google News World · 2mo ago
US May 'Pretend' Israel Can't Strike Hezbollah

US May 'Pretend' Israel Can't Strike Hezbollah

Israeli affairs analyst Dan Perry argued the US may "pretend" it cannot stop Israel from attacking Hezbollah in order to help close a potential US-Iran deal, as the three countries navigate competing

Al Jazeera · 2mo ago
Trump's G7 Trip Overshadowed by Iran War

Trump's G7 Trip Overshadowed by Iran War

President Trump heads to France for a G7 summit that analysts say will be dominated by the escalating U.S.-led war in Iran, exposing fresh fractures among Western allies over trade, security, and ener

NPR News · 2mo ago
Trump faults Israel Beirut strike as Iran deal at risk

Trump faults Israel Beirut strike as Iran deal at risk

Israel struck a Hezbollah command center in Beirut hours before the U.S. was set to sign a peace deal with Iran, drawing a public rebuke from President Trump and warnings from Tehran that the attack c

Axios · 2mo ago
Thousands Protest G7 Summit in Geneva Before France Meeting

Thousands Protest G7 Summit in Geneva Before France Meeting

Thousands marched through Geneva on Sunday to protest the G7 summit opening Monday in nearby Évian-les-Bains, France, with activists denouncing Trump's tariffs, the war in Iran, climate policy, and hi

CBC World · 2mo ago
Reed Slams Trump Iran Deal as 'Birthday Gift'

Reed Slams Trump Iran Deal as 'Birthday Gift'

Sen. Jack Reed, the top Senate Armed Services Democrat, called Trump's emerging Iran deal a 'birthday gift' on Fox News Sunday, arguing the U.S. has paid 14 lives and hundreds of billions for an agree

The Hill · 2mo ago
Iran says draft U.S. deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release

Iran says draft U.S. deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits and asset release

A senior Iranian official disclosed a final draft U.S.-Iran memorandum covering nuclear limits, Strait of Hormuz reopening, oil sanctions waivers, and a $25 billion asset release, with comprehensive t

The Hindu · 2mo ago
Trump Backs Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Trump Backs Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia's Republican Senate runoff over Derek Dooley, a late-stage pick that puts the president at odds with Gov. Brian Kemp and frames Tuesday's vote as a test of

AP News · 2mo ago
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

Britain's military intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel for the first time, with PM Keir Starmer declaring the operation a "blow" to the Kremlin's war financing.

The Hill · 2mo ago
Trump Hosts UFC Fights at White House on 80th Birthday

Trump Hosts UFC Fights at White House on 80th Birthday

Donald Trump hosted 'UFC Freedom 250' — seven mixed martial arts fights in a 28-metre-tall arena on the White House South Lawn — on his 80th birthday, as his presidency navigates a four-month-old Iran

Globe and Mail World · 2mo ago
UK forces seize Russian shadow‑fleet tanker Smyrtos

UK forces seize Russian shadow‑fleet tanker Smyrtos

British forces boarded and detained the sanctioned Russian shadow‑fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel, marking the UK’s first independent operation to disrupt oil revenues that fund Russia

CBC World · 2mo ago
Israel Strikes Beirut as U.S.-Iran Deal Nears

Israel Strikes Beirut as U.S.-Iran Deal Nears

Israeli military struck Beirut's southern suburbs targeting Hezbollah infrastructure on Sunday, even as the U.S. and Iran closed in on a Pakistan-brokered peace deal that has left Israel openly sideli

CBC World · 2mo ago
Qatari Mediators in Tehran for Final Iran War Deal

Qatari Mediators in Tehran for Final Iran War Deal

Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran for final negotiations on a possible deal between Iran and the U.S. aimed at ending the Iran war, per an AP dispatch dated June 14, 2026.

AP News · 2mo ago
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Russia's Manpower Edge Over Ukraine Is Waning

Russia's military recruitment rate has dropped to a three-year low in early 2026, eroding the manpower advantage it has relied on against Ukraine and triggering debate over forced mobilization.

Google News World · 2mo ago
Israeli Airstrike Kills 14 in Southern Lebanon Village

Israeli Airstrike Kills 14 in Southern Lebanon Village

An Israeli airstrike on May 19 killed 14 people in the southern Lebanese village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, including 10 women and children, and survivors say they feel abandoned by their own government

NPR News · 2mo ago
White students fall below 50% of US enrollment

White students fall below 50% of US enrollment

White students now account for less than half of all Americans enrolled in school from nursery through graduate programs, according to an Axios analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data showing a 24-yea

Axios · 2mo ago

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