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U.S. Strikes Iran After Apache Helicopter Shot Down
U.S. forces launched self-defense strikes against Iran on June 9, 2026, at President Trump's direction, retaliating for Iran shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter the day before — the second cre
Iran may drag out the crisis to humiliate the US as it did in ’79
An analysis argues Iran may deliberately drag out its standoff with the US — mirroring Ayatollah Khomeini's 444-day hostage crisis playbook — to outlast Trump and Netanyahu, with the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks
Israeli air strikes killed at least eight people in Tyre, Lebanon, and the military issued an evacuation order extending for the first time to the city's Christian quarter.
Vance: US, Israeli Interests 'Diverge' on Iran
Vice President Vance publicly acknowledged that US and Israeli interests "diverge" on Middle East policy, even as Israel defied President Trump by striking Beirut and launching retaliatory attacks aga
China, North Korea boast better ties after Xi-Kim talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Pyongyang, pledging a deeper, more comprehensive partnership while deliberately omitting any mention of denuclearization, a move
Amid Iran conflict, how do Israelis and Palestinians feel about their safety?
A Pew Research Center survey conducted during the Iran‑related hostilities shows that while about 90 % of Israelis have bomb shelters and feel safer, only 7 % of Palestinians have any shelter and expe
Trump says in ‘final throes’ of peace deal but at least 8 killed in Lebanon
Trump claimed an Iran peace deal is in the 'final throes' hours after Israeli strikes killed at least 8 in Tyre, Lebanon — while Iran has conditioned any agreement on ending Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Xi Reaffirms China as North Korea's 'Foremost Priority'
Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years reaffirmed Beijing's primacy in Pyongyang's strategic calculus, with Kim Jong Un declaring China his country's "foremost strate
Iran's Proxies Move to 'Violent Gig Economy': Expert
Iran's proxy groups are shifting to a "violent gig economy" of deniable, globally outsourced attacks financed through shadow banking and crypto, an ex-FBI counterterrorism analyst told a forum in Sing
ICE car sales continue to plummet in China, the top 16 cars are now electric
Every one of China's top 16 best-selling cars in May was an EV or plug-in hybrid, with NEV market share hitting a record 62.9% as ICE-only sales cratered 39% year-over-year.
Xi's Pyongyang Visit Drops Denuclearization Talk
During Xi Jinping's first visit to Pyongyang in seven years, Chinese and North Korean state media covered the summit with thousands of words but made no mention of North Korea's nuclear weapons — a no
Xi Visits Pyongyang to Deepen China-North Korea Alliance
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Pyongyang, meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to deepen cooperation and rebuild their 'complicated traditional alliance' in what the AP framed as
Russia Kills 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy Hails US Envoy
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least five Ukrainian civilians overnight, hours after President Zelenskyy described a 'very positive' call with US envoys about reinvigorating diplomacy to
Iran War Burns Through One-Third of U.S. Tomahawk
The U.S.-Israel war against Iran showcased cutting-edge military capability but exposed America's strategic insolvency, burning through roughly one-third of its Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile and p
Philippines Protests China Over Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines launched a diplomatic protest against China after a manned floating structure with an antenna appeared in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, prompting competing sovereignty claims from bo
NATO jet shoots down drone in Latvian airspace
A French jet on a NATO mission shot down a drone in Latvian airspace, as coverage linked the incident to drones straying from the Russia-Ukraine war into neighboring countries and growing fears of the
Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories
Ukraine's expanding drone campaign on Russian-occupied territories is squeezing Moscow's fuel logistics from both ends — knocking out refining capacity deep inside Russia and paralyzing the overland s
Israel Strikes Iran Despite Trump's 'I Call the Shots'
Trump insists he 'calls the shots' in the Iran war, but Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Iran overnight despite his objections, exposing his limited influence over an increasingly entangled
Xi-Pyongyang Summit Buries Denuclearization Diplomacy
Xi Jinping's June 8 state visit to Pyongyang marked the definitive end of denuclearization diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, formalizing a '3+3' institutional framework that cements Beijing's veto po
Kremlin Orders Media to Call Pashinyan Win a 'Loss'
The Kremlin ordered Russian media to frame Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan's election win—secured with under 50% of the vote—as a 'loss,' even as Western outlets reported his pro-West government pre
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