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Zelensky Urges Meeting with Putin, Calls Ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent an 1,800‑word open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging a direct face‑to‑face meeting and a full ceasefire to end the war. The Kremlin confirme
Xi to visit North Korea June 8-9, first trip since 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to North Korea on June 8-9 at Kim Jong Un's invitation, his first trip there in nearly seven years, as Beijing looks to reassert its role as Pyongya
U.S. House passes Bill to aid Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia
The U.S. House approved a bill that provides over $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid to Ukraine and authorizes $8 billion in defense loans, while also imposing new sanctions on Russia. The
House passes Ukraine aid bill with 18 GOP rebels
The GOP‑controlled House approved a Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions bill, with 18 Republicans and an independent joining Democrats, marking a rare bipartisan move that challenges President Trump’s fo
Iran war live: Hezbollah rejects truce as Israel continues Lebanon strikes
On June 5, Israel continued its air strikes across Lebanon, ordering the evacuation of at least nine towns and killing six civilians in the south. Hezbollah rejected the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and t
Hezbollah, Israel trade strikes as US‑Iran talks stall
Hezbollah and Israel are trading fresh strikes while US‑Iran diplomatic talks remain uncertain. Israel continues attacks in Lebanon despite a newly announced ceasefire, and its strategic options again
Russia, Ukraine Locked in Escalating Air Strike Cycle
Russia has launched its largest aerial barrages of the war in May-June 2026, prompting increasingly effective Ukrainian deep strikes into Russian territory in a tightening retaliation cycle whose sust
House Defies Trump, Passes War Powers Bill on Iran
The U.S. House approved a war powers resolution Wednesday to halt U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Trump as a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to end the three-month conflic
House Panel Kills Bid to Block US-Israel Military Integration
The House Armed Services Committee voted down Rep. Ro Khanna's amendment to strip Section 224 from the NDAA, preserving a provision that would deeply entwine U.S. and Israeli military-industrial secto
Bannon Predicts GOP Senate Loss in Midterms
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon predicted on his Thursday "War Room" podcast that the Republican Party will lose its Senate majority in the November midterms, citing waning enthusiasm am
IAEA: Iran Nuclear Program Unchanged Since War
The IAEA’s latest confidential report says Iran’s nuclear program shows little change since the war began, while urging Iran to update its enriched uranium stockpiles and highlighting access restricti
Russia kills 12 in Ukraine as Kyiv mourns 707 children killed since 2022
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, while President Zelenskyy marked the war’s toll of 707 children killed since 2022. The strikes hit multiple regions—includi
Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza, hit Hamas official
Israeli air strikes on Gaza City killed at least 11 Palestinians, including women, children and two disabled children, and wounded dozens. The attacks, carried out by three helicopters, hit residentia
Israel Supreme Court Restores ICRC Prisoner Visits
Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the government’s ban on International Committee of the Red Cross visits to Palestinian detainees, ruling the policy breached Israeli and international la
Chinese Youth Learn Tiananmen Truth, Police Ban Graves
Young Chinese are finding ways to learn the facts of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown despite state censorship. Police have warned families of victims not to visit graves on the 37th anniversary, w
Trump Calls House Iran War Vote ‘Unpatriotic’
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution 215‑208 to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran, prompting Trump to denounce the vote as “unpatriotic” on Truth Soci
Hezbollah Rejects U.S. Lebanon Ceasefire, Israel Keeps Striking
Hezbollah on Thursday rejected a new U.S.-brokered Lebanon ceasefire, and Israel declared it would keep troops deployed and continue strikes, dealing a fresh blow to President Trump's effort to end th
President Trump places new tariff threat on 60 trade partners - Yahoo Finance
President Trump has warned that he may impose new tariffs on 60 of the United States' trading partners. The administration also plans a 10% tariff on Canada and Mexico and says it will keep existing t
Myanmar Junta Can't Deliver on India Deals
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing concluded a five-day India visit aimed at securing legitimacy and infrastructure deals, but the agreements cover territory his junta no longer controls as reb
Tiananmen: 37 Years Since China's 1989 Crackdown
Thursday marks 37 years since Chinese troops opened fire on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square — an event that remains taboo in China, with no official commemoration by the Com
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