Russia’s offensive losing steam: experts

Ukrainian towns and cities have suffered months of intensifying Russian bombardment. But on the battlefield, Russia’s offensive is showing signs of losing steam.
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Stopping Iran’s nukes Trump’s priority

US and Pakistani leaders forecast a signing of a long-elusive framework agreement yesterday to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM

UK intercepts a Russian shadow fleet tanker

British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel yesterday, leading for the first time an operation to disrupt the oil revenue that helps fund Russia’s war in Ukraine.
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Very close’ to Middle East deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday said Israeli strikes on Beirut “should not have happened” as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm reports it would be signed during the day.
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran says ‘no point’ in US talks after Beirut strike, casting doubt on deal

Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi says the latest Israeli strikes ‘will not go unanswered’
14 June 2026, 21:45 PM

Trump at 80: The man who turned himself into an American era

His journey from real estate spectacle to a second presidency is a story of ambition, grievance, resilience and relentless self-invention
14 June 2026, 20:21 PM

Trump turns 80 with cage fight at the White House

Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn
14 June 2026, 08:47 AM

Dozens protest peace deal outside Iran foreign ministry: media

Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US
14 June 2026, 08:15 AM

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue

Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday -- a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces
14 June 2026, 08:10 AM

Interim US-Iran deal will be signed today

US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan yesterday said an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed today, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Guyana’s UN ambassador enters race for secretary-general

Guyana has nominated its ambassador to the United Nations to run for secretary-general of the global body, the president of the South American nation announced late Friday.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Five killed in India military transport plane crash

It did not say how many people were on board at the time, or whether there were any survivors
13 June 2026, 14:47 PM

US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer

The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that have been marked by threats and exchanges of fire despite a fragile truce agreed in April.
13 June 2026, 09:32 AM

Anthropic cuts access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 over US 'national security' order

The company said it received the letter at 5:21 pm (2121 GMT).
13 June 2026, 09:17 AM

UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say

UAE has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran in a "tactical shift" after weeks of Iranian attacks
13 June 2026, 09:08 AM

US deportation flight carrying Iranians lands in Central African Republic

Deportations of people -- including those with legal protections -- to countries where they have no links have become a staple Trump's expanded crackdown on immigration
13 June 2026, 08:30 AM

Deal with US closer than ever

Iran’s foreign minister yesterday said that a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war was closer than ever, as a senior US official and key mediator Pakistan both expressed mounting optimism for an elusive agreement.
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire

Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX jumped 11 percent to $150 on their first day of trading yesterday after the biggest initial public offering in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world’s first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars.
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM

UN reports record levels of settler violence

Violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has reached record levels, with an average of six attacks daily causing casualties or damage, the UN said Thursday.
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM

Spying suspicion: China arrests US scholar on Myanmar

China’s foreign ministry yesterday confirmed the arrest of Min Zin, a US citizen who leads a think-tank focused on Myanmar, saying the American was suspected of spying and endangering Chinese national security.
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM