Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal

Iran strikes US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait
28 June 2026

A painful wait by a pile of rubble in quake-hit Venezuela

Rescue crews working at one of the many buildings destroyed in Venezuela's killer earthquakes called for silence as they heard some kind of sound from a survivor buried in the rubble
28 June 2026

The 'Flamingo Revolution': What's behind Albania's protests?

For weeks now, images of crowds of Albanians protesting on the streets have been relayed around the world. The protesters say they are fighting for democracy. PM Edi Rama insists the movement is part of a hybrid war
28 June 2026

Iran Guards say strikes against Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for US attack

Iran and the United States have both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war.
28 June 2026

Death toll in Venezuela quakes nears 1,500

The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 yesterday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs as the first US aid flights trickled into Caracas.
28 June 2026

US, Iran trade fire, testing peace deal

Iran yesterday accused the United States of violating the peace deal aimed at ending the Middle East war after Washington launched strikes on Iranian territory and Tehran retaliated by targeting US sites in the Gulf.
28 June 2026

Trump unveils new US passport with picture of himself

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a rendering of a new limited-edition US passport to mark the country’s 250th anniversary of independence -- featuring his stern-faced likeness.
28 June 2026

Hezbollah chief rejects US-Israel-Lebanon deal

Naim Qassem accused Lebanese authorities of "legitimising the continuation of the (Israeli) occupation for many years"
27 June 2026

Newborn baby rescued from rubble of Venezuela quake

The 18-day-old baby was found uninjured in La Guaira after being buried beneath collapsed masonry as the death toll climbed above 920
27 June 2026

Germany hit by record temperatures as heatwave moves east

Soaring temperatures put pressure on public infrastructure
27 June 2026

Iran accuses US of 'blatant violation' of peace deal

The US military said its forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday in response to an Iranian attack on a cargo ship transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz
27 June 2026

US judge won’t immediately dismiss criminal charges against Adani

A US judge ​ordered the Justice Department to justify its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
27 June 2026

What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakes

The latest death toll stands at 920, and foreign nationals have been confirmed among the dead
27 June 2026

10 suffer minor injuries in M5.6 quake near Mt. Fuji

The quake, which shook the central and eastern regions including the Tokyo metropolitan area at around 10:28 p.m. Friday, registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in part of Yamanashi Prefecture
27 June 2026

US allows limited access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model

Access to Mythos 5 had been blocked by US authorities due to concerns about national security
27 June 2026

Trump unveils new US passport -- with picture of himself

The image features a glowering Trump leaning on his desk and his signature, with the text of the Declaration of Independence in the background. It appears to be based on a portrait taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok
27 June 2026

US and Iran trade strikes putting new strain on Mideast ceasefire

US Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to "unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces" that "clearly violated the ceasefire."
27 June 2026

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

Those killed included 28 Portuguese nationals, five Spaniards, two Brazilians, seven Chinese nationals, one Chilean and one Italian-Venezuelan
27 June 2026

US strikes Iran following attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

Israel, Lebanon sign tentative agreement to end fighting there
27 June 2026