Thursday, June 4th, 2026 

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer Esmail Qaani says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States depends on the ceasefire in Lebanon, and that there will be “no peace in the region” until Israel fully withdraws beyond the internationally recognized border of Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (NPR) 

Secretary-General of Hezbollah Naim Qassem rejects a ceasefire without an Israeli withdrawal, saying that Hezbollah will fight as long as the occupation and attacks continue, and refuses disarmament. (Al Jazeera) 

French president Emmanuel Macron says that France and the U.S. plan to establish a ceasefire coordination mechanism, and calls on Hezbollah to give up its weapons to the Lebanese military. (Al Jazeera) 

A Serbian soldier is killed and two others are wounded after the artillery shelling of a UNIFIL base near Marjayoun in southern Lebanon. (RTÉ) 

The Israeli military says that the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy have conducted strikes in the Gaza Strip killing four Hamas officials and nine Palestinians. (Times of Israel) 

As clashes in Mogadishu that started yesterday continue, former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire accuses de facto president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of ordering a targeted military assault to eliminate opposition, while defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accuses both former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Khaire of orchestrating a coup attempt to destabilise Somalia. (Garowe Online) (The New York Times) 

The Fourth Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces says that the army has repelled a major attack by the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N on the town of Al-Barka in the Blue Nile region in Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) 

The Indonesian rupiah falls to its lowest recorded level against the United States dollar, reaching Rp 18,028 per $1 amid rising energy costs and increased demand for foreign currency despite central bank intervention. (AFP via France 24) 

At least four people are killed and over 13 others are injured in a fire at a private hospital in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India. (NDTV) 

China imposes travel bans on New Zealand MPs Ingrid Leary, Laura McClure, Simon O’Connor, and Duncan Webb following a visit to Taiwan, prompting New Zealand’s foreign ministry to reaffirm the country’s One China policy. (AFP via UCA News) 

A court in Bogotá, Colombia, orders presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella to stop using Colombia’s national football jersey as a campaign symbol following a legal challenge filed during the country’s presidential runoff campaign. (AFP via RFI) 

North Korea unveils a new facility plant that would inspect nuclear weapons and produce nuclear weapon materials. (AP) 

In tennis, Maja Chwalińska becomes the second qualifier to reach a major final, and the first at the French Open, after defeating Diana Shnaider in the women’s singles semifinals. Ranked No. 114, she is also the lowest-ranked finalist at the tournament. (The Athletic) 

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 215–208 to pass a resolution to limit war powers and halt military operations in Iran following previous failed attempts. (PBS) 

The Bahraini defense force intercepts three Iranian missiles and multiple drones that it says were targeting “civilian” facilities. (AA) 

The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the military shot down 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, during attacks that killed one person and injured 63 at Kuwait International Airport.(Reuters) 

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that “no tangible progress” has been made in the peace talks, though Iran is still in contact with the United States to prevent an attack on Beirut, Lebanon, which would cause “full-scale resumption” of war. (France 24) 

Amidst a continuation of strikes, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing reaffirms that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations during the war, has concluded. (AFP via France 24) 

Israeli strikes kill at least nine people, including two paramedics, in southern Lebanon, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (BBC News) 

Following a fourth round of peace talks, the governments of Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement to renew the ceasefire if Hezbollah ceases its attacks and both countries will implement pilot zones in security zones across Lebanon where Hezbollah militants would be banned. (Times of Israel) 

Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill 16 civilians in a village in the Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Reuters) 

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, amidst the economic forum scheduled to be held in the city and military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt. (Kyiv Post) 

Heavy fights erupt with several casualties reported across major routes in Mogadishu after opposition Somali Future Council was attacked by forces loyal to disputed president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, ahead of planned anti-government protests. (Al Jazeera) 

German filmmaker Wim Wenders withdraws his 1975 film The Wrong Move from distribution after actress Nastassja Kinski objected to a nude scene filmed when she was 13 years old, calling for the film to be re-edited. (AP) 

India approves a ₹96 billion (US$1 billion) support package for airlines through interest-free advances to oil companies to help stabilize aviation fuel prices amid rising costs linked to disruptions in global oil supplies. (AFP via The Manila Times) 

Kuwait Airways resumes flights from Kuwait International Airport after the latest Iranian attack. (Reuters) 

Local authorities report that more than 60 people are missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River the previous day in the Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DRC. (Radio Okapi in French) 

The DRC’s public health ministry reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. (Financial Times) 

The U.S. state of Arizona reports its first death of the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Forbes) 

Agricultural minister John Steenhuisen announces that South Africa has approved vaccines for bird flu. (Business Day) 

Kuwait expels two Iranian diplomats, declaring them persona non grata, and summons Iran’s acting chargé d’affaires to hand him a protest note over the recent attacks. (Reuters) (AA) 

Ecuadorian police discover the bodies of eight individuals missing since Sunday in plastic bags near Babahoyo, Los Ríos Province. (AFP via CBS News) 

The Belfast Crown Court in Northern Ireland sentences Stephen McCullagh to 31 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, after investigators determine that a gaming livestream presented as an alibi was pre-recorded before the killing. (AFP via The Manila Times) 

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 

The U.S. state of Arizona reports its first death of the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Forbes) 

Kuwait Airways resumes flights from Kuwait International Airport after the latest Iranian attack. (Reuters) 

The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the armed forces shot down 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, during attacks that killed one person and injured 63 at Kuwait International Airport. (Al Jazeera) 

Kuwait expels two Iranian diplomats, declaring them persona non grata, and summons Iran’s acting chargé d’affaires to hand him a protest note over the recent attacks. (Reuters) (AA) 

The Bahraini defense force intercepts three Iranian missiles and multiple drones that it says were targeting “civilian” facilities. (AA) 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg amidst the economic forum scheduled to be held in the city and military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt, Russia. (Kyiv Post) 

Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill 16 civilians in the Mbau village in the Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Reuters) 

At least 21 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi, India. (AP) 

A Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 crashes into a field in Sourton, Devon, England. The aircraft is destroyed and no survivors are expected as three are reported as deceased. The total number of occupants is unknown. (BBC News) 

Local authorities report that more than 60 people are missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River the previous day in the Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DRC. (Radio Okapi in French) 

The DRC’s national public health institute reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. (Financial Times) 

Philippine senator Sherwin Gatchalian becomes the new Senate president pro tempore, replacing senator Loren Legarda. (Khaleej Times)  

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 

Iranian officials and state media announce a three-day funeral plan in the cities of Mashhad, Tehran, and Qom for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the initial phase of the Israeli–US airstrikes on his compound.  (Iran International) 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian) 

A court in Kenya blocks the U.S. from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for three weeks amidst protests that broke out against the facility in which two people were killed. (Reuters) 

Bloomberg reports that Russia’s exports of crude oil have reached their highest level since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine during 2026, with the country benefiting from the overall rise in oil prices amidst the Iran war fuel crisis.  (OilPrice.com) 

Thousands of people gather in Tirana, Albania, to protest against a development planned by Jared Kushner on the Adriatic coast that would intrude on environmentally protected areas of the Vjosa–Narta regions. (The Independent) 

The U.S. Central Command says that a fighter jet has fired a Hellfire missile to disable the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie as it was transiting towards Kharg Island. (AA) (The Hill) 

The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. “self-defense” strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island. (The Warzone) 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after they obtained permission. (Al Jazeera) 

U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says that ceasefire talks are ongoing, contradicting Iranian media statements. (CNBC) 

Lebanon’s health ministry updates the toll from yesterday’s Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Tyre to at least four people killed and 127 wounded, including 39 health workers. (Al Jazeera) 

Hamas reaffirms that it is ready to hand control of governance of the Gaza Strip. (Bastille Post) 

Gaza health officials say that an Israeli fire has killed four Palestinians. (Middle East Eye) 

A series of Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, kill at least 23 people and injure more than 100 others. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko reports power outages and a fire in the Podil district on a non-residential property and nine-story apartment building. (AFP via Kyiv Independent) 

Popular Mobilization Forces in Nineveh announce that three Islamic State suspects have been killed during a military operation in the Al-Ba’aj District. (Shafaq) 

At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall, lanslides, floods, and strong winds from Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. (AFP via CNA)  

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The epicenter was located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of Gliwice. The event was recorded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at exactly 10:31 PM. The quake was felt across a large area of the Silesian metropolitan area. Residents of Knurów, Gierałtowice, and Ruda Śląska reported noticeable swaying of buildings. The strongest effects were felt in towns closest to the epicenter, where houses visibly rocked, windows, floors, ceilings, and walls shook, and objects shifted. The strongest impact was felt by residents of Gierałtowice and Przyszowice, located just 1-3 kilometers from the source. Internet users described a very strong quake that lasted several seconds and felt as if entire houses were swaying. Many emphasized that it was one of the strongest tremors in the region in several months. (TwojaPogoda.pl) 

Fifteen people are killed and 25 others severely injured after two vehicles collide head-on in the Volta Region, Ghana. (Xinhua) 

Eight people are killed and 16 others injured after a vehicle veers off a mountain road and plunges into a deep ravine in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua) 

Six children are killed and one injured after the roof of a mud house collapses in Shangla District, Pakistan. (Dawn) 

U.S Secretary of State Rubio says the United States will reengage with GAVI amidst the Ebola outbreak. (Irish Independent) 

The Bahraini interior ministry bans its citizens from traveling to Iran or Iraq due to “the ongoing tension in the current security situation.” (Al Jazeera) 

Cambodia initiates a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to address its maritime boundary dispute with Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. (Reuters) 

Politico reports that Hungary will abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg after previously blocking it from doing so under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. (The New Voice of Ukraine) (Politico EU) 

Protesters clash with police in Southampton, England, as thousands gather to protest against the murder of 18‑year‑old university student Henry Nowak. (BBC News) 

The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms it has launched an investigation into police handling of the incident. (BBC News) 

Mozambique reports that five of its nationals were killed during anti-immigration violence in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, over the weekend. (Reuters) 

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 

The Kuwaiti defense ministry says that the armed forces shot down 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, during attacks that killed one person and injured 63 at Kuwait International Airport. (Al Jazeera) 

The Bahraini defense force intercepts three Iranian missiles and multiple drones that it says were targeting “civilian” facilities. (AA) 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg amidst the economic forum scheduled to be held in the city and military facilities at a naval base in Kronstadt, Russia. (Kyiv Post) 

Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill 16 civilians in the Mbau village in the Beni Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Reuters) 

Kuwait Airways resumes flights from Kuwait International Airport after the latest Iranian attack. (Reuters) 

At least 21 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a fire at a building in New Delhi, India. (AP) 

A Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 crashes into a field in Sourton, Devon, England. The aircraft is destroyed and no survivors are expected as three are reported as deceased. The total number of occupants is unknown. (BBC News) 

Local authorities report that more than 60 people are missing after a boat sank on the Aruwimi River the previous day in the Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DRC. (Radio Okapi in French) 

The DRC’s national public health institute reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. (Financial Times) 

The U.S. state of Arizona reports its first death of the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. (Forbes) 

Kuwait expels two Iranian diplomats, declaring them persona non grata, and summons Iran’s acting chargé d’affaires to hand him a protest note over the recent attacks. (Reuters) (AA) 

Philippine senator Sherwin Gatchalian becomes the new Senate president pro tempore, replacing senator Loren Legarda. (Khaleej Times)  

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 

Iranian officials and state media announce a three-day funeral plan in the cities of Mashhad, Tehran, and Qom for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the initial phase of the Israeli–US airstrikes on his compound.  (Iran International) 

A court in Kenya blocks the U.S. from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for three weeks amidst protests that broke out against the facility in which two people were killed. (Reuters) 

Bloomberg reports that Russia’s exports of crude oil have reached their highest level since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine during 2026, with the country benefiting from the overall rise in oil prices amidst the Iran war fuel crisis.  (OilPrice.com) 

Thousands of people gather in Tirana, Albania, to protest against a development planned by Jared Kushner on the Adriatic coast that would intrude on environmentally protected areas of the Vjosa–Narta regions. (The Independent) 

The U.S. Central Command says that a fighter jet has fired a Hellfire missile to disable the Botswana-flagged oil tanker M/T Lexie as it was transiting towards Kharg Island. (AA) (The Hill) 

The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. “self-defense” strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island. (The Warzone) 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after they obtained permission. (Al Jazeera) 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Congress testimony says that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear program despite pausing peace talks and closing the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian) 

U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says that ceasefire talks are ongoing, contradicting Iranian media statements. (CNBC) 

Lebanon’s health ministry updates the toll from yesterday’s Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Tyre to at least four people killed and 127 wounded, including 39 health workers. (Al Jazeera) 

Hamas reaffirms that it is ready to hand control of governance of the Gaza Strip. (Bastille Post) 

Gaza health officials say that an Israeli fire has killed four Palestinians. (Middle East Eye) 

A series of Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the cities of Kyiv and Dnipro, kill at least 23 people and injure more than 100 others. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko reports power outages and a fire in the Podil district on a non-residential property and nine-story apartment building. (AFP via Kyiv Independent) 

Popular Mobilization Forces in Nineveh announce that three Islamic State suspects have been killed during a military operation in the Al-Ba’aj District. (Shafaq) 

At least 15 people are injured as Tropical Storm Jangmi brings heavy rainfall, lanslides, floods, and strong winds from Kyushu and the Okinawa Islands to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 800,000 residents. (AFP via CNA)  

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The epicenter was located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of Gliwice. The event was recorded by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at exactly 10:31 PM. The quake was felt across a large area of the Silesian metropolitan area. Residents of Knurów, Gierałtowice, and Ruda Śląska reported noticeable swaying of buildings. The strongest effects were felt in towns closest to the epicenter, where houses visibly rocked, windows, floors, ceilings, and walls shook, and objects shifted. The strongest impact was felt by residents of Gierałtowice and Przyszowice, located just 1-3 kilometers from the source. Internet users described a very strong quake that lasted several seconds and felt as if entire houses were swaying. Many emphasized that it was one of the strongest tremors in the region in several months. (TwojaPogoda.pl) 

Fifteen people are killed and 25 others severely injured after two vehicles collide head-on in the Volta Region, Ghana. (Xinhua) 

Eight people are killed and 16 others injured after a vehicle veers off a mountain road and plunges into a deep ravine in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua) 

Six children are killed and one injured after the roof of a mud house collapses in Shangla District, Pakistan. (Dawn) 

U.S Secretary of State Rubio says the United States will reengage with GAVI amidst the Ebola outbreak. (Irish Independent) 

The Bahraini interior ministry bans its citizens from traveling to Iran or Iraq due to “the ongoing tension in the current security situation.” (Al Jazeera) 

Cambodia initiates a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to address its maritime boundary dispute with Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. (Reuters) 

Politico reports that Hungary will abandon its opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union ahead of the upcoming EU conference in Luxembourg after previously blocking it from doing so under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. (The New Voice of Ukraine) (Politico EU) 

Protesters clash with police in Southampton, England, as thousands gather to protest against the murder of 18‑year‑old university student Henry Nowak. (BBC News) 

The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirms it has launched an investigation into police handling of the incident. (BBC News) 

Mozambique reports that five of its nationals were killed during anti-immigration violence in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, over the weekend. (Reuters) 

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy coordinates the passage of 24 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz over the past day after the obtained permission. (Al Jazeera) 

Israel accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire negotiated yesterday by launching drones and missiles. (Al Jazeera) 

Israeli airstrikes are reported in Nabatieh, in other towns of the Nabatieh District, and in the Tyre District. (Al Jazeera) 

Lebanon’s health ministry updates the toll from yesterday’s Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, to at least 4 people killed and 127 wounded, including 39 health workers. (Al Jazeera) 

Explosions are reported in Kyiv, Ukraine, with at least 20 people killed and more than 100 wounded. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported power outages and a fire in the Podil district on a non-residential property and nine-story apartment building. (AFP via Kyiv Independent) 

Seven more bodies are retrieved from the collapsed under-construction building in Angeles, Philippines, raising the death toll to 21. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Bahrain’s interior ministry bans the country’s citizens from traveling to Iran or Iraq due to “the ongoing tension in the current security situation.” (Al Jazeera) 

The House of Representatives of the Philippines votes, 265–14 with eight abstentions, to expel Cavite 4th district representative Kiko Barzaga over “disruptive” and “disorderly” behavior following two prior suspensions. Barzaga is the third representative in Philippine history to have been expelled. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Monday, June 1st, 2026 

Florida attorney general James Uthmeier announces that Florida, U.S., has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AI-chatbot ChatGPT, accusing the chatbot of putting profit over safety. This lawsuit is the first to be filed by a U.S. state against ChatGPT. (NPR) 

The British Home Office announces that the United Kingdom has banned The Young Turks co-creator Cenk Uygur and American Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, as well as others, from entering the country, citing security reasons. (BBC News) (The New York Times) 

Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to “completely block” the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. (The Guardian) (CNBC) 

Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are violations of the Iran–U.S. ceasefire agreement. (Al Jazeera) 

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi asks Pakistani foreign minister and deputy prime minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to help facilitate de-escalation and express concern about Israel’s violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. (AA) (Al Jazeera) (Radio Pakistan) 

U.S. president Donald Trump says that ceasefire negotiations are still ongoing, contradicting reports of Iran backing out of talks. (The Hill) 

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are the only two countries with the right to “exercise sovereignty” over the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran implemented a new process for controlling maritime traffic in coordination with Oman. (Al Jazeera) 

United States president Donald Trump says that Iran’s pause on peace talks does not mean the U.S. will resume airstrikes, but the naval blockade will continue. (Al Jazeera) 

The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CNBC) 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that their naval forces have attacked the Panama-flagged “US-owned” container ship MSC Sariska in response to an alleged US attack on an Iranian ship in the Sea of Oman. (AA) (AFP via Gulf News) (ANI News) 

U.S. president Donald Trump says that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back on fighting after holding a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah. (PBS) 

The U.S. embassy in Beirut confirms that Hezbollah has accepted a proposal by the United States for a “mutual cessation of attacks” after Israel threatened Beirut with strikes on the eve of a fourth round of peace talks. (Reuters) (The Guardian) 

The Lebanese government receives confirmation about Hezbollah’s agreement to a new ceasefire with Israel. (Times of Israel) 

The Iranian military command warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if the Israeli military strikes the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, in response to an Israeli evacuation order. (Al Jazeera) 

Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati of Maglan, a sayeret of the IDF‘s Commando Brigade, is confirmed to be killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Three other soldiers are injured in the attack. (Times of Israel) 

Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Nigerian bandit conflict An early-morning bandit attack in Kabba/Bunu, Kogi State, Nigeria, leaves two people dead and five injured, with 30 civilians kidnapped, of whom 23 are later rescued by Nigerian Army troops. (Daily Post Nigeria) 

58 people are killed in multiple Rapid Support Forces attacks over the past four days in various villages near Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Dabanga Sudan) 

Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport resumes operations as part of a phased reopening plan following repair, development, and upgrade works. Additionally, the airport resumes operations to Arab and foreign airlines after the airport has been closed since the war started on February 28. (Kuwait Times) (Arab Times Kuwait) 

Canadian hotel operator Blue Diamond Resorts ends its operations in Cuba, citing reduced air service and operational challenges after managing 62 properties on the island. (AFP via Indo Premier) 

A total of 82,921 people are evacuated across five municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Nine people are injured in Naha. 27 municipalities in the prefecture lose power. (Ryūkyū Shimpō) (Ryūkyū Shimpō) 

Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at an aerospace plant owned by Hanwha Group in Daejeon, South Korea. (AP) (Reuters) 

Two people are hospitalized, livestock are killed and serious property damage is reported after a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in Magħtab, Malta. (The Jerusalem Post) 

2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic Gen Z protests Youths gather in Nanyuki, Kenya to protest against the establishment of a quarantine center at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus. (AP) 

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises citizens and residents against traveling to South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola outbreak in these African countries. (Sudans Post) 

Moderna announces that it will partner with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. (Reuters) (The Hill) 

Around 200 cases of mpox are reported in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) (Telegraph) 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that five people who had been in quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center‘s National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska after being exposed to the hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, have returned to their respective home states. (The New York Times) (NBC News) 

The Philippines and Vietnam upgrade bilateral relations to an enhanced strategic partnership during Vietnamese president Tô Lâm‘s state visit to Manila. (Reuters) 

Seven people are killed, including the gunman, in spree shootings across Muscatine, Iowa, United States. (KGAN) (Reuters) 

A ban on children aged under 16 using social media formally enters force in Malaysia. Companies that fail to comply with the new rules could face penalties of up to 10 million ringgit (US$2.5 million). (AP) 

Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man, is sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of 21 years, for murdering 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, on 3 December 2025. Digwa’s mother is also found guilty of assisting an offender by hiding the murder weapon, a knife. (The Guardian) 

One person is killed and another is seriously injured in a shooting at a clinic in Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada. The shooter fled on foot but was later arrested. (CBC News) (BNO News) 

The End Tuesday 

new above Tuesday [orig]

Monday, June 1st, 2026 

Iran withdraws from peace talks with the United States and rules out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. (The Guardian) 

First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref says that Iranian negotiating team has performed well so far. (Iran International) 

The U.S. Central Command announces that two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military in Kuwait were intercepted. (CNBC) 

Iran and the Axis of Resistance threaten to “completely block” the Strait of Hormuz and also block the Strait of Mandeb. (CNBC) 

The French military, with military assistance from a Royal Navy warship, seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Russia says the “illegal” seizure was “bordering on international piracy”. (BBC News) 

Oil prices increase by nearly 8% on the announcement of the peace talks ending, with West Texas Intermediate rising to US$94.20 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$97.23 per barrel. (CNBC) 

Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan surrenders to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects.  (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Ethiopians vote to elect the House of Peoples’ Representatives amid continued tensions in Tigray and the ongoing Fano insurgency. (Al Jazeera) (AP) 

Sunday, May 31st, 2026 

The New York Times reports that the U.S. Central Command has guided 70 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the last three weeks, using routes closer to the Omanian coast. (The Asia Business Daily) 

Israeli forces capture the Beaufort medieval castle in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, during a ground offensive despite a temporary ceasefire. (NPR) 

An Israeli airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at a cafe in Gaza City. ‌(Reuters) 

Two teenage girls are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at a bus stop in Gush Etzion Junction, West Bank. The perpetrator, identified as a Palestinian, is shot dead by Israeli troops. (The Times of Israel) 

Eight people are killed and 19 others are injured in an Israeli strike on Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

Hezbollah launches drones and over 50 rockets at Northern Israel despite a temporary ceasefire. (The Jerusalem Post) 

The National Umma Party says that ten people, including eight children, have been killed in a drone strike on two civilian vehicles driving on the Abu Zabad–Al-Fula road in West Kordofan state, Sudan. (Sudan Tribune) 

At least eight villagers are killed and 15 others were injured after more than a hundred Fulani bandits carried out a shooting in Plateau State (Daily Post) 

Two policemen are killed after unidentified gunmen attacked them on a road in Anambra State. (Daily Post) 

Sri Lanka increases fuel prices by up to six percent as part of economic reforms linked to its International Monetary Fund assistance program, which includes plans to phase out fuel subsidies and achieve cost recovery in the energy sector. (AFP via The Hindu) 

The death toll from the collapse of an under construction nine-story building in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines, on May 24, rises to twelve. (The Philippine Star) 

More than 55 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State, Myanmar. (AP) (BBC News) 

Five people are killed and another is injured when an illegal mine collapses in Huize County, Yunnan, China. (AP) 

The National Salvation Movement‘s candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. (AP) 

President Gustavo Petro announces that it does not recognize the results due to doubts about the computerised vote-counting system. (NBC News) 

Guineans vote to elect 147 members of the National Assembly. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today) 

Preliminary results from yesterday’s election revealed that the Labour Party, currently led by incumbent prime minister Robert Abela, won a record fourth consecutive term in government. (Reuters) 

Saturday, May 30th, 2026 

Iranian state media says that Iran shot down an American aircraft near the city of Jam, Bushehr province. However, the U.S. Central Command denies any such claim, stating that no U.S. aircraft has been shot down. (Middle East Eye) 

U.S. military aircraft disable The Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star and leave it adrift in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings while attempting to reach a port in Iran. (AP via Politico) 

Falling debris from a Fateh-110 missile intercepted by air defenses hit the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, mildly injuring an estimated 5 American servicemen and contractors, and damaging two MQ-9 Reaper drones. (Bloomberg) (Stars and Stripes) 

Israeli Air Force strikes and artillery shelling are reported near Beaufort Castle as Israeli troops approach the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

At least eight people are killed during clashes between forces loyal to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen after they enter the regional capital Baidoa. (AFP via The New Arab) (Garowe Online) (Horseed Media) 

The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. (NPR) 

Vanessa Pulgarin from Colombia wins the first MGI All Stars beauty pageant, held in Bangkok, Thailand. (ABS-CBN) 

A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturns on a highway in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 36 others. (AP) 

At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a four-story commercial building collapses in Saidul Ajaib, Delhi, India. (Hindustan Times) 

Four more men trapped in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, are rescued after 10 days, bringing the total number of survivors recovered to five, while search operations continue for two missing persons. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Reuters) 

The driver is killed and 23 people are wounded when a bus crashes in Baranya County, Hungary. (AP) 

Uganda’s health ministry reports two more cases of ebola in Kampala, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nine. (Channel Africa) 

The MV Hondius cruise ship, which was at center of hantavirus infections including the Andes strain during the outbreak, is cleared to sail again after undergoing cleaning and disinfection. (Strait Times) 

Russia recalls its ambassador to Armenia over Armenia’s closer relations with the European Union, citing concerns about its commitments within the Eurasian Economic Union. (AFP via Euractiv) 

India signs a 60 billion rupees (US$629 million) deal to supply BrahMos missiles to Vietnam, which will also include training and logistical support. (DW) (Reuters) 

A court in the Turks and Caicos Islands sentences former premier Michael Misick to over four years in prison for corruption, embezzlement, and accepting bribery. (AP) 

In association football, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) win their second Champions League title after defeating Arsenal 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time during the final at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. (AP) (CNN) 

Following PSG’s Champions League victory, police arrest more than 280 people in Paris, France, following clashes, vandalism, arson, an attempted intrusion into a police station, and disruptions to traffic and public transport during celebrations. (AFP via The Daily Star) 

In basketball, the San Antonio Spurs defeat the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014, where they will face the New York Knicks. (AFP via The Manila Times) (The Chosun Daily) 

The End