Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi meets with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany, France and European Union in Geneva for talks about its nuclear program. (AP News)
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission says military strikes on civilian nuclear facilities violate international law in response to Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 82 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 34 people seeking aid assistance. (Al Jazeera)
The United Nations relists Israel on its blacklist of countries committing abuses against children in armed conflict in its annual Children in Armed Conflict report. (Al Jazeera)
The Nigerien government announces it will nationalize the controlling share of the SOMAIR mining company that previously belonged to French multinational nuclear fuel cycle corporation Orano, which is in turn controlled by the French government. (DW)
The parliament of the Netherlands recognizes the deportation of the Crimean Tatars carried out by the Soviet Union in 1944 as genocide. (Kyiv Independent)
The End Saturday
Hundreds of thousands of people protest against Israel on the streets of Tehran after weekly prayers, chanting slogans in support of Iranian leaders. Protests also took place in Tabriz in northwestern Iran and Shiraz in the south. (Al Jazeera)
Russian forces launch a large-scale drone strike at Odesa, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, with one person killed and another 14 injured. (Ukrainska Pravda)
The parliament of the Netherlands recognizes the deportation of the Crimean Tatars carried out by the Soviet Union in 1944 as genocide. (Kyiv Independent)
Thursday, Juneteenth, 2025
The death toll from Israel’s strikes on Iran rises to more than 240, including 70 women and children. To date, at least 24 people have been killed by Iranian strikes on Israel. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from Israel’s strikes on Iran rises to more than 240, including 70 women and children. To date, at least 24 people have been killed by Iranian strikes on Israel. (Al Jazeera)
Iran strikes four sites in central and southern Israel. The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, is hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, injuring at least 240 people. Iran says it was targeting a military site, striking an Israeli military and intelligence centre located near the hospital. (Al Jazeera)(AP)
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor. (Al Jazeera)
After three days of dialogue, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda sign a provisional peace treaty and are set to begin negotiations for a draft peace treaty on June 27. (Al Jazeera)
A rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls near Banff, Alberta, Canada, kills at least two people. Three other hikers sustained injuries. (CTV News)
A hand grenade is thrown into the courtyard of the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel in Herzliya. (Reuters)
Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted and no injuries reported. (YNet)
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
After 18 months of negotiations, Nippon Steel finalizes its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel. The deal allows U.S. Steel to retain its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and gives the U.S. government the ability to veto corporate decisions as needed. (DW)
The U.S. Supreme Court votes 6–3 to uphold a law proposed by Tennessee to ban gender-affirming care for minors, allowing other states to implement similar bans. (BBC News)
A court in Córdoba, Argentina, sentences nurse Brenda Agüero to life in prison for the serial murders of five babies and the attempted murder of eight others between March and June 2022, whom she deliberately injected with potassium and insulin. (Página 12)
The parliament of Ukraine approves a law to allow multiple citizenship for Ukrainians in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
The Czech government survives a vote of no-confidence called by the opposition ANO party after the justice ministry accepted a bitcoin donation and sold them for nearly 1 billion Kč (US$47 million). (AP)
The government of New Zealand halts its financial support to the Cook Islands over a partnership agreement signed with China earlier this year. (RNZ)
North Korea sends thousands of workers to help rebuild Russia’s Kursk. (BBC News)
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted, but no injuries are reported. (YNet)
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Twenty-five Iranian ballistic missiles are launched at central Israel, with most being intercepted, but no injuries are reported. (YNet)
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
After 18 months of negotiations, Nippon Steel finalizes its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel. ThedealallowsU.S.Steeltoretainitsnameandheadquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and gives the U.S. government the ability to veto corporate decisions as needed. (DW)
The United States Supreme Court votes 6–3 to uphold a law proposed by Tennessee to ban gender-affirming care for minors, allowing other states to implement similar bans. (BBC News)
The parliament of Ukraine approves a law to allow multiple citizenship for Ukrainians in an attempt to ease a demographic crisis caused by the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
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In hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games in a rematch of last year’s finals, repeating as Stanley Cup champions. (Miami Herald)
U.S. president Donald Trump calls for the unconditional surrender of Iran amid its war with Israel. Iran rejects the ultimatum. (The Guardian)
Israel says it has killed Major General Ali Shadmani, the most senior military commander in Iran who was appointed to his post four days ago. (The New York Times)
Israel’s air strikes on Iran’s state television headquarters in Tehran yesterday kills three employees and injures some others. (Al Jazeera)
Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least fourteen other people were also killed in separate Israeli gunfire and airstrikes elsewhere in the exclave. (Reuters)
One Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade is killed and three others are seriously injured in the southern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
Democratic senator Tim Kaine of Virginia introduces legislation to prevent U.S. president Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress’s authorization. (Reuters)
Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its air defence units have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight. (BBC News)
Russia launches a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles on Kyiv, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more. (BBC News)
Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman. (NOS)
Thai police raid a house in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, and arrest thirteen foreigners, mostly Australians and British people, for running a fraudulent electronic trading platform that has stolen over AU$1.9 million (US$1.2 million). (AP)
Monday, June 16th, 2025
Israel announces it has taken “full aerial operational control” of the airspace over Tehran and western Iran after destroying much of the country’s air defence network giving the Israeli Air Force complete air supremacy over Iranian forces. (BBC News)
An Iranian ballistic missile barrage kills eight people and injures 287 others in central Israel. (Reuters)
The death toll from severe weather and flash floods in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, rises to at least 77 with more than 100 others still reported missing. (AP)
Israel strikes buildings in Tehran belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran’s state-owned media company, knocking it temporarily off-air for an hour before later returning. (Al Monitor)
Gary Hoy, a survivor of child sexual abuse at Kincora, resolves a legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Home Secretary with an undisclosed agreement. The legal action alleged that paedophile housemaster William McGrath was allowed to target children to gather information about the far-right paramilitary organization Tara. (RTÉ).
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Monday, June 16th, 2025
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Iran rises at least 220 people, including 70 women and children. (Al Jazeera)
Iran says Israel struck a hospital in Kermanshah in western Iran. Video footage published by local platforms showed bloodstains, indicating casualties from the strike. (Al Jazeera)
The death toll from the attack by unknown gunmen in Guma, Benue State, Nigeria, on Saturday increases to over 150, including many who were burned to death. (AP)
Gary Hoy, a survivor of child sexual abuse at Kincora, resolves a legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Home Secretary with an undisclosed agreement. The legal action alleged that paedophile housemaster William McGrath was allowed to target children to gather information about the far-right paramilitary organization Tara. (RTÉ)
An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a residential building kills nine people, including three children, and injures over 200 others in Bat Yam, Israel. (The Times of Israel)
According to American officials, U.S. president Donald Trump vetoed a plan by Israel to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Reuters)
At least six people are killed, 25 are swept away and 32 others are injured, including six critically, when a bridge over a river collapses at a popular tourist destination in Kundamala, Pune, Maharashtra, India. (Al Arabiya)(CTV News)
A Mw 6.1 earthquake hits Lima, Peru, leaving one person dead and at least five others injured. (Agencia EFE)
According to American officials, U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed Israel’s plan to kill Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Reuters)
Elon Musk announces on X (formerly Twitter) that Starlink will provide internet access to citizens in Tehran, Iran after the Iranian government shut down the internet in the country due to Israeli strikes against the nation. (The Times of Israel)
A series of protests occur across the United States in all 50 states, the same day as the United States Army military parade in Washington DC. (Politico)
An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a residential building kills 7, including 2 children, and injures over 200 in Bat Yam, Israel. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli forces in Gaza recover the body of Israeli hostage Aviv Atzili, who was killed and abducted by Islamic Jihad during the October 7 attacks. (Haaretz)
Seven people are killed, including an infant, when a Bell 407 aircraft crashes in a forested area in bad weather while en route to the Kedarnath Temple in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India. (The Free Press Journal)
At least six people are killed, twenty-five are swept away and thirty-two others are injured, including six critically, when a bridge over a river collapses at a popular tourist destination in Kundamala, Pune, Maharashtra, India. (CTV News)
A Mw 6.1 earthquake hits Lima, Peru, leaving one person dead and at least five others injured. (Agencia EFE)
Between 100,000 and 150,000 protesters march in The Hague, Netherlands, demanding that the Dutch government pressure Israel to halt its military campaign in the Gaza Strip. (AP)
Iran and Israel continue to launch missiles and drones at each other after the preemptive strike on Iran yesterday. Israel targeted Iran’s Ministry of Defence headquarters while Iran retaliated by launching missiles at Tel Aviv and Haifa. (AP)
At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip, including 15 people near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. (Al Jazeera)
At least 79 Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip, including 15 people near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. (Al Jazeera)
At least 100 people are killed, including many who were burned to death, hundreds of others are injured, and dozens are still missing, in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Guma, Benue State, Nigeria. (Star Tribune)(AP)
The death toll from flooding caused by a winter storm in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, earlier this week increases to 86, as police continue to find bodies in the water. (AP)
At least 19 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Niagara Falls Review)
A fire breaks out late Friday night at a residential building in Dubai‘s Marina area, prompting evacuations. The fire is successfully contained. (Gulf News)
Minnesota state senator John Hoffman, state representative and former speaker Melissa Hortman, and their spouses are shot in two targeted spree shootings at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, United States. Hortman and her husband are killed, while the conditions of the Hoffmans are “grave”. (ABC News)
Anti-immigration protestors use fireworks and Molotov cocktails against riot police across Northern Ireland, injuring at least 63 police officers. Police deploy water cannons in return to control the protestors. (Reuters)
Friday, June 13th, 2025
An Air IndiaBoeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members crashes into a residential area shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, India. Authorities find one survivor from the plane, and 204 bodies have been recovered from the crash site so far. (Fox News)
The death toll from the crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, yesterday rises to 279 as a police source says 38 ground fatalities are confirmed. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Israeli military confirms it has targeted nuclear facilities in Iran with the main goal of the operation being to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms Israeli warplanes have targeted Iran’s main Natanz Nuclear Facility. It is later confirmed that the underground nuclear reactor at Natanz has been destroyed by a bunker buster. (The Jerusalem Post)(BBC News)
The Israeli Air Force launches a bombing campaign against Iran targeting nuclear facilities with the main goal of the operation being to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. A special state of emergency is declared in Israel by Defence Minister Israel Katz and Israeli airspace is closed to all flights. Iranian state television reports that 60 people were killed in the attacks, while Israel claims only three people died and dozens got injured. (BBC News)
Israel also launches targeted assassination strikes against senior Iranian government officials, Iranian military leadership and senior nuclear scientists. (Reuters)
Those killed in the Israeli decapitation strikes include commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami, senior nuclear scientist and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Fereydoon Abbasi, and chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Bagheri and Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani. (The Times of Israel)(BBC News)
Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last Shah, writes in Farsi calling for the Iranian military to abandon the Islamic Republic and accuses Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei of forcing Iranians into the war. He also refers to the war as “Khamenei’s war and the Islamic Republic’s war”. (Jerusalem Post)
The death toll from Israeli missile strikes on Tehran rises to 78 with at least 329 others injured. (Anadolu Agency)
At least three people are killed and 172 others injured in Israel after Iran’s retaliatory strikes. (The Jerusalem Post)
Iran launches over 100 Shahed drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel in retaliation for the strikes. (Reuters)
Five people are killed, including two children, and sixteen others are injured, including two critically, in a traffic collision when an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus loses control and crashes into the back of a truck at Gottipura Gate in Hoskote, Karnataka, India. (India Today)(Deshsewak)
Four people are killed and 34 others are injured, including eleven seriously, when a bus carrying Ukrainians crashes on the A81 autoroute in Sarthe, France. (Midi Libre)
U.S. district judge Charles Breyer issues a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California, saying he violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded his statutory authority. Later, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocks the order. (AP)
Kenyan police constable James Mukhwana is arrested over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, which prompted protests and clashes with police this week. (BBC News)
In South Korea, five-term National Assembly lawmaker Kim Byung-kee is elected as floor leader of Democratic Party, replacing acting party leader Park Chan-dae. (The Korea Herald)
Eight Palestinian GHF workers are killed and several others are injured after their bus was attacked en route to an aid distribution site in southern Gaza. The GHF claims that Hamas was responsible. (The New York Times)(Reuters)
Israeli forces kill one person and detain seven people, all Syrians, who they allege are Hamas members in an early-morning raid on the village of Beit Jinn in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. (AP)
Police fire tear gas at demonstrators gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to protest against the Kenya Police and its chief, Eliud Lagat, after bloggerAlbert Ojwang is confirmed to be killed in custody by the police force, demanding Lagat’s resignation. (DW)
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