The United States said on June 16 that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits.
The future of Israel’s offensive against Lebanon remained a major question mark on June 15, as Israeli officials signaled that any U.S.-Iran agreement would not be binding on Israel, raising doubts about prospects for de-escalation.
Gang violence has killed at least 2,300 people in Haiti this year, while nearly 100 have been kidnapped, the United Nations said on June 15.
The United States and Iran announced a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, sparking relief on June 15 after months of deadly violence and global economic chaos.
Direct charter flights between Turkish Cyprus and Azerbaijan are expected to begin soon, as preparatory work has made significant progress, Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Ünal Üstel said on June 13.
A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines last week raised the seabed by as much as two meters, exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on June 14.
Around 3,000 far-right protesters from all over Italy gathered in Rome on June 13 to call for the “remigration” of migrants back to their home countries, as a retired general launched a new far-right party.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Sunday tapped a new prime minister to form a government after the previous hopeful dropped out.
British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said.
Iran and the U.S. inched closer to a deal to end the war, as Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize the agreement, according to two regional officials.
The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war "within 24 hours", key mediator Pakistan said on June 13, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal.
Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country's remote northeast on June 13, the military said in a statement.
Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country's south on June 13 shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there.
NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.
Anthropic said on June 12 it has suspended access to two powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with a US national security order.
The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early on June 13, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever.
