Several Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon: state media
Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out airstrikes on several areas in south Lebanon, state media reported, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon’s National News Agency said Israeli warplanes launched raids targeting the Nabatieh Al-Fawqa area and the eastern outskirts of neighboring town Kfar Tebnit. The Israelis also launched a drone strike on the...
Over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes in 5 months: UN
Drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, a senior United Nations official said Monday as the unmanned aerial vehicles turn the conflict deadlier for civilians. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said his office has documented a “sharp increase” in drone attacks as well as rape and sexual violence in the Sudan war,...
Trump may publish Iran deal before Friday
US President Donald Trump may decide to release a preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran before Friday, Vice-President JD Vance has said, after Trump said the deal had already been signed. Vance described the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between the United States and Iran as “about a page and a half” and a “very general” document. Senior US officials have also...
Twelve killed in USA plane crash
Eleven skydivers and a pilot were killed when a plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the US state of Missouri, officials said. The aircraft, which had been leased by a skydiving company, took off from Butler Memorial Airport at about 11:20 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for Bates County Emergency Management. After failing to gain altitude, it made a sharp left turn...
US, Iran reach deal to end war, reopen Hormuz
The United States and Iran have agreed on a framework deal to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and gas shipments. US President Donald Trump announced the agreement on Sunday, saying the deal with Iran was “complete” and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen for shipping. The memorandum of understanding is scheduled...
Protests set to grip Geneva ahead of G7 summit
The "No-G7" coalition of more than 60 associations, unions and left-wing groups aims to denounce "fascism and imperialism". The demonstration takes place the day before Group of Seven leaders start their three-day annual gathering. Geneva -- about 40 kilometres southwest of the French spa town of Evian -- is on edge. The authorities there are anxious to avoid any repeat of the mayhem of 2003,...
Israel army issues evacuation order for 29 south Lebanon villages
The Israeli military on Sunday issued evacuation warnings for residents of 29 villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned strikes, despite a ceasefire intended to halt the war with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The military’s Arabic-language spokesman, Colonel Avichay Adraee, issued two successive warnings -- first for 13 villages, then for 16 more, with the second targeting...
Trudeau faces backlash for attending USA World Cup match with Perry
As Canada launched its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself facing a very different contest online - defending his decision to watch Team USA with girlfriend Katy Perry instead of supporting his home nation. Trudeau was spotted in Los Angeles on Friday as the United States defeated Paraguay 4-1 in its opening World Cup match. Sitting beside him was...
Israel kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid new ceasefire violation
Israel has killed three Palestinians in its air strikes in Gaza, in the latest violation of an ongoing ceasefire agreement, a medical source said. A worker for the Bureij municipality was killed in a drone strike targeting a waste dump near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, the source said. Local sources said the deceased was targeted by the Israeli drone while doing his work. Two...
At least 17 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen killed at least 17 farmers and wounded at least 13 others as they worked in their fields in northwestern Nigeria, a local official and a resident said. The attack occurred on Friday in the town of Goron Namaye in the Maradun area of Zamfara state. No group has claimed responsibility but attacks by armed gangs have increased in recent months. “The farmers were working on their lands...
Trump says Iran deal set for Sunday signing
US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the conflict between the United States and Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday, although Tehran cast doubt on the timing and said no final announcement had yet been made. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments, would be “open to all” once the agreement was...
Five killed in Assam Air Force plane crash
Five Indian Air Force personnel were killed when a transport aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in the northeastern state of Assam, officials said Saturday. The AN-32 transport aircraft crashed near Jorhat area in Assam, the Indian Air Force said in a statement posted on X. Images from the crash site showed wreckage of the aircraft strewn across a field. The air force...
New UFO files reveal discs, glowing orbs, potato-shaped object
One was a rotating disc that sent out beams of light. Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before. Then there was the one compared to a potato, and also a bean, but with a coat of shimmering, fish-like scales. Those were some of the UFOs described in documents released Friday by the Pentagon, the third release since President Donald Trump directed his...
Ex-South Korea President Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday over charges linked to military drones sent over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap reported. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of abuse of power and aiding the enemy, saying he had conspired in the...
Iran denies Trump claim of imminent deal
Iran has said no final decision has been made on a possible agreement to end its conflict with the United States, despite President Donald Trump’s claim that a deal is close and could be signed soon. Trump had earlier warned that the US would strike Iran “very hard” again on Thursday, but later said he had cancelled planned strikes because negotiators had “just made a great...
Myanmar’s president to pay state visit to China
Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing will pay a state visit to China next week, Beijing announced on Friday. The visit by Min, who was elected president in April after directly ruling Myanmar as military chief following the 2021 coup that overthrew a civilian government, comes at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. It added Min will...
Three civilians dead in latest Russia, Ukraine strikes
Three civilians died in Russian and Ukrainian border regions, officials said on Friday, as the two sides lobbed overnight strikes at each other in the latest exchange of fire in the grinding war. In Russia, two civilians were killed and two wounded in the border region of Bryansk after Kyiv struck the settlement of Suzemka with artillery, acting governor Egor Kovalchuk said in a post to...
Thai royal Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said. She died Thursday evening at a Bangkok hospital where she had been cared for since falling unconscious due to illness three years ago, according to the statement issued Friday. Source: Daily Journal MN/
US-Iran war drags global growth to 2.5%: World Bank
The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5 percent, warning that the conflict in the Middle East is pushing the world economy towards its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, published on Thursday, the Washington-based lender said higher energy prices, renewed inflationary pressure and rising borrowing...
