Archives for June, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, DC, July 7, 2025.

Analysis

Squeezed by Trump and Iran war, how vulnerable is Netanyahu in polls?

The Israeli prime minister faces growing problems over Oct. 7, his alliance with the ultra-Orthodox parties, and Donald Trump questioning his political future.

Mazal Mualem

By Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

US President Donald Trump said that he would soon be able to announce the time and place of the signing of a deal to end the US war with Iran

Trump cancels Iran strikes, touts imminent deal

Agence France-Presse

Supporters of Ozgur Ozel, the ousted chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), clash with riot police during a rally while waiting for his arrival in Izmir, Turkey, May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Berkcan Zengin

Ousted Turkish opposition leader's team resigns from party assembly

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A drone views shows the Evian Resort hotel overlooking Lake Geneva (Leman) where the 2026 G7 summit will take place in Evian-les-Bains, France, September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Iran and Ukraine loom over G7 as France accommodates Trump

Reuters

A man walks near an anti-U.S. mural on a building in Tehran, Iran, June 11, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran seeks funds as US talks edge to interim deal, sources say

Reuters

Tail of AirAsia X plane as seen at the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia in Tangerang, Indonesia, September 20, 2017. Picture taken September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta

AirAsia X postpones Bahrain flight route due to regional conflict

Reuters

Kenya's Finance Minister John Mbadi reacts after arriving at the parliament building to present the Government Budget for the 2025/26 fiscal year in Nairobi, Kenya June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

East African ministers to unveil budgets amid Iran cost shocks, debt strains

Reuters

Burnt vehicles, following an Israeli strike in Sidon, southern Lebanon June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ali Hankir

US and Iran trade attacks for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows refugee tents in the country side of Idlib, Syria, January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano/File Photo

UNHCR says fewer people displaced worldwide in 2025 but long-term refugee crisis persists

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: People walk past campaign banners with portraits of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of the Civil Contract party, ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, in Yerevan, Armenia June 3, 2026. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump lauds Armenia PM's 'decisive' election win in face of Russian pressure

Reuters

This handout photo released by US Central Command shows AH-64 Apaches flying above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol on April 17, 2026

Drone rescue highlights US Navy's autonomous push

Agence France-Presse

Reza Mansoor has lived in the US for 50 years, and still avidly follows the Iranian national team

Iran's World Cup super fans excited for football despite the war

Agence France-Presse

Australia accuses Iran of being behind the torching of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024

Twenty-two countries tell Iran to stop attacks 'on our soil'

Agence France-Presse

Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

US military says none of its warships struck in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Strait of Hormuz map is seen in this illustration taken April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iran announces closure of Strait of Hormuz after US attacks

Reuters

Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026. REUTERS TV via REUTERS

Prominent Gazan doctor held by Israel without charge appears before Supreme Court

Reuters