Archives for June, 2026

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, Nov. 10, 2025.

Syria’s Sharaa says he had ‘multiple discussions’ with Trump on Lebanon, favors dialogue

Syrian President Sharaa has again played down Donald Trump’s request that Syria could enter Lebanon and help disarm Hezbollah.

FILE PHOTO: The Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Exclusive-India in talks to sell supersonic BrahMos missile to UAE, sources say

Reuters

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool

Talks between Iran and US concluded successfully, Pakistan PM says

Reuters

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a location given as Odesa Region, Ukraine, in this still image from video released June 22, 2026. State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa Region/Handout via REUTERS

Moscow shoots down nearly 60 drones; Russian attacks kill five in Ukraine

Reuters

Fifty-four injured and 18 missing after explosion at Qatar LNG site, authorities say

Reuters

The talks in Switzerland aim to bring an end to the Middle East war

Key points from the first round of Iran-US talks

Agence France-Presse

A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Two South Korean-operated vessels passed through Strait of Hormuz after MOU signed

Reuters

U.S. Vice President JD Vance makes an opening statement at the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool

US-Iran talks go into Day 2 after Trump threats, Hormuz closure

Reuters

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 21, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS

Shipping slows after Iran says it has again shut the Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

Iran drew 0-0 with Belgium Sunday in their second World Cup match

A nation divided over Team Melli as Iran faces Belgium

Agence France-Presse

'We are looking for economic channels between Lebanon and Syria, not military ones,' Sharaa said

Syria president denies wanting to intervene in Lebanon after Trump remarks

Agence France-Presse

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech on a giant screen at the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Hezbollah chief says would respond to any violation from Israel

Reuters

The first hotel on the Burgenstock site opened in 1873

Swiss US-Iran talks venue a playground of world leaders, movie stars

Agence France-Presse

A woman holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and a Hezbollah flag during a rally in Tehran, Iran, June 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Trump says US will resume attacks if Iran does not restrain Hezbollah allies

Reuters

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrives at Zurich Airport, in Zurich, Switzerland, June 20, 2026. Hamed Malekpour/Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

No-fly zone for Iran talks disrupted flights at Zurich airport, authorities say

Reuters

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, June 16, 2026. Murat Kula/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary in Turkey, a focus for Trump

Reuters