Archives for June, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Presidential Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian Language and the Languages of the Peoples of Russia, via video link in Moscow, Russia June 2, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS

Putin faces rival visions of war and peace at Russia's 'Davos'

Reuters

Iran leader says dealt enemies 'decisive blow' in Middle East war

Agence France-Presse

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter speaks with the media after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Lebanon ceasefire raises hopes of progess for Iran deal

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Lebanese President says ceasefire may come into effect within a day of parties' approval

Reuters

'There is nothing worse than doing nothing,' Iranian author Marjane Satrapi told AFP in an interview

'Persepolis' author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56

Agence France-Presse

A banner with a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Iran's Khamenei warns against divisions after 'enemy's defeat on battlefield'

Reuters

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 ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Armenia's election to test Pashinyan's peace drive after war defeat

Reuters

People's belongings lie scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment in Gaza City, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli strikes kill nine people in Gaza, medics say

Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote to elect Israel's next state comptroller at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Netanyahu faces plunging support in north Israel as voters demand tougher Lebanon stance

Reuters

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Israel to continue operations in Lebanon for now despite ceasefire, defence minister says

Reuters

A forest near Qargha lake in Paghman district, Kabul province

From poplars to pistachios, Afghans rediscover the value of trees

Agence France-Presse

Strikes on Lebanon have persisted despite a ceasefire

Hezbollah chief rejects truce, demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli fighter jet flies over the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on June 3

Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises in Lebanon following an air strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: People drive past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US House backs resolution curbing Trump Iran war powers

Reuters

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the war on Iran is over

Iran war is over, Rubio says, as strikes continue

Agence France-Presse