Archives for June, 2026

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Lebanese PM says Israel has bombed Lebanon nearly 3,500 times during ceasefire

Reuters

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Spanish Parliament during his apostolic journey in Madrid, Spain, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Pool

Pope Leo warns Spain's parliament the world is in 'profound' crisis

Reuters

People ride near a banner with an image of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran June 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran blames US for latest exchanges of fire with Israel

Reuters

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026

Trump says in 'final throes' of reaching Middle East peace deal

Agence France-Presse

An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

UN urges Afghan Taliban to end arrests of women over dress rules

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

Hormuz strait will be open but with transit fees, Iran envoy to Moscow quoted

Reuters

Israeli security and rescue personnel work next to a part of a projectile following a missile attack from Iran towards Israel in northern Israel, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Israeli military says it struck targets in western and central Iran

Reuters

A streak of light illuminates the sky during a missile attack from Iran towards Israel as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace deal

Reuters

Catholicos Karekin II, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, waits before casting a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin community), Armenia, June 7, 2026. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS

Armenia's ruling party leads parliamentary vote with 57% in early results

Reuters

The plane that carried the Iran team to Mexico avoided US airspace, tracking sites showed

Iran fans dismayed by team's World Cup visa quarrel

Agence France-Presse

A man holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies

Reuters

An Israeli flag flutters at a new Israeli settlement, behind Palestinians flags near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Jun 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Israeli military police investigating soldier's killing of 7-month-old Palestinian

Reuters

Middle Eastern airlines are expected to face a difficult year given disruptions from the US war against Iran and surging fuel prices, the IATA projected

More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast

Agence France-Presse

Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf speaks in parliament about Iran's response to possible U.S. attacks, in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a video. IRINN/via Reuters TV/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's top negotiator threatens US targets over Lebanon escalation

Reuters

Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment near the village of Kfar Tibnit in southern Lebanon

Israel strikes south Beirut after intercepting Hezbollah launches

Agence France-Presse

Rocket trails are seen above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, as air raid sirens sounded in the country to warn of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April 2026 ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint

Agence France-Presse