A reduction in U.S. military aid to Ukraine would be “painful” and could have potentially “dire consequences” for the global order, Ukrainian lawmakers and soldiers have told the Kyiv Independent. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 10 signalled the move is almost certain to happen as he discussed Washington’s defense budget for 2026 during a congressional […]
Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway announced sanctions against far-right Israeli ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians. Israeli security forces are seen near Al-Aqsa Mosque as far-right ministers storm the complex, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AA Photo) Britain and other allies imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, on […]
Continue reading …Iran descried the Israeli move as an act of piracy. “The assault on this flotilla — since it happened in international waters — is considered a form of piracy under international law,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a press briefing in Tehran. An Israeli solider passes food to those onboard the Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht […]
Continue reading …At least five Palestinians were killed and several others wounded by Israeli fire near an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli- and U.S.-backed group, according to health officials and witnesses, while Israel’s military claimed it had only fired warning shots at those approaching its troops. People carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian […]
Continue reading …Defying California Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles following a second consecutive day of violent clashes between protesters and federal immigration agents in riot gear. A firework sent by protesters explodes near the Los Angeles Sheriff Department officers during immigration protests, Paramount, California, U.S., June 7, 2025. […]
Continue reading …Trump says he is ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to president Donald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences Trump v […]
Continue reading …An explosion damaged railway tracks in southwestern Russia’s Voronezh region on Thursday, partially bringing train traffic to a halt, local media and officials said. Pixabay The blast occurred at the 725th kilometer of the Yevdakovo-Saguny line, halting train traffic in one direction, the Baza Telegram channel and the local news outlet Vesti Voronezh reported. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev confirmed the incident, […]
Continue reading …Russia will soon be able to deploy more than 500 long-range drones a night to attack Ukraine as it ramps up production and builds new launch sites for them, a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) has told the Kyiv Independent. An Iranian-made Shahed 131/136 kamikaze drone, a model often used by Russian forces in […]
Continue reading …Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk after the operation against Russian airbases.It was an attack of astonishing ingenuity – unprecedented, broad, and 18 months in the making Ukraine Presidential Press Service/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock On 1 June more than 100 Ukrainian drones struck air bases deep inside Russia, targeting nuclear-capable long-range bombers. The scale […]
Continue reading …A Berlin court has ruled that Germany violated asylum law when it deported three Somali nationals at its border with Poland in a decision that challenges Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s aggressive new migration stance. Migrants walk in front of the former Grand City Hotel Berlin, where they stayed late last year [File: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA-EFE] The three asylum […]
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