Vladimir Putin welcomed ASEAN leaders in Sochi as G7 nations pledged unwavering support for Ukraine and finalized a landmark $50 billion loan package backed by frozen Russian assets. The dueling summits laid bare a deepening fracture in global diplomacy over the war.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is calling Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran the ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades.’ The rare Republican revolt signals deepening unease over the administration’s diplomatic overtures to Tehran.
Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told the BBC that military expansion is essential to preventing conflict in Asia. It’s the clearest public statement yet that Tokyo is leaving its post-war pacifism behind.
Humanitarians say earning community trust is the most critical — and most difficult — challenge in containing the DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak. Misinformation, deep-rooted suspicion, and years of broken promises are complicating the medical response on the ground.
Israeli settlers burned a mosque in the West Bank village of Jiljilya overnight on 17 June, leaving burnt tyres and Hebrew graffiti reading “revenge” on the walls. The attack took place in a zone where Israeli civilians are legally prohibited from entering.
Donald Trump has privately urged Benjamin Netanyahu to adopt a ‘softer touch’ in Lebanon, signaling growing US unease over civilian casualties and the risk of wider regional conflict. The quiet pressure comes as American envoys prepare to return to the region for fresh ceasefire talks.
Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to end decades of conflict between the two nations. The 47-page document outlines a path to full normalization, but critics say the hardest work is still ahead.
Daveigh Chase, the actress behind Samara in The Ring and the voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, has died at 35 following a battle with meningitis and sepsis. Her manager confirmed her death to the BBC.
Analyst Rami Khouri argues the US must apply direct pressure on Israel to shift its Lebanon policy, warning that voluntary change has never come and won’t now. Decades of half-measures have brought the region to a breaking point.
South Africa coach Hugo Broos has told his critics to ‘shut up’ ahead of Bafana Bafana’s crucial second World Cup group stage match against Czechia. The 72-year-old Belgian dismissed social media noise and backed his players to deliver when it matters most.
Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei has branded his squad the World Cup’s ‘most oppressed’ team after they were forced to fly back to Tijuana hours after Monday’s 2-2 draw with New Zealand. Captain Mehdi Taremi called the rushed departure ‘a disaster,’ as political tensions continued to overshadow Iran’s tournament.
France swept Senegal aside 3-1 in New Jersey on Tuesday night, with a dominant second half sealing their World Cup group opener in style. It was a bruising start for the Lions of Teranga, but the group stage is far from over.
The FBI has arrested five men accused of plotting to deploy explosive drones and snipers to assassinate President Trump during a UFC event at the White House. Authorities say the scheme was detailed, coordinated, and potentially catastrophic.
The WHO and Brazil are demanding world leaders finalize a Pandemic Agreement after years of slow negotiations. The joint letter warns the world remains dangerously unprepared for another global health crisis.
The EU is making its most ambitious push yet toward common defence, but deep divisions between member states threaten to turn bold rhetoric into familiar deadlock. Here’s where the debate actually stands.
The cost of Trump’s White House ballroom has soared to €516 million, with US taxpayers covering nearly half, reports say. The project began after Trump demolished the historic East Wing without consulting Congress.
Thomas Partey’s appeal to overturn a Canadian visa refusal has been rejected, ruling Ghana’s captain out of the team’s World Cup opener against Panama on Wednesday. The Arsenal midfielder’s absence leaves Ghana scrambling to reshape their midfield less than 24 hours before kick-off.
The UN refugee agency says 2.4 million refugees will need resettlement by 2027, but global capacity to absorb them remains critically low. Afghan, South Sudanese, and Rohingya refugees are among those facing the longest wait for a safe, permanent home.
UNHCR is warning that refugee resettlement places cover less than five percent of global need, leaving millions of displaced people in indefinite limbo. The UN agency is urging governments to urgently expand programmes as political resistance continues to grow.
More than 85 percent of EU bathing sites earned an “excellent” rating in 2024, but climate change and agricultural runoff are putting pressure on progress. Here’s what the latest report found.
