US-Iran peace deal finalised as Trump says Strait of Hormuz will reopen
The reported US-Iran peace deal has moved from expectation to public confirmation, with Pakistan's prime minister and Donald Trump both saying the agreement is now complete. Shehbaz Sharif said the two sides had declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and said the formal signing ceremony would take place in Switzerland on 19 June. Trump separately said he had authorised the end of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports and called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.Iranian state media has also repeated the claims, while a senior Iranian foreign ministry... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jun 2026 22:59 LONDON
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Trump backs Mike Collins in Georgia Republican Senate runoff
Donald Trump has endorsed US Representative Mike Collins in Georgia's Republican runoff for the state's open Senate contest, setting up a direct clash with Governor Brian Kemp, who supports Derek Dooley. The runoff will decide who becomes the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in November. The endorsement was made in a post on Trump's Truth Social account.Trump described Collins as a strong supporter of his Make America Great Again movement and called him a "true friend, fighter, and WARRIOR". Collins and Dooley are due to face each other in the runoff on Tuesday after neither secured enough... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jun 2026 17:05 LONDON
Trump says US-Iran deal could be signed as Tehran disputes Sunday timing
President Donald Trump said the emerging US-Iran agreement could be signed as early as Sunday, while Iranian officials continued to dispute that timetable and said the process may take several more days. The reported framework is tied to ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, making it one of the most consequential diplomatic developments in the region in recent weeks. Pakistan has also been cited as saying preparations are under way for an electronic signing, adding to the sense that talks are moving quickly even as the two sides describe the timing differently.Trump said the deal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jun 2026 10:59 LONDON
India protests US strikes on ships in Gulf as death toll of Indian mariners deepens row
India and the United States have sharpened their diplomatic dispute over US missile strikes on commercial ships in the Gulf region after three Indian seafarers were killed in an attack on 10 June. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he had spoken to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and reiterated India's "strong protest" over what he described as lethal actions against commercial shipping. The exchange comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump head to the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, where a possible meeting could add another layer to the talks.The Indian side said the Ministry of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jun 2026 00:59 LONDON
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Iran and US say deal is close as Lebanon fighting continues
Iranian and US officials have signalled that a deal to shift a rocky 60-day ceasefire towards a broader peace and cooperation agreement is close, with Pakistan saying the text could be finalised within 24 hours. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the talks had "never been closer", while urging caution about speculation before any formal announcement. The latest comments come as commemorations are being held in Tehran for senior commanders killed in last year's war with Israel.Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a "final, agreed-upon text" had been drawn up, although some next steps still need to be completed. The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 16:59 LONDON
US-Iran talks move to Hormuz leverage and nuclear limits as deal hopes build
Iran's foreign minister has given the clearest indication yet that Tehran wants to preserve leverage over the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations with Washington continue. Abbas Araghchi said Iran would keep a presence over the waterway and suggested a negotiated framework could allow the collection of a "service fee" for vessels using it. He also said Iranian forces would intervene when necessary, while acknowledging that international law does not permit a toll on ships passing through the strait.The remarks come as the two sides appear to be edging closer to an agreement, but remain divided over the scope of any... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jun 2026 05:59 LONDON
Ukraine strikes on Russian energy infrastructure acknowledged by Putin, as damage is admitted
President Vladimir Putin has publicly acknowledged that recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, depots, pipelines and fuel supplies are causing damage to the Russian economy and society. His comments came after weeks of intensifying attacks on energy and logistics infrastructure, including what was described as a Kyiv-claimed strike on a key oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk the previous night. Putin said the attacks were intended to sow confusion, but insisted they would not divide society or cause lasting economic harm.The remarks were carried by Russia's state-owned TASS news agency and were made on Friday. Putin said Russia was recovering quickly and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 20:59 LONDON
Netanyahu aide Jonatan Urich indicted over alleged classified leak to German newspaper
A senior media adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been formally indicted over the alleged leaking of classified military intelligence to a German newspaper. Prosecutors say Jonatan Urich was involved in passing on a document from IDF military intelligence in September 2024, in a case they say was intended to influence the public narrative around a hostage deal. The indictment also alleges that the leak was carried out despite the material being blocked by the military censor.According to the charges, the document was an internal Hamas memo obtained by IDF intelligence and later routed through Urich and former... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 12:30 LONDON
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Israel's Lebanon buffer zone raises fears over maritime resources
Israel's imposition of a security buffer zone in southern Lebanon is drawing concern that it could become a longer-term attempt to control territory with potential oil and gas reserves. The zone, announced after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, is said to extend into Mediterranean waters and into Lebanon's exclusive economic zone. That has raised questions not only about the land border but also about maritime boundaries and resource rights.According to the reported details, the map of the buffer zone was announced on 19 April by Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson. The line, which Israel calls the Yellow... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 11:03 LONDON
Jordan Bardella visit to Brussels draws protests over migration politics
French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella has visited Brussels to strengthen ties with the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Belang. He spoke at the Flemish Parliament, where he called for closer cooperation between like-minded parties on migration and asylum policy. The event also drew several hundred protesters outside the parliament building.According to the supplied material, Bardella used the visit to argue that coordinated action could help reshape decision-making across the European Union. He praised a decade-long alliance with Vlaams Belang and welcomed proposed EU measures that could allow asylum claims to be processed outside Europe and speed up deportations. Supporters were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 10:00 LONDON
China claims foreign agencies used sensor-fitted marine animals to monitor its waters
China's Ministry of State Security has claimed that foreign intelligence agencies are using sensor-fitted marine animals to collect sensitive data in waters around China. In a post on WeChat, the ministry said an "invisible secret war" was under way at sea and alleged that "spy turtles" and "spy fish" had been found attached to sensors while swimming in Chinese waters. It said the devices were being used to gather underwater information and transmit it overseas.The ministry said the animals were collecting marine environment data including water temperature, salinity and ocean currents in real time. It said the information was being... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 09:00 LONDON
China bars Philippines defence chief Gilberto Teodoro over South China Sea remarks
China has barred Philippines Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and members of his family from entering the country, in a fresh escalation in the long-running dispute over the South China Sea. The ban also covers Hong Kong and Macau, according to a statement from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Beijing said Chinese organisations and individuals must not carry out transactions, cooperation or other activities with Teodoro, his wife or children.The move was announced on Thursday and was linked by Beijing to comments Teodoro has made about China's claims in the disputed waterway. The ministry said his rhetoric "undermines China's legitimate interests... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jun 2026 21:33 LONDON
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Iran claims retaliatory strikes on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain
Iran said it carried out retaliatory strikes on US military targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain after recent American attacks on Iranian targets. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched two waves of operations and claimed to have hit 18 US military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including sites it identified as Ali and Ahmad Ahmad air force bases. It also said it struck and destroyed Sheikh Isa air base, while separately claiming it fired 12 ballistic missiles at the US command centre at Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan.The claims were made on Thursday, June 11, and were carried... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jun 2026 10:29 LONDON
US defence chief warns Cuba over weapons that could reach Guantánamo
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could reach the United States or the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay. He made the remarks during a visit to the base in south-eastern Cuba, speaking to US troops and framing the issue as a direct warning to Havana. The comments add to an already tense security relationship between Washington and Cuba.Hegseth said it would be unwise for the Cuban government to try to procure or gain access to weapons capable of reaching the base or the American homeland. He warned that such a move would invite... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 17:59 LONDON
Sri Lanka minister links former intelligence chief to 2019 Easter bombings investigation
Sri Lanka's public security minister has said a former intelligence chief planned the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings with "full awareness", in the latest official allegation in the long-running investigation. The statement was made in parliament and directly named retired Major General Suresh Sallay. The bombings killed 269 people and injured more than 500 others.Minister Ananda Wijepala said current investigations had revealed that Sallay had planned the attack with full awareness. He also said investigators believe Sallay met alleged orchestrators of the bombings three weeks before the attacks to obtain information about target locations. Police arrested Sallay on 25 February in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 16:33 LONDON
Ukraine says missiles and drones hit military plant and oil refineries deep inside Russia
Ukraine says it has carried out fresh strikes on military and energy sites deep inside Russia, including a plant in Cheboksary and the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara region. The attacks were reported overnight on 10 June and are among the latest claimed long-range strikes in the war. They add to a pattern of Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure far from the front line.President Volodymyr Zelensky said several FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles landed on the Cheboksary plant in Chuvashia. Local officials said three people were injured in the city, while Ukrainian officials said the site makes drones and missiles for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 14:31 LONDON
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Baltic states on alert after drone incursions and hybrid-warfare fears
Recent drone incidents have heightened anxiety across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where officials and residents are increasingly focused on the risk of spillover from the war in Ukraine. The latest reporting describes a region on alert after suspected drones entered Baltic airspace, prompting shelter warnings and renewed discussion of border defences. Along the forests and marshlands that separate the Baltic states from Russia and Belarus, workers are digging anti-tank ditches, pouring concrete bunkers and erecting rows of dragon's teeth to slow any future advance.The incidents have unfolded against a backdrop of repeated concern about hybrid warfare and electronic disruption. The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 09:29 LONDON
Investigation says coltan from M23-held mines in eastern DRC may have reached global brands
A new investigation has said coltan from mines in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo controlled by the M23 militia may have entered supply chains linked to major international brands. The report focuses on Rubaya in North Kivu province, a major coltan site that it says has been occupied by M23 for two years. It alleges the mineral was smuggled across the border into Rwanda before being moved on through exporters used by large firms.The investigation says Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are among companies that may have sourced the mineral, while Microsoft, Toyota, Nvidia and Vodafone are also named as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 06:30 LONDON
Pakistan alleged to have struck civilian homes in three Afghan provinces, killing 13
Taliban officials have alleged that Pakistani military aircraft struck civilian homes overnight in Afghanistan's Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces, killing at least 13 people. The dead were said to include 11 children, one woman and one elderly man. The allegations point to a fresh cross-border escalation between the two neighbours, with no immediate response or confirmation from Pakistan.Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the strikes violated Afghan airspace and hit homes in the three eastern and south-eastern provinces. In the account he gave, 14 other women were also affected, although the supporting material does not make clear whether they were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 05:59 LONDON
Taliban disperses rare women's-rights protest in Herat amid disputed reports of deaths
A rare protest in the western Afghan city of Herat has been dispersed by Taliban police after demonstrators gathered over restrictions on women, according to witness accounts and officials. The rally took place on Tuesday and centred on recent detentions of women accused of violating the Taliban's dress code rules. Reports from the scene say security forces moved in to break up the crowd, while police denied using live fire.Witnesses said the crowd formed after a social media call to defend women's rights, and that dozens of people gathered in support of women. One 33-year-old protester said officers used sticks,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 18:02 LONDON
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West Bengal CID searches TMC offices in Kolkata during alleged signature forgery probe
The West Bengal CID searched the Trinamool Congress central office in Kolkata and the office of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Assembly signature forgery case. The searches took place in Kolkata's Kalighat area and on Camac Street, according to the supplied report. The party said the timing of the operation was politically motivated.The report says the searches were carried out while party chief Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi meeting Congress Parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence. The meeting lasted about an hour and, according to TMC sources, was... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 17:30 LONDON
Trump repeats Iran deal prediction as talks continue without agreement
US President Donald Trump has again predicted that a deal with Iran is close, even though no agreement has materialised after repeated similar claims since March. The latest prediction came on Monday local time, according to the supplied report, extending a pattern in which he has said at least 37 times that an accord was imminent. The remarks come against the backdrop of ongoing diplomacy and a war that has already had wide regional and economic consequences.The report says the predictions began on March 23, when Trump told reporters outside Air Force One that the two sides had reached "major... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 13:35 LONDON
UN probe says Palestinians are trapped between Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas
A United Nations commission has said Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are being trapped between Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas rule. The report says civilians are facing severe and systematic rights violations across the territory. It also says the situation has worsened since the Gaza war began after Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.The findings come from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which was established by the UN Human Rights Council in May 2021. The commission said Israeli authorities have enabled settler attacks through financial and military support. Its chair,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 11:32 LONDON
Ukraine says it has recaptured more than 600 sq km as Zelenskyy claims Russia is losing the initiative
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia is losing the initiative on the battlefield, as Kyiv reports fresh territorial gains in the war. In remarks given in London, he said the situation was better for Ukraine than it had been for two and a half years, while cautioning that conditions could still change quickly. His comments came alongside a separate claim from Ukraine's armed forces chief that Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than 600 square km of territory so far this year.Zelenskyy said Russia was not winning the war and suggested the Kremlin may struggle to scale up its offensive... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jun 2026 08:59 LONDON
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US congressman calls for new probe into 1967 USS Liberty attack
A Republican member of the US House of Representatives has called for a new investigation into Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy ship that was struck during the Six-Day War. Thomas Massie used a speech on the House floor to urge the government to reopen the case and to recognise the ship's survivors. The remarks came on the 59th anniversary of the attack and were delivered in the presence of survivors.According to the supporting material, the attack killed 34 service members and injured 171 others. Massie said the survivors should receive closure and called for a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 21:30 LONDON
Armenia's Pashinyan wins election amid allegations of Russian pressure
Armenia's governing Civil Contract party has won the country's parliamentary election, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan describing the result as a historic victory. The vote is being seen as a key test of whether Armenia will continue moving closer to the West and reducing its reliance on Russia. International observers said the campaign period was marked by pressure and attempts to influence the outcome.Civil Contract won 49.8% of the vote, according to the figures supplied in the latest reporting, ahead of the Strong Armenia Alliance on 23.2%. The Armenia Alliance came third with 9.9%. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 17:01 LONDON
Russian security chief claims West may use former ISIL fighters against Iran
Russia's Federal Security Service chief has claimed that Western intelligence services are trying to use former ISIL fighters as proxy forces against Iran. Alexander Bortnikov made the allegation at a meeting of intelligence officials from eight ex-Soviet nations on 26 May, according to state media cited in the supplied material. He did not name any specific Western country and did not provide evidence to support the claim.The remarks were reported on 8 June and framed as part of a wider warning from Bortnikov about militant networks linked to Syria. He said Western intelligence services "don't give up on their attempts... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 12:36 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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The Proving Ground, When “Decent” Reporting Meets High-Tech Warfare
For two decades I have watched wars unfold not only on battlefields, but on screens. Today’s incident over Kuwait, involving the downing of a U.S. F-15 Strike Eagle, is not just another headline in the Iran conflict. It may be a signal that something larger is unfolding behind the noise. Iranian state outlets rapidly circulated imagery of an ejected pilot. Washington responded cautiously. But beneath the spectacle lies a deeper question, whose technology was truly being tested? The Gulf as a live-fire laboratory For years, China has refined export-ready variants of its air defense systems, particularly the HQ-9 family and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Mar 2026 09:36 LONDON
