Canadian PM Mark Carney to visit Dublin and Mayo before G7 summit
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is due to visit Ireland next week for meetings in Dublin and Mayo before travelling on to France for the 2026 G7 Leaders' summit. The trip will include talks with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin and a separate meeting with President Catherine Connolly in Mayo. It will be the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade.Carney's office said the visit will focus on deepening Canada-Ireland ties and expanding cooperation across agri-food, digital innovation, artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and climate. The itinerary also has a personal dimension, with his office... [Continue Reading]
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Greek authorities arrest Palestinian-origin man in Crete over alleged terror plot
Greek authorities have arrested a 37-year-old foreign national of Palestinian origin in Crete over alleged links to Hamas and suspected planning for a terrorist attack. The arrest took place at midnight on Saturday in a joint operation by the National Intelligence Service and the Counter-Terrorism Directorate for Special Crimes of Violence. Investigators say the case involves possible preparations for an attack on Israeli-interest targets, with a cruise ship among the reported possibilities.Authorities believe the suspect had contact with people recently arrested in Cyprus in separate terrorism investigations. During searches at residences in Crete and Athens, officers seized mobile phones, a... [Continue Reading]
Nepal says it is willing to resolve India boundary tensions through diplomacy
Nepal's foreign minister has said Kathmandu is willing to resolve border tensions with India through diplomacy and an "open-heart" dialogue, after talks in New Delhi with India's external affairs minister. Shishir Khanal said the two sides held detailed and productive discussions on 6 June, and that Nepal wants to build a mutually beneficial relationship for prosperity in both countries. His remarks came as he continued a three-day visit to the Indian capital aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.Khanal said the talks covered the full spectrum of the relationship, including trade, cross-border connectivity, energy partnership, water resources management and people-to-people ties. He... [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo XIV begins first papal visit to Spain in 15 years
Pope Leo XIV has begun a week-long visit to Spain, arriving in Madrid for the first papal trip to the country in 15 years. The visit opened with meetings at the royal palace, where he was received by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. Later in the day, he led a large prayer vigil near Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, drawing an official tally of 500,000 people.During his first public remarks in Spain, the pope called for an end to "polarising narratives" and "sterile simplifications". He thanked Spain for what he described as its "faithful adherence to international law and... [Continue Reading]
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Council endorses EU action plan against drug trafficking
The Council of the EU approved a framework to implement the EU drugs strategy and endorsed a new EU action plan against drug trafficking. The Council said the measures respond to growing health, security and societal challenges linked to drug use and drug trafficking, and warned that these risks can undermine the functioning of democracies. The Council said the approved framework and action plan are intended to deliver concrete and coordinated action against organised crime, while also protecting health and safety. The implementation will bring together political, policy and operational actors across sectors including health, justice, education and law enforcement.... [Continue Reading]
Xi Jinping to make rare visit to North Korea next week after nuclear-fuel facility disclosure
China's leader Xi Jinping is due to visit North Korea from 8 to 9 June, in a rare trip to Pyongyang that state media say will take place at the invitation of Kim Jong Un. It will be Xi's first visit to North Korea in nearly seven years, with his last trip to Pyongyang recorded in 2019. The visit comes one day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce material for nuclear bombs, believed to be a uranium enrichment plant.The trip was announced on 5 June and is being framed as a high-level diplomatic engagement between two countries... [Continue Reading]
Trump signals openness to possible talks with Iran's leadership
US President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet Iran's Supreme Leader if ongoing diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran produce an agreement. He made the remarks at the White House while speaking to reporters, signalling a possible opening for direct engagement with Iran's leadership. At the same time, he repeated hardline comments about Iran's nuclear programme and enriched uranium stockpile.Trump said he did not want to meet the Iranian leader, but added that if a deal were reached, a meeting could be possible. He said he would be "respectful" in such a meeting and described the... [Continue Reading]
Residents return to flood-damaged Nauiyu as relocation talks resume
Residents of Nauiyu / Daly River in Australia's Northern Territory have begun returning home after spending three months in evacuation centres following extensive flooding earlier this year. The remote community, about 220 kilometres south-west of Darwin, is still dealing with the aftermath of the disaster. Some homes have been cleaned and repaired, but others remain severely damaged, and cleanup work is continuing.The flooding led to evacuations in February and again in March, according to the supplied material. The Daly River peaked at a record height of 16.26 metres in March, leaving visible damage across the town. Piles of dirt remain... [Continue Reading]
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Turkiye and Indonesia deepen talks on defence, energy and $10bn trade target
Turkiye and Indonesia have held high-level talks in Jakarta aimed at expanding cooperation across defence, energy, transport, artificial intelligence and the halal sector. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan travelled to the Indonesian capital for the meetings, which also included Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Foreign Minister Sugiono. The discussions were presented by both sides as part of a broader effort to strengthen a strategic partnership and raise bilateral trade.Fidan met Sugiono on arrival and later held talks with Prabowo, according to the information supplied. In a statement posted after the meetings, Fidan described the discussions as highly productive and said... [Continue Reading]
Trump says US plans to retrieve and destroy Iran's enriched uranium after conflict ends
US President Donald Trump has said Washington plans to retrieve Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium once the conflict ends. He said the material would then be destroyed, while acknowledging that accessing it during fighting would be too dangerous for American personnel. The comments add a new public detail to the nuclear dispute that has become a major obstacle in negotiations linked to the wider US-Israel war on Iran.Trump said the uranium issue remained difficult, but insisted the US still intended to secure the material. He referred to the role of B-2 bombers in recent strikes, saying they had carried... [Continue Reading]
UK foreign secretary begins three-day Beijing visit to reset ties with China
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has begun a three-day visit to Beijing as the United Kingdom seeks to reset relations with China after a prolonged period of strain. The trip comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Beijing in January, and it marks another high-level attempt to revive diplomatic and economic engagement between the two countries. Cooper met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the Great Hall of the People at the start of the visit, where she said both sides should approach talks with "candour and respect".Cooper said it was in the shared interest of both countries to support... [Continue Reading]
Azerbaijan opens Baku Energy Week with focus on Europe supply role
Azerbaijan has opened Baku Energy Week 2026 in the capital, with President Ilham Aliyev using the event to underline the country's role in Europe's energy supply diversification. He said it was difficult to imagine the European market without the South Caucasus, linking the region's position to wider debates over energy security and infrastructure. The opening day also put a spotlight on gas geopolitics, artificial intelligence in drilling and methane-reduction technologies.Aliyev told delegates that the world cannot live without fossil fuels, while also saying countries should be judged on how they invest in renewables. His remarks framed Azerbaijan as a producer... [Continue Reading]
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Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing's India visit puts border security and regional ties in focus
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during a five-day visit to India, with the discussions focusing on trade, connectivity, border security and defence. The meeting is being closely watched because it is Min Aung Hlaing's first foreign trip since becoming president earlier this year. It also comes as regional governments weigh how to engage with Myanmar's military-backed leadership after years of conflict and political upheaval.The talks took place on Monday during a visit running from May 30 to June 3. According to officials, the two sides discussed internal security, border... [Continue Reading]
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators storm police station in Beit Shemesh
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators stormed a police station in Beit Shemesh, Israel, after the arrest of a man accused of abandoning military service. The confrontation took place on 1 June 2026 and prompted a police response at the scene. Israeli police used sound bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd.The incident was reported in Beit Shemesh, a city in central Israel, and involved a direct clash between demonstrators and police. The immediate trigger was the arrest of a man linked to military service evasion, according to the supplied report. No injuries, arrests among the demonstrators, or damage to the station... [Continue Reading]
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]


