US F-15 pilot describes unusual drone formation before ejection over Iran
A US fighter jet pilot who was shot down over Iran in April has reportedly described seeing multiple Iranian drones in the air just before he ejected from the aircraft. According to a report cited in the supplied material, the pilot told US intelligence officials during a debriefing that the drones appeared to be moving together in a formation he likened to a jellyfish. The account has drawn attention inside the US intelligence community because of what it could suggest about Iranian drone coordination.The incident took place on 3 April 2026, when US forces launched search and rescue operations after... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jun 2026 21:41 LONDON
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US eases Iran oil sanctions for 60 days after nuclear inspection deal
The United States has temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil for 60 days after Iran agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors back into the country. The latest development was reported as talks continued in Switzerland, where the two sides were also said to have reached agreement on the release of $12bn in frozen Iranian funds. The move comes amid negotiations linked to the wider conflict, which the supplied material says is now on day 116.Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said an agreement had been reached with the United States on the frozen funds after the Swiss talks. The reported... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jun 2026 09:59 LONDON
Iran's president heads to Pakistan after Switzerland talks on US-Iran roadmap
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is due to arrive in Islamabad for a state visit that follows the latest round of US-Iran diplomacy in Switzerland. The trip comes a day after Pakistan and Qatar said the first round of high-level talks in Burgenstock had produced a 60-day roadmap towards a final deal. It is also Pezeshkian's first overseas visit since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February.According to the supplied material, Pezeshkian will meet Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari during the visit. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, National... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jun 2026 08:03 LONDON
UN warns Palestinian children are left increasingly unprotected as NGOs are pushed out of Gaza and the West Bank
The United Nations has warned that Palestinian children are becoming increasingly unprotected as humanitarian and rights groups are forced to scale back operations in Gaza and the West Bank. The warning comes amid what the UN describes as growing pressure on civil society organisations working in the Palestinian territories. The committee said the absence of these groups leaves children more vulnerable at a time of continuing conflict and restrictions.In a statement issued through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said many organisations have been labelled as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jun 2026 22:30 LONDON
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India hosts BRICS security talks as Doval meets Iranian and Ethiopian officials
India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has held separate meetings in New Delhi with senior security officials from Iran and Ethiopia ahead of the BRICS national security advisers' gathering. The talks come as India prepares to host the bloc's leaders later this year and as BRICS members exchange views on shared security concerns. The meetings also took place against the backdrop of ongoing US-Iran talks in Switzerland over the conflict in West Asia.Doval met Ghadir Nezamipour, Iran's deputy national security adviser and deputy secretary for defence affairs at the Supreme National Security Council. According to an official statement, both sides... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jun 2026 17:30 LONDON
UN says Myanmar military killed over 700 civilians during election period
A new United Nations human rights report says Myanmar's military killed at least 702 civilians during the six-month period when it was preparing an election last year. The report covers August to January and says the election process was widely derided as a sham because main opposition parties were excluded. It also says air strikes were the single largest cause of destruction and suffering during that period.The report, issued by the UN Human Rights Office, says credible sources verified the deaths of 702 people, including 224 women and 153 children. It says the military's campaign came as it pressed to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Jun 2026 17:03 LONDON
Cuba announces death of revolutionary veteran Ramiro Valdes at 94
Cuba has announced the death of Ramiro Valdes, a veteran revolutionary commander and former interior minister, at the age of 94. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on X that Valdes had died, describing him as a figure of "exemplary dedication to the service of the homeland." The announcement places one of the last surviving members of Cuba's revolutionary leadership back at the centre of public attention. Valdes was closely associated with the Castro brothers and was among the commanders involved in the Cuban revolution.According to the supplied report, he took part in the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks alongside Fidel... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 21:29 LONDON
Australia timber industry says Russian wood is entering via sanctions loopholes
Australia's forest products industry says Russian-grown timber is still reaching the country through third countries, despite tariffs imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Australian Forest Products Association says the material is being rerouted and processed abroad before entering Australia as products that do not attract the Russian-origin tariff. The group says the issue is affecting local producers in a market it describes as already depressed.Acting chief executive Richard Hyett said timber can be manufactured in another country or substantially transformed and then avoid the tariff. He said Russian timber can be sent to China, turned into laminated veneer lumber,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jun 2026 03:00 LONDON
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U.S. restores Pacific Command name and posts updated area map
The United States has announced that its Indo-Pacific Command will revert to the name Pacific Command, marking a formal return to a title used for decades before 2018. The change was announced on 16 June and was followed by an updated area-of-responsibility map on the command's official website. The move affects one of the U.S. military's largest unified combatant commands and has drawn attention because of the way the region is being framed.According to the supplied material, the command will officially restore the U.S. Pacific Command designation after operating as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command since 2018.The command had previously used the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jun 2026 14:04 LONDON
Flash flooding hits Jaén after torrential 20-minute downpour
A violent burst of rain has caused flash flooding in the Spanish city of Jaén, turning streets into fast-moving channels and prompting an emergency response. The downpour struck around 8pm local time on Tuesday and lasted about 20 minutes, according to the supplied report. Water swept through parts of the city and surrounding areas, leaving roads, terraces and lower-lying spaces inundated.Local weather officials said about 30 litres of rain fell in that short period. Police and firefighters received 110 calls about flooding in garages and basements, showing how quickly the storm overwhelmed parts of the city. Council officials declared a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jun 2026 12:32 LONDON
US legal briefing says Grok AI supported strikes on Iran
A US government legal briefing has said Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence tool was used in support of military operations targeting Iran. The filing, dated June 15, was cited in reporting on a dispute over gas turbines at xAI's data centre. It links the chatbot to military targeting through the Pentagon's Project Maven programme.According to the briefing, federal prosecutors argued that the lawsuit over xAI's power supply could affect national, economic and energy security because the company's AI systems support military operations. The filing cited sworn testimony from Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley, who said Grok is already being deployed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jun 2026 07:02 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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