Trump says Iran deal could be signed in Europe as ceasefire diplomacy continues
US President Donald Trump has said an agreement to end the Iran war is imminent and could be signed in Europe this weekend, after he cancelled planned strikes on Iran. Tehran has responded more cautiously, saying large parts of the deal have been finalised but that no final decision has been made. The latest comments suggest the diplomacy remains active, but the two sides are still not publicly aligned on whether a final text is ready.According to the supplied material, Trump said the remaining points had been approved in concept and in detail by the parties involved. He said a... [Continue Reading]
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Indian Navy removes unexploded warhead from Kochi-bound tanker after Oman incident
The Indian Navy says it has recovered and safely disposed of an unexploded missile warhead from the crude oil tanker MT Olympic Life after the vessel reported damage off the coast of Oman and continued towards Kochi. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker was on passage from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Kochi when it reported an explosion in its hull on 26 May. The Navy said the vessel later reported the presence of unexploded ordnance on board as it kept sailing towards the Indian port.According to the Navy, the operation was launched after information was received through the Information... [Continue Reading]
Kenya protests over US Ebola quarantine centre turn deadly amid court challenge
Police in Kenya have used tear gas and heavy deployments to disperse protesters opposing a planned US Ebola quarantine facility, as clashes in the town of Nanyuki turned deadly. Demonstrators set small fires and threw objects during the unrest, while residents voiced fears that the centre could expose local communities to Ebola. The dispute has become a major public health and political controversy in the country, where no confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded.According to the supplied material, at least three protesters have died during demonstrations over the past two weeks. More than 10 people have been detained as tensions... [Continue Reading]
Azerbaijan opposition figure Ali Karimli goes on trial in Baku on attempted coup charges
Azerbaijan's opposition leader Ali Karimli has gone on trial in Baku on charges of attempted coup, in a case that has drawn attention to the treatment of political opponents in the country. Karimli, a leading figure in the democratic opposition and a former secretary of state, is being tried under Article 278-1 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code. He has dismissed the case as fabricated and politically motivated.According to the supplied material, Karimli appeared in court on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, after being held since 1 December 2025. His lawyers say he could face between 12 and 20 years in prison... [Continue Reading]
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Inpex seeks urgent orders to halt strike action at Darwin LNG facility
Inpex has gone to the Fair Work Commission seeking urgent orders to stop strike action at its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin. The company says the industrial action could disrupt production and affect gas supply. A hearing has been scheduled for Friday.The move follows an escalation announced by the Offshore Alliance, which says more than 400 workers will increase protected industrial action. The alliance, made up of the Australian Workers' Union and the Maritime Union of Australia, said members had endorsed longer stoppages at the Darwin onshore and offshore facilities from Thursday. Inpex has argued that the disruption would be... [Continue Reading]
India defends Great Nicobar mega-project as strategic maritime asset
India's proposed Great Nicobar Islands project is being defended by defence sources as a strategically important maritime and economic development near key international shipping routes. The Rs 81,000-crore plan includes an International Container Transshipment Port, a greenfield airfield, a Naval Air Station, a township and a power plant. It has drawn criticism from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who described it as a major scam and a grave crime against natural and tribal heritage.According to the defence sources, the project is intended to strengthen India's maritime posture in the Indo-Pacific and improve its ability to monitor sea lanes, support operations and... [Continue Reading]
US expands visa restrictions on Nicaraguan officials after Brooklyn Rivera dies in custody
The United States has expanded visa restrictions on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members after the death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera while in government custody. The move was announced on Monday by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and comes amid renewed scrutiny of Nicaragua's treatment of political opponents. Rivera, who was 73, had been held since September 2023.Rubio described the circumstances of Rivera's death as "horrific" and said the Nicaraguan government had held him as a "political prisoner" as part of a wider campaign to suppress dissent. He said the latest measures mean the US... [Continue Reading]
Iran, Israel and Houthi strikes raise pressure on fragile ceasefire
Iran and Israel have exchanged strikes in a renewed escalation that has put a fragile ceasefire under severe strain. The latest fighting unfolded overnight and into the day after Iran launched missiles at Tel Aviv, according to the supplied report. Israel then carried out its own offensive against Iran, while Yemen's Houthi rebels also launched strikes at Israel and threatened Israeli-affiliated vessels in the Red Sea.The report says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed a retaliatory attack on a petrochemical plant in northern Israel after Israeli strikes on what it described as several targets at an Iranian petrochemical facility. The... [Continue Reading]
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Satellite images show destruction at Iranian nuclear and oil sites after US-Israeli strikes
Satellite imagery has revealed damage at a series of sites in Iran and across the Gulf after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran 100 days ago. The material says the full scale of destruction has been difficult to assess because imagery restrictions limited access to recent pictures. It adds that before those restrictions took hold, commercial satellites captured a broad view of the damage at nuclear, military and oil infrastructure.The supplied row says the Natanz complex in Isfahan province, Iran's largest uranium enrichment facility, was struck twice in June 2025, first by Israel and then by the... [Continue Reading]
Ukraine says Russian drone strike damaged site near Chornobyl nuclear plant
Ukraine has said a Russian drone strike damaged a fuel-reception building near the Chornobyl nuclear plant, in an incident that raised fresh concern about the safety of nuclear-adjacent infrastructure during the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and described it as an "extremely vile" strike. Officials said there was no spike in radiation and no injuries were reported.According to Ukraine's state atomic agency, Energoatom, the building was significantly damaged, although no spent fuel was stored there at the time of the attack. Zelenskyy said Russia had used a Shahed attack drone,... [Continue Reading]
North Korea's Kim orders 10,000-tonne destroyer and underwater weapons push
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the navy to build a 10,000-tonne destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, according to state media. The announcement came after Kim inspected warships and supervised a naval test as he continued a series of military visits ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's trip to Pyongyang next week. The reported orders point to a further expansion of North Korea's naval ambitions at a time of heightened military signalling.State media said Kim boarded the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon on Thursday and observed another 5,000-tonne warship, the Choe Hyon, during the test. It also said... [Continue Reading]



