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Maine’s Platner faces test as four US states hold midterm primary votes
08 June 2026Four states are set to hold their primary votes, further solidifying the battle lines for the United States midterm elec...
‘We basically lost’: Tel Aviv residents react after Israel-Iran strikes
08 June 2026Residents in Tel Aviv voiced mixed reactions after Israel and Iran said they would halt strikes following a day of missi...
Italian prosecutors to probe Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over flotilla abuse
08 June 2026News|Israel-Palestine conflict Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into far-right Israeli minister Itamar...
EU planning to add to $1.5 trillion sanctions hit on Russia
08 June 2026The European Union is seeking to boost a $1.5 trillion hit on Russia’s economy by widening its sanctions web. The blo...
US confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup
08 June 2026The United States has denied entry to a top Somali referee who was set to participate in the FIFA World Cup, raising con...
UN human rights leader calls for Cuba sanctions to be ‘lifted immediately’
08 June 2026Volker Turk, the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, has issued some of his harshest criticism yet...
France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation
08 June 2026News|Military France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-gen...
US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty
08 June 2026Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack ...
UN watchdog, Western nations call on Iran to restart nuclear cooperation
08 June 2026The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has called on Iran to “re-engage” with inspections of its nuclear...
WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak
08 June 2026News|Ebola The director-general of the World Health Organization has praised Uganda for its response to the Ebola outbre...