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Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, front center, walks with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as Guterres arrives to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 16, 2026

Round-up / 17 June 2026

World in brief: June 17, 2026

17 June 2026

In this photo provided by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, a building burns after a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, June 16, 2026

Geopolitics / 17 June 2026

G7 leaders pledge more weapons for Ukraine and increased sanctions on Russia

17 June 2026

People returning to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, check their destroyed houses in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, June 16, 2026

Middle East / 17 June 2026

Israel launches fresh attacks on Lebanon despite US-Iran peace moves

17 June 2026

Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022 [Pic: AP Photo/Brian Inganga]

Climate Crisis / 17 June 2026

African and Commonwealth nations urge implementation of new oceans protection treaty

17 June 2026

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends a military ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, June 5, 2026

Latin America / 17 June 2026

Leading economists back Columbia’s structural transformation under Petro

17 June 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo speaks during the Homegoing Celebration of Life for the Reverend Jesse Jackson, March 7, 2026

Central Africa / 17 June 2026

DR Congo opposition blasts new Bill opening way for third term for President Tshisekedi

17 June 2026

Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian politician and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks at a gathering of conservatives, in Mexico City, November 18, 2022

Latin America / 17 June 2026

Top Brazilian court convicts son of ex-president Bolsonaro for coercion

17 June 2026

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks during a joint news conference with Finland's President Alexander Stubb in the Hall of Mirrors of the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, June 10, 2026

Round-up / 16 June 2026

World in brief: June 16, 2026

16 June 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (second right) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right), as other G7 leaders speak with each other during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026

Diplomacy / 16 June 2026

G7 scrambles to put Ukraine back up Trump’s agenda

16 June 2026

Aida Jleilati, who returned to her village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, carries her belongings as she walks on the rubble of her destroyed house in Nabatiyeh town, southern Lebanon, June 16, 2026

Middle East / 16 June 2026

An end to Israel’s occupation of Lebanon is part of peace deal, insists Iran

16 June 2026

A man looks at June 16 iconic image taken by the late Sam Nzima displayed at The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, in Soweto, South Africa, June 15, 2026

Anniversary / 16 June 2026

South Africa marks 50 years since the Soweto uprising

16 June 2026

Youths carry freshly caught fish from the sea in Havana, Cuba, June 1, 2026

Latin America / 16 June 2026

Cuba spells out the impact of US oil blockade on children’s health

16 June 2026

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023

Central Asia / 16 June 2026

UN calls on Afghanistan to reverse crackdown on women

16 June 2026

Local residents look at a large crater and heavily damaged residential houses following an overnight Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026

Eastern Europe / 16 June 2026

Ukraine starts EU membership talks

16 June 2026

East Africa / 16 June 2026

Uganda opposition leader seized by soldiers

16 June 2026

Rong Chhun, a prominent Cambodian opposition politician, gestures to his supporters after a Supreme Court hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 15, 2026

Round-up / 15 June 2026

World in brief: June 15, 2026

15 June 2026

A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28, is displayed behind her, Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026

Middle East / 15 June 2026

Iran and US agree to deal as Israel continues attacks

15 June 2026

A protester throws a flare during a demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, June 14, 2026

Switzerland / 15 June 2026

Protesters mark start of G7 summit clash with riot police

15 June 2026

A man helps an elderly woman to evacuate from a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026

Ukraine Invasion / 15 June 2026

At least 11 killed in overnight strikes on Kiev as heritage site hit

15 June 2026

Residents of Tulkarem refugee camp return to collect their belongings before Israeli occupying forces prepare to demolish 116 homes across the occupied West Bank, May 2, 2025

Palestine / 15 June 2026

West Bank economy heading to collapse under Israeli occupation

15 June 2026

Health workers disinfect themselves after preparing the body of an Ebola victim at Citadelle Clinic in Bunia, Congo, June 12, 2026

Central Africa / 15 June 2026

DR Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cases

15 June 2026

Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022

Monarchy / 15 June 2026

Norwegian Crown Princess’s son sentenced to four years for rape

15 June 2026

News around the world / 14 June 2026

14 June 2026

Snippets of global news

Beirut

Lebanon / 14 June 2026

Israeli military strikes Beirut in run-up to US-Iran peace deal

14 June 2026

Switzerland / 14 June 2026

Swiss voters reject right-wing scheme for 10 million population cap

14 June 2026

Chad

Doctors Without Borders / 14 June 2026

Medics group probe unearths sexual exploitation by its staff in Chad

14 June 2026

anti-racism

Anti-racist demonstration / 14 June 2026

Thousands rally in Belfast to condemn racism

14 June 2026

italy

Italy demonstrations / 14 June 2026

Thousands march in Rome in both anti and pro-immigration protests

14 June 2026

china and us

Pentagon / 14 June 2026

China opposes US listing of top firms as military companies

14 June 2026

Mourners gather to view the caskets of the 16 girls who died in the Utumishi Academy school fire during a memorial service at Gilgil Stadium, Nakuru County, Kenya, June 12, 2026

World / 12 June 2026

World in brief: June 12, 2026

12 June 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington

Middle East / 12 June 2026

Iran and US say text of preliminary peace deal nearly finalised

12 June 2026

China / 12 June 2026

Forum on Global Human Rights Governance opens in Beijing

12 June 2026

Police fire a water cannon towards rioters after they set fire to wheelie bins and removed a garden fence to use as a shield against the water cannon on Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey, June 10, 2026

Northern Ireland / 12 June 2026

Authorities arrest 19 people over racist violence in Northern Ireland

12 June 2026

Sudan / 12 June 2026

Sudanese paramilitary drone strikes kill at least 15 people

12 June 2026

Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026

Middle East / 12 June 2026

Israel deports French journalist over Gaza and West Bank coverage

12 June 2026

South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2025

South Korea / 12 June 2026

Ousted South Korean President given 30 years prison for drone flights over Pyongyang

12 June 2026

A view of a burnt-out apartment following a fire in the resort town of Magaluf, a tourist area on the Spanish island of Mallorca, June 11, 2026

World / 11 June 2026

World in brief: June 11, 2026

11 June 2026

Protesters set fire to a barricade as police block Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey, June 10, 2026

Northern Ireland / 11 June 2026

Police blast water cannon during second straight night of racist violence in Belfast

11 June 2026

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026

Middle East / 11 June 2026

Ceasefire ‘meaningless’ as Trump targets Iran and threatens to take over its oil industry

11 June 2026

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, February 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters

World / 11 June 2026

One in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced, says the UN

11 June 2026

Palestinian students walk on their way home after receiving their year end reports from school, in the West Bank Bedouin hamlets of Khan al-Ahmar, June 10, 2026

West Bank / 11 June 2026

Amnesty accuses Israeli government of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank

11 June 2026

India / 11 June 2026

India summons US envoy over attack on ship carrying Indian sailors

11 June 2026

A view of the construction site of the new U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy, June 8, 2026

Italy / 11 June 2026

Foreign workers paid less than $2 an hour to build Milan’s new US consulate

11 June 2026

An aerial view of new cars awaiting export to oversea markets is seen at a port in Shanghai, March 10, 2026

World / 10 June 2026

World in brief: June 10, 2026

10 June 2026

Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city, June 9, 2026

Northern Ireland / 10 June 2026

Don't use tragedy to fuel hostility

10 June 2026

Knife victim's family calls for calm after night of racist violence

A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026

Middle East / 10 June 2026

Ceasefire on the brink as US and Iran exchange attacks

10 June 2026

Police officers carry the body of a person on a stretcher after a mass shooting at an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 10, 2026

South Africa / 10 June 2026

Multiple attackers kill 12 people and wound 9 in Johannesburg mass shooting

10 June 2026

Afghanistan / 10 June 2026

Pakistan air attacks on Afghanistan kill at least 13 people

10 June 2026

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2026

Gaza / 10 June 2026

Israel blocking more than 16,500 Palestinians from health treatment

10 June 2026

Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, November 26 2025

East Asia / 10 June 2026

Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over deadly fire that killed 168

10 June 2026

A health worker disinfects an ambulance at the Mongbwalu treatment center that transported a suspected Ebola patient in Mongbwalu, Congo, June 5, 2026

World / 9 June 2026

World in brief: June 9, 2026

9 June 2026

Rescue workers use an excavator, as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026

Middle East / 9 June 2026

Israel strains ceasefire with evacuation warning for Lebanese city of Tyre

9 June 2026

World / 9 June 2026

Nuclear weapons spending has soared to a record high, says new report

9 June 2026

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (second right) attend a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

East Asia / 9 June 2026

Xi returns to China after visit to North Korea

9 June 2026

Police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters blocking a highway in Vinto, Bolivia, June 8, 2026

Bolivia / 9 June 2026

Protesters clash with police during clampdown by Bolivian authorities

9 June 2026

Rescuers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines, June 9, 2026

Philippines / 9 June 2026

Tens of thousands displaced by Philippine earthquake, at least 37 killed

9 June 2026

Youths carry freshly caught fish from the sea in Havana, Cuba, June 1, 2026

Cuba / 9 June 2026

UN rights chief urges US to lift Cuba sanctions

9 June 2026

Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party leaves after appearing on the balcony of his campaign headquarters following the close of polls in the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, June 7, 2026

World / 8 June 2026

World in brief: June 8, 2026

8 June 2026

A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, June 7, 2026

Middle East / 8 June 2026

Iran and Israel trade strikes, threatening return to full-scale war

8 June 2026

A street is decorated with the flags of China and North Korea in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026

North Korea / 8 June 2026

Xi and Kim set for talks in North Korea

8 June 2026

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2026

Gaza / 8 June 2026

Palestinian groups meet mediators in Cairo over Gaza ceasefire implementation

8 June 2026

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025

South Africa / 8 June 2026

South Africa’s Ramaphosa acknowledges rising anti-migrant tensions

8 June 2026

Military police patrols after clearing a road blocked by protesters, in Carreras, Bolivia, June 5, 2026

Bolivia / 8 June 2026

Bolivia’s parliament authorises use of troops against protesters

8 June 2026

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at his Armenia Ruling Civil Contract party headquarters after parliamentary elections in Yerevan, Armenia, June 8, 2026

Armenia / 8 June 2026

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan claims general election win

8 June 2026

World / 7 June 2026

World in brief for June 8 2026

7 June 2026

Snippets of news from around the globe

BEIRUT

Middle East / 7 June 2026

Israel attacks southern Beirut after killing nine people in Lebanon’s south

7 June 2026

Iran

Iran / 7 June 2026

Pakistani minister visits Tehran to try to revive US-Iranian peace talks

7 June 2026

Sam Fahd Abu Haikal

Middle East / 7 June 2026

Israeli troops kill Palestinian baby after opening fire on car

7 June 2026

St Petersburg

Russia / 7 June 2026

St Petersburg targeted by hundreds of Ukrainian drones

7 June 2026

Raul Castro

Cuba / 7 June 2026

Raul Castro seen celebrating 95th birthday in show of defiance following US murder charges

7 June 2026

Pete Hegseth

United States / 7 June 2026

Hegseth accuses Europe of allowing migrant ‘invasion’

7 June 2026

Law Enforcement Officers use their riot shields to push and hit anti-ICE protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center on May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J.

United States / 5 June 2026

Senate approves $70bn Ice Bill

5 June 2026