Yemen's Houthis declare 'total ban' on Israeli ships in Red Sea
- 08-Jun-2026
SANAA: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi resistance group announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, raising the spectre of a return to major disruption on the key route. The Houthis halted cargo ships in the vital seaway during the Israel-Hamas war, forcing many companies into […]
Talks begin in Cairo on advancing fragile Gaza ceasefire
- 08-Jun-2026
CAIRO, Egypt: Talks on advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting told AFP. The discussions, which started Sunday and are set to resume Monday, come as violence continues to plague the territory despite the truce in place since October. The talks […]
India detains and deports 5,000 Bangladeshis
- 08-Jun-2026
KOLKATA: India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West Bengal last month, according to official statistics. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in elections in the eastern border state of more than 100 million people, promising to “detect, delete and deport” […]
Iran Guards say struck two air bases in Israel
- 08-Jun-2026
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it had struck Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases, as the two sides traded fire in the largest flare-up in fighting since a ceasefire took effect in April. “The operation was carried out in response to a missile attack launched by the Zionist regime… against several radar sites in three […]
China's Xi Jinping lands in North Korea for rare visit
- 08-Jun-2026
PYONGYANG: China’s President Xi Jinping hailed an “invincible friendship” with Pyongyang on arrival in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington’s chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea’s main trading partner by far for decades and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for […]
Private jet, chartered by baseball legend Yadier Molina, crashes in Dominican Republic
- 08-Jun-2026
Santo Domingo: The pilot and co-pilot of a private jet chartered by baseball legend Yadier Molina died Sunday in a fiery crash in eastern Dominican Republic, authorities and the former player said. A video posted on social media showed a huge plume of smoke on the runway of La Romana International Airport, while trucks sprayed […]
Israel military strikes Iran petrochemical complex in Mahshahr
- 08-Jun-2026
Tel Aviv: Israel’s military said Monday it had struck several targets at a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran. “A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck several targets at the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, in southwestern Iran,” the military said. Meanwhile, AFP journalists heard at least eight explosions over Jerusalem on Monday […]
Israel military opens probe into West Bank baby's killing
- 08-Jun-2026
The Israeli military has opened an investigation into the killing of a seven-month-old infant by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, it said Sunday. Sam Fahd Abou Haikal died and his parents sustained light injuries when Israeli forces opened fire on the family’s car in the city of Hebron, according to Palestinian sources. Shortly […]
Starmer will be 'part of' any leadership race: British deputy PM
- 07-Jun-2026
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will stand if a leadership contest is triggered, a senior minister said Sunday, after media reported Starmer had contacted key backers insisting he would run in any race. This came after popular northern mayor Any Burnham, who is standing in a key by-election this month, said last week he […]
Kim Jong Un sister says nuclear programme 'line of no retreat'
- 07-Jun-2026
North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is “the line of no retreat”, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes, although they are […]