- Hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai burns down on Miyajima The Japan Times
- ‘Eternal Flame’ Still Burns After Fire That Destroyed Buddhist Hall in Japan The New York Times
- Sacred ‘Eternal Flame’ Hall Destroyed in Miyajima Blaze Tokyo Weekender
- Fire guts 1,200-year-old Japanese temple for sacred 'eternal flame' Yahoo
- Kukai-Linked Sacred Hall on Miyajima Burns Down nippon.com
Putin hails ‘unshakable foundations’ in meeting with China’s Xi
China’s Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing.
Nigeria arrests former minister in hiding after corruption conviction
The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier this month.
Iran Sticks to Its Guns as Trump’s Threats Begin to Lose Power – Newsweek
- Iran Sticks to Its Guns as Trump’s Threats Begin to Lose Power Newsweek
- Iran is gambling that Trump will cave. It hasn’t gone well for them so far Fox News
- Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz AP News
- Contributor: Trump has left himself only bad options on Iran Los Angeles Times
- Iran Could Be Trump’s Greatest Failure Foreign Policy
Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal
Oil prices ease amid the latest comments from the White House, but experts warn they will stay high even after any deal.
Iran war day 82: Tehran warns of ‘new fronts’ as Trump sets deadline
Iran says it learned from past clashes as Trump gives Tehran 'two to three days' to reach a deal.
Foreign fishing vessels empty Mauritanian waters
Who is benefiting from the fishing agreements between Mauritania's government and foreign vessels?
Taiwan’s president says future will not be decided by ‘external forces’
President Lai says Taiwan's future is up to its people as the island faces Chinese and US headwinds.
Drones attack one of Lukoil’s largest oil refineries, chemical plant in Russia – media – Ukrinform – Ukrainian National News Agency
- Drones attack one of Lukoil's largest oil refineries, chemical plant in Russia – media Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Ukraine Says It Attacked Russia’s Major Norsi Oil Refinery Again Bloomberg.com
- Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Syzran oil refinery, Kyiv says Reuters
- Drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast for second time in three days: fire raging – photo Українська правда
- Oil Refinery in Syzran Burns After Drone Strike Мілітарний
Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 78 runs to clinch historic Test series win
Taijul Islam's six-for helps Bangladesh bowl out the visitors for 328 in their first home series win over Pakistan.
UN cuts global growth forecast, blaming Middle East crisis
UN economists forecast global GDP to grow 2.5 percent in 2026 and 2.8 percent in 2027.
The Empire Putin Tried to Rebuild Is Coming Apart – The Bulwark
- The Empire Putin Tried to Rebuild Is Coming Apart The Bulwark
- Former top Russian official admits the country is over Putin and can 'imagine a future without him' Fortune
- Things are not going so well for Russia Al Jazeera
- The cracks in the Putin edifice Financial Times
- Putin and the Cliff-Edge Fallacy Comment is Freed
1547 Days of russia-Ukraine War – russian Casualties in Ukraine – Defense Express
- 1547 Days of russia-Ukraine War – russian Casualties in Ukraine Defense Express
- Russia is losing in Ukraine. Xi has noticed — Trump should too CNN
- Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war NPR
- Russia's costly invasion GZERO Media
- Russian army loses 920 troops in war against Ukraine over past 24 hours Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
Philippine Supreme Court rejects bid to block arrest of senator wanted by ICC – Reuters
- Philippine Supreme Court rejects bid to block arrest of senator wanted by ICC Reuters
- Former Philippine ‘drug war’ police chief runs away from government agents to avoid international arrest warrant CNN
- Security guards face probe after last week’s Philippine Senate shooting Al Jazeera
- Chaos in Philippines Senate as Duterte Ally Faces Arrest The New York Times
- No TRO: Bato dela Rosa bid to stop ICC arrest denied Inquirer.net
‘Cockroach Janta Party’: Top Indian judge’s comment sparks satire, protest
Controversial remark by Supreme Court chief justice triggers a political movement, with thousands of Gen Z signing in.
Knicks rally from 22 points down to stun Cavs in overtime
Jalen Brunson scores 38 points as the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in Game One.
Jones, Jackson move to Republican primary run-off in Georgia governor race
Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face each other again in the June 16 run-off.
China’s Xi Jinping warns of ‘law of the jungle’ in meeting with Vladimir Putin – Financial Times
- China’s Xi Jinping warns of ‘law of the jungle’ in meeting with Vladimir Putin Financial Times
- China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US CNN
- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing less than a week after Trump visit The Guardian
- As Putin visits China, distrust simmers beneath an anti-U.S. alliance The Washington Post
- Putin, Following Trump, Visits the World’s Center Stage Time Magazine
Daughter honours security guard father killed while protecting mosque
The daughter of mosque security guard Amin Abdullah is remembering him as the “absolute best dad in the world.”
Fear grips eastern DR Congo amid deadly Ebola outbreak
From Bukavu to Kinshasa, concern is spreading among residents and street vendors as Ebola cases rise.