Wars and conflicts

Hezbollah rejects deal with Israel, which expects ‘extended stay’ in Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the agreement “humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty”.

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as ‘surrender’

Lebanon’s state news agency said an Israeli drone struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa on June 27. The area is outside the security zone shown on a map published by Israel of the territory its troops will continue to control.

Ukraine hits defence plant in Russia’s Volgograd region, Zelensky says

Hezbollah supporters take to streets of Beirut to protest Israel deal

Supporters pass by a billboard showing leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 17.

Israel, Lebanon sign initial agreement after US-mediated talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looking on as State Department Counsellor Daniel Holler, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign the framework deal in the US on June 26.

Shi’ite Muslims mark their holiest day in war-battered Lebanon

Shi’ite Muslim mourners participate in Ashura commemorations, marking the holiest day in the Shi’ite calendar, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon on June 26.

Iran reasserts its right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman

The UN’s maritime agency temporarily paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after an attack on a tanker near Oman on June 25.

Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine strikes deep

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion into the Soviet Union in World War II, on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2026. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

Pope begins cardinals’ gathering with anti-war message

Pope Leo XIV is hosting a closed-door assembly of cardinals from around the world at the Vatican.

Pentagon sees broader role for AI in setting military targets

The US defence department has revised targeting guidance as it seeks to speed up AI adoption.

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