Thursday, June 18, 2026

World

June 16, 2026

U.S. Deal: Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons, West warns

“Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon. We stand ready to work with the U.S., Iran and the IAEA to this end,” the E4 leaders said.

UK, France, Germany, and Italy leaders
June 16, 2026

UK backs Ukraine with £210 million nuclear fuel deal

The UK is backing Ukraine’s energy security in the face of relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

June 16, 2026

Thousands evacuated as experts prepare to defuse WWII bomb in Potsdam

Thousands of residents have left their homes ahead of the planned defusing of a 250-kilogram World War II bomb discovered in the German city of Potsdam just outside Berlin.

WWII bomb in Potsdam
June 16, 2026

Iranian ships pass as U.S. lifts anti-Iran naval blockade

Five Iranian ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz as the United States lifted its naval blockade after a peace memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington.

Ships passing Strait of Hormuz
June 16, 2026

Judge stops Trump from ‘censoring’ U.S. national park exhibits, orders restoration

The judge urged the Trump administration not to make further alterations to the National Park Service (NPS) sites.

Gretchen Goldman, the president and CEO of Union of Concerned Scientists
June 16, 2026

Eight crew members presumed dead in B-52 crash at U.S. Air Force base

Mr Hayes said preliminary findings indicated that the crash was “tragic”, “not survivable”, and an “unrecoverable crash”.

Photo at the crash scene
June 15, 2026

U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base

The number of casualties and those on board are yet to be ascertained.

Photo at the crash scene
June 15, 2026

U.S. court sentences Taliban commander who held American journalist hostage to 42 years in prison

Mr Najibullah, from 2007 to 2009, served as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan. 

David Rohde
June 15, 2026

FBI captures one of America’s most wanted fraudsters Said Abdullahi Ereg

Ereg, a 48-year-old Somalian, was declared wanted for wire fraud and money laundering.