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June 18, 2026

Embattled Starmer: UK voters go to polls in crunch by-election

Voters will go to the polls in Makerfield on Thursday in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.

Starmer @10
June 18, 2026

Trump vows to kill Iranian officials if ceasefire agreement violated

“We’re going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement,” Mr Trump said of Iran at a news conference. “I don’t want them to. I want them to honour the agreement.”

President Trump and Pezeshkian
June 18, 2026

950 Nigerian, other countries’ activists, journalists, unionists killed, disappeared in 2025: UN

The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, stated, “Behind every data point is a real life lived — or lost.”

Body bags
June 17, 2026

Canada sends letters to new nationals to return their citizenship certificates for review

It was gathered that the individuals being contacted are people granted citizenship under the descent framework following the implementation of Bill C-3 in December last year.

Canada citizenship
June 17, 2026

Tongues wag as South African woman arrested at Thailand airport with 16kg heroin hidden in pet food bags

“It’s their best job. That’s the end of her journey in life.
They blame immigrants, while they are the main source of the illicit drugs,” @sinzumee said.

South African woman arrested at Thailand airport Photo credit: The Phuket News
June 17, 2026

Global warming to exceed 1.5°C limit, UN chief warns

UN secretary-general António Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world’s temperature will certainly surpass the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement in 2015.

People cooling themselves amid heatwave
June 17, 2026

Russian drone attack kills one, injures seven in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya

A Russian attack on the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya killed at least one person and wounded seven others, Ukrainian authorities said.

War ravaged Ukraine
June 17, 2026

U.S. unveils $1 billion humanitarian funding for UNICEF, WFP

The U.S. announced it will provide over $1 billion in funding to UNICEF and the WFP as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to address global humanitarian crises.

President Donald Trump
June 17, 2026

Funding Shortage: UN warns of Yemen’s worsening hunger  

The hunger crisis in Yemen is worsening sharply, with the share of people unable to meet basic food needs rising from about half to nearly 60 per cent within a month.

Hungry kids in Yemen