Xi vows unwavering support for Kim

China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told Pyongyang’s leader yesterday during a rare summit.
9 June 2026

5 dead in Zaporizhzhia region: Ukraine

A Russian attack killed five and injured fourteen in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the regional governor said on Telegram yesterday.
9 June 2026

Iran, Israel halt strikes on each other for now

Iran and Israel yesterday said that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the Middle East war.
9 June 2026

Israel and Iran must immediately stop 'shooting': Trump

US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran must stop "shooting," as the two countries attacked each other for the first time since the ceasefire
8 June 2026

Iran blames US for latest exchanges of fire with Israel

Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of "extreme suspicion".
8 June 2026

Iran media says Israel struck petrochemical company

Iranian media today said Israel had struck a petrochemical company in southwestern Iran, as the warring countries traded fire hours after US President Donald Trump called for restraint.
8 June 2026

Yemen's Houthis declare 'total ban' on Israeli ships in Red Sea

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels 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
8 June 2026

Clashes between protesters and police kill 7 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Commissioner Sardar Waheed, the top civilian official in the city of Rawalakot, where the latest clashes took place, told AFP three civilians were killed and 40 wounded.
8 June 2026

China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang on arrival in North Korea today, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.
8 June 2026

Airfares will take longer than expected to return to normal levels, says global airline body

Jet fuel prices are forecast to reach US$152 (S$196.2) per barrel in 2026, up from less than US$100 per barrel in 2025
8 June 2026

Japanese city suspends 94 schools after first-ever bear sighting

Bear attacks, including in urban areas, have been on the rise in Japan, prompting the government to set up a task force this year to reduce casualties
8 June 2026

Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies

Tehran's demands to end the war include the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets, as well as the lifting of U.S. and international sanctions and recognition of its sway over the Strait of Hormuz
8 June 2026

Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace deal

Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation, putting U.S.-Iran peace talks at risk
8 June 2026

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump's call for restraint

The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's missiles.
8 June 2026

Five injured in stabbing at New York's Penn Station: fire dept

Circumstances of the stabbing were not immediately clear.
8 June 2026

Magnitude 7.8 quake off Philippines kills one, triggers tsunami warnings

Japanese authorities separately issued a tsunami advisory for swathes of its Pacific coast
8 June 2026

Retaliation attacks against Israel a 'warning': Iran's Revolutionary Guards

'The Israeli army must stop its attacks on southern Lebanon and the suburbs,' says General Ali Abdollahi,
8 June 2026

Iran launches missiles at Israel for first time since Mideast truce

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called the attack a "warning" after Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day, threatening wider strikes in the event of repeated aggression.
8 June 2026

Ex-wife of UAE royal released on bail

The ex-wife of a nephew of Dubai’s ruler has been released on bail, the emirate’s government media office said, after she was held during a custody battle.
8 June 2026