An Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by NATO jets before continuing toward Austria.
A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the country has no plans to send a negotiating team to Geneva over the next few days, according to Iranian state media.
Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig recently captured the moral complexity of life in this land through a powerful analogy from the film A Few Good Men.
The Israeli-Arab singer delivered a high-energy set featuring a powerful vocal performance. She is reportedly the only artist of Middle Eastern descent on FIFA's official soundtrack.
#Lebanon #Israel The Lebanese army has withdrawn from Nabatiyah as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) advance to secure strategic positions in the area amid escalating tensions. This retreat is part of a broader military operation by Israel in response to renewed attacks from Hezbollah. Subscribe to @OSINTdefender Chat room

US-Iranian memorandum signing ceremony set for Sunday: Report The Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson told Al Jazeera that Islamabad will hold an electronic signing ceremony via video on Sunday for the US-Iranian peace deal. The statement conflicts statements made by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei, where he said the memorandum's signing would not take place on Sunday.

Thousands gather for anti-racism rally after Belfast unrest MEE staff on Sat, 06/13/2026 - 16:07 Riots gripped the Northern Irish city earlier this week following a knife attack by a Sudanese national People turn out for a demonstration against racism and call for calm in central Belfast, Northern Ireland on 13 June 2026, after a few nights of disorder hit the city when video of a knife attack on 8 June went viral on social media (AFP) Off Thousands of people on Sat
AfD MEP Alexander Sell: We should stop thinking that we have to lecture the entire world about our values. We should just trade with the world without interfering in whatever political system they have in Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or South America. That's none of our business. We should export our goods when they are paid for.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces has carried out another terrorist attack, Luhansk People's Republic head Leonid Pasechnik said
AfD MEP Alexander Sell: We want nuclear power. We do not want to exit coal. We also want to import Russian gas — we are not in favor of the sanctions. The sanctions have hurt us more than the Russians. The Russians are just exporting their gas and oil to China or to India, and India is selling us diesel and kerosene at much higher prices.
AfD MEP Alexander Sell: Germany's bankrupt. Last year the German federal budget — one quarter could not be covered without going into debt. That situation is getting worse because tax estimations for this year are getting worse — because of the economic crisis, because of layoffs, less taxes coming in. Germany cannot keep on paying for the European Union. Germany is paying the lion's share — one quarter. Brussels wants twice as much, which will add up to 50 billion euros from Germany. It'
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says foreign military bases and the presence of foreign forces in the region must come to an end.
Mahad Wasuge | Horn of Africa Analyst | Somali Public Agenda: If new leadership comes to Somaliland, current policies could be reversed. No other country has followed, no visible Israeli security presence in Somaliland, nothing operational. Israel itself is unpredictable - it might walk away from recognition. The US recently said Somaliland is a region within Somalia, while also expressing interest in cooperation with Somaliland. If the US continues supporting

The plan calls for restationing a carrier strike group as well as moving F-15s and F-16s, according to a report. The post US to cut fighters, warships from NATO mission in Europe appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Iranians gave mixed reactions as Iran and the US said they were close to an interim agreement to end the war.
Former CIA Director Bill Burns on Putin's fixation on Ukraine: Putin made no effort to say, 'There you go again, the CIA's gotten it wrong.' His message in so many words was kind of: 'So, what are you going to do about it?' He felt he had modernized the Russian military to the point where they would easily roll over the Ukrainians. His assumptions turned out to be profoundly flawed. He would treat me like a particularly dim elementary school student who didn't understand that Ukraine is wea
Greece’s PM Mitsotakis: There is a mutual assistance clause in the European Union treaties which I want to operationalize and make real — not just something we talk about theoretically. We have a very strong partnership with Israel. We have strong partnerships with the Gulf countries. Strong economy, strong defense, strong alliances — but at the same time a functioning willingness to engage with Türkiye, setting very clear red lines in terms of what can be discussed and what cannot.

Death toll in Lebanon rises to 3,756, health ministry says Israel has killed over 3,756 people and wounded 11,632 others in Lebanon since early March, according to the latest statistics published by the health ministry.
Iran's Foreign Ministry: Our negotiating team has no plans to travel to Geneva or any other location during the next two days.
Airstrike on Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in Tyre district and artillery shelling of the outskirts of Zlaya and Qilya in the Western Bekaa
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saturday that a deal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is closer than ever before and expected to be finalised within 24 hours.
Prof. John Mearsheimer: There's no evidence that Putin wants this war. Putin has never said he had any interest in conquering all of Ukraine, much less reestablishing the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe. I don't understand what the threat scenario is that you plan against if you're the West.
Trump: Congratulations to Team USA on their Big Win, 4-1, over a very good Paraguay team. Keep it going!
Prof. John Mearsheimer: I just hope people in the West wake up to the fact that it's very dangerous to provoke the Russians, and we change our behavior so that we avoid catastrophe.
Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the town of Kawthariyat al-Ruz
Trump and Zelensky will attend a G7 working meeting on Tuesday. Source: AFP

This follows the successful repair of the Ferroalloy back-up power line
Mahad Wasuge | Horn of Africa Analyst | Somali Public Agenda: Israeli military presence in Somaliland would increase Somali federal government involvement in Somaliland's affairs. Somali federal government has already established administration in key parts of Somaliland & maintains contact with other communities there. It has also introduced a mandatory e-visa requirement for anyone entering Somalia, including Somaliland. The federal government has cards to play - bu

At the moment, this is not possible because of the threat of repeated attacks, Director of Communications Yevgenia Yashina told

Rubio underscored that violations of the US blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated, Pigott said in a statement here.

I survived the genocide in Gaza, but still carry its scars within me Ahmed Abu Artema on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 08:27 Nine months into exile, the smallest things including a full battery, a passing plane or a plate of leftover rice show how deeply the genocide is lodged in the body Palestinians gather at the Rafah crossing as it reopens for the first time since the US-Israel war with Iran began, in Khan Younis, on 19 March 2026 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off The harsh experience

Bloomberg, citing Western intelligence services, has reported that over eight weeks of a ceasefire with the US, Iran has most likely replenished its missile stocks with new Russian weapons and restored a significant part of its missile arsenal.
Ukraine is asking allies for $20 billion to press its battlefield advantage over Russia: Everyone sees that Russia is burning, and we want it to burn even more. The $20B would fund air defense, drones, ammo, and long-range strikes. Source: Politico
Alisher Svirin, born in 2008, has become the first confirmed Russian soldier of his generation killed in Ukraine, dead at 18 on May 1, 2026. At least 200 eighteen-year-olds have now died in the war since Russia's full-scale invasion began. Source: BBC, Mediazona

Nearly 100 UK MPs and peers urge cancellation of Israeli settlement event Nearly 100 British MPs and peers have signed a letter calling for an upcoming London event advertising the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements to be cancelled, warning that it could implicate the UK in international war crimes. The Great Israeli Real Estate Event is scheduled to be held in London this Sunday, but its location is being kept secret. Andy McDonald, an MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, pub

As a result of the strikes, three cars were damaged, two of which were completely destroyed by fire, the station said
European Solidarity party leader and MP Petro Poroshenko handed over a batch of Blyskavy strike drones, 122 quad bikes, and other necessary equipment to Ukrainian Armed Forces units.

As a result of the airstrikes, the enemy's temporary deployment points were hit, which was confirmed by means of objective monitoring in real time, said the Russian Defense Ministry

HMS Prince of Wales and her carrier group joined NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise off Norway, with the UK fielding the largest national contribution as nine nations hunted German, Portuguese and Dutch submarines across two weeks in the High North. British aircraft carrier joins sub-hunt off Norway first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea this week helped to improve Kim Jong-un’s international standing and gave him a “big strategic win”, analysts said. Pyongyang has become increasingly close to Russia in recent years and has sent thousands of troops to support its war against Ukraine, but Xi’s visit reinforced the long-standing economic and cultural ties between China and North Korea. It was the Chinese leader’s first foreign trip of the year and came less than a month after he.
Qatar has proposed a $12 billion package for Iran to break the deadlock in talks: $6 billion would come from releasing Iran’s frozen funds in Qatar, while another $6 billion would be provided as a loan or credit line. The previously agreed restrictions on the $6 billion released funds—limiting them to humanitarian spending under the 2023 Iran-U.S. framework—would remain in place. Iran would be able to decide how to use the additional $6 billion credit facility. Sourc

Islamabad's announcement quickly followed by Iranian denial that agreement will be signed Sunday, as Tehran readies funeral for late supreme leader Ali Khamenei set for July 4 The post Pakistan claims US-Iran deal to be signed within 24 hours; Tehran pushes back appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Palestinian killed Israeli drone strike in central Gaza An Israeli drone strike on a landfill reportedly killed a Palestinian municipal worker nearby the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. The man was identified by local media as Muawiya al-Aidi.

Amid the turbulent military and political situation in the world, Russia and Belarus have lately "taken serious measures to strengthen the common defense and security space of the Union State," the Russian Foreign Ministry said

Drone operators from Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces have struck the Krymskyi Tytan chemical plant, whose products were used to manufacture gunpowder for the Russian armed forces.

NATO's top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships it would provide in a security crisis. We discuss it with our guest, André Loesekrug-Pietri, president of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative.

They expected to break Russia with sanctions, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, the leading political party in Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entities, said

The Kiev regime is unable to hold back this advance and resorts to terrorist methods, the Russian president said