Trump Threatens to Seize Iran Oil Hubs
President Trump threatened to seize Kharg Island and other Iran oil sites. Kharg Island is Iran's main oil export hub. Trump said the plan would be s...
Toronto Police Officer Shot Dead on Duty
A Toronto police officer was shot and killed during a search warrant. The officer was 43-year-old constable Marc Pinizzotto. He had 18 years on the f...
Pentagon Locked Down After Possible Anthrax Sensor Alert
Pentagon building systems detected an air quality problem on Thursday morning. Part of the building was locked down as a result. Workers on floors tw...
2026 World Cup Opens in Mexico City with Big Concert
The 2026 World Cup opening ceremony took place at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on June 11. Shakira and Burna Boy performed the official World Cup son...
Knicks Win Game 4 With Last-Second Tip-In
The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The game was at Madison Square Garden in New York. OG Anunoby scored a ti...
UK Police Officer Dies After Being Hit by Car
PC Jess Turnbull was a 19-year-old police officer in Northumbria, England. She died on Wednesday 10 June 2026. On Monday 8 June she was hit by a blac...
Thai Court Sentences Two Men to Death for 2015 Bombing
A court in Thailand sentenced two Uyghur men to death. They were found guilty of a bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in 2015. The attack killed...
UK Defence Secretary Healey Resigns Over Spending Plans
John Healey quit as UK defence secretary on Thursday. He said the government was not spending enough on defence. Healey said Prime Minister Starmer c...
Belfast Riots Enter Second Night After Knife Attack
Riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland entered a second night. Police were attacked with bricks, bottles and wood at a roundabout north-west of the city. ...
Knicks Owner and New York Mayor Clash Over Watch Party
A fan watch party outside Madison Square Garden in New York was canceled. It was planned for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. New York police banned fans fr...
Bill Gates Testifies Before US House on Epstein
Bill Gates spoke to US lawmakers on Wednesday about Jeffrey Epstein. The hearing was closed to the public. It was part of a Justice Department probe ...
US Strikes Iran as Regional Attacks Escalate
The United States launched airstrikes against Iran early Wednesday. The US blamed Iran for the crash of an American military helicopter. The helicopt...
Gates Tells Panel He Should Never Have Met Epstein
Bill Gates spoke to a US House panel on Wednesday about his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was a convicted sex offender. Gates told lawmakers...
Platner Wins Maine Democratic Senate Primary
Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary in Maine on Tuesday. He got about 77.7% of the vote. Platner is a combat veteran and oyster farmer. ...
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Belfast Knife Attack
Hadi Alodid, 30, has been charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Belfast on Monday. He also faces charges of having a knife and threate...
US Keeps Striking Iran After Helicopter Shot Down
US forces launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening. The strikes came after Iran shot down a US Army Apache helicopter. The helicopter went do...
Somali Referee Banned From United States and World Cup
Omar Abdulkadir Artan is a referee from Somalia. He was stopped at Miami International Airport in the United States. He was denied entry after an 11-...
Mass Shooting in Johannesburg Kills 12 People
Multiple attackers shot and killed 12 people late at night in Johannesburg, South Africa. At least 9 others were wounded. The attack happened at arou...
US Strikes Iran After Apache Helicopter Shot Down
Iranian forces shot down a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The US then launched strikes against Iran in response. Both pilots were re...
Judge Blocks Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution
A US judge has stopped Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas. Judge Emily Marks ruled the method breaks the ban on cruel and unusual pu...
Belfast Hit by Far-Right Violence After Knife Attack
A Sudanese man was charged over a knife attack in Belfast. The victim suffered serious wounds to the neck and head. The attack was filmed and shared ...
US House Passes $70 Billion Immigration Funding Bill
The US House approved a $70 billion immigration funding bill on Tuesday. It passed by a narrow 214-212 vote. The bill is called the Secure America Ac...
Trump Claims Iran Shot Down US Helicopter
Trump said Iranian forces shot down a US Apache helicopter. It went down over the Strait of Hormuz. He said the US must respond to the attack. But US...
US Social Security Fund May Run Out in 2032
The Social Security Administration released a report on June 9, 2026. It shows the main trust fund could run out of money in late 2032. If that happe...
EU Orders Meta to Open WhatsApp to Rival Chatbots
The EU has ordered Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots. This is a temporary measure while an antitrust investigation takes place. The EU gave ...
Kenya Protester Shot Over US Ebola Facility
A man was shot in the head during a protest in Nanyuki, Kenya. Protesters were against a planned US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia airbase. Th...
Israel Strikes Lebanon as Iran Warns of New Attacks
Israel launched new strikes in southern Lebanon. The strikes hit the city of Tyre. Iran had warned it would attack Israel if the Lebanon offensive co...
US Army Helicopter Crashes Near Strait of Hormuz
A US Army Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz off Oman. Both crew members were rescued and not injured. President Trump confirmed the...
GSK Buys Cancer Drug Company for $10.6 Billion
Drug company GSK is buying Nuvalent for $10.6 billion in cash. Nuvalent is a cancer drug company based in Boston, United States. This is GSK's bigges...
Pentagon Blacklists Alibaba, Baidu and BYD
The US Pentagon added Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to a list of firms it believes help China's military. The updated list was released Monday. It now inclu...
OpenAI Files for Stock Market Listing Over $1 Trillion
OpenAI has filed paperwork to sell shares to the public. The company is expected to be worth more than $1 trillion. OpenAI has not yet decided when t...
Trump Nominates Acting Attorney General for Permanent Role
President Trump has nominated Todd Blanche as attorney general. Blanche has been serving as acting attorney general since April 2026. Trump gave him ...
Israel and Iran Agree to Stop Attacking Each Other
Israel and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other on Monday. Fears of a full regional war in the Middle East eased. Oil prices also stabilized afte...
Apple Unveils Siri AI at Tim Cook's Last Conference
Apple announced a big upgrade to Siri on Monday. The event was Apple's annual developer conference. The assistant has been renamed Siri AI and linked...
Trump and New York Mayor to Attend Knicks Game
President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plan to attend Monday's Knicks game. The game is NBA Finals Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. T...
Iran and Israel Trade Strikes as Trump Urges Restraint
Iran launched about 30 missiles at Israel on Sunday night. Israel then hit Iran with two waves of air strikes. This was the first direct fight betwee...
Raman Takes Second Place in Los Angeles Mayor Race
Nithya Raman has moved into second place in the Los Angeles mayor race. She leads former reality TV star Spencer Pratt by about 3,000 votes. Raman ha...
Armenia Votes to Move Closer to Europe
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won Sunday's election. His Civil Contract party got about 49.81% of the vote. The party will take a majority...
Major Earthquake Hits Philippines Killing 32
A large earthquake hit off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It measured 7.8 in magnitude. At least 32 people died and more than 100 were hu...
Peru Election: Fujimori Leads as Count Continues
Peru held a runoff presidential election. Over 90% of votes have been counted. Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads left-wing politician Roberto...
Xi Jinping Visits North Korea After Seven Years
China's leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is his first visit in seven years. His plane landed at Pyongyang's Sunan airport....
Iran Fires Missiles at Israel Threatening Ceasefire
Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday. This was the first direct strike since a ceasefire began in early April. The ceasefire is between the US and...
US Stock Futures Fall After Tech Selloff and Jobs Report
US stock futures kept falling on Sunday after a large tech selloff on Friday. The selloff ended a two-month rally on Wall Street. Chip stocks fell sh...
Antonelli Wins Monaco Grand Prix Again
Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. It was his fifth win in a row this season. He now leads the championship by 66 points. Lewis Hami...
France Marches for Lyhanna After Police Failures
Thousands of people joined a silent march on Sunday for Lyhanna. She was an 11-year-old girl who was murdered in France. Her parents led the march in...
Nigeria Frees 360 from Boko Haram Mountain Hideout
Nigerian forces freed 360 people from a Boko Haram hideout. The hideout was in the Mandara mountains in northeastern Nigeria. Boko Haram militants ha...
Over 1 Million Join Pope Leo at Madrid Mass
More than 1 million people gathered in Madrid, Spain for an outdoor Mass. Pope Leo led the service at Plaza de Cibeles on Sunday. Organisers and the ...
Russian Drone Hits Nuclear Facility Near Chornobyl
A Russian drone hit a nuclear fuel storage facility near Chornobyl in Ukraine. The strike happened on June 7 at 2:10 a.m. local time. It hit a contai...
12 Shot Near Toledo Ohio Festival
At least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio on Saturday. The shooting happened near the Old West End Festival around 5:30 p.m. Peopl...
Peru Holds Presidential Runoff Election Today
Peru is voting today in a presidential runoff election. Keiko Fujimori faces Roberto Sánchez in the vote. The election has been marked by instability...