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President Putin will speak at Russia's flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg today
05 Jun 2026,·49 mins
President Putin will speak at Russia's flagship economic forum in St. Petersburg today
Around twenty thousand delegates from more than a hundred countries are attending
The agreement is conditional on Hezbollah stopping attacks on Israel.
04 Jun 2026,·49 mins
A handful of Republicans voted with Democrats limiting President Trump's power.
The vote could halt US military action against Iran.
The US says it has launched strikes on Iran in "self-defence".
03 Jun 2026,·49 mins
The US says it launched "self-defence" strikes on Iran in response to attacks by Iran.
The US launched "self-defense" strikes in response to attempted attacks by Iran.
At least ten people have been killed, four in the capital, Kyiv
02 Jun 2026,·49 mins
Ukrainian President Zelensky urged residents to pay special attention to air raid alerts
Kyiv's mayor said people were injured, including several children
The US military says it's launched strikes on Iranian radar and drone sites in Iran
01 Jun 2026,·49 mins
The right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella, an admirer of Donald Trump, came top in the vote
The candidates offer strikingly different visions of how to tackle Colombia's challenges
Vice-President JD Vance says there are still several sticking points
29 May 2026,·49 mins
The US vice-president says there are still several sticking points
Iran says it has retaliated and targeted an American air base.
28 May 2026,·49 mins
The strikes come amid a fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war
The strikes come amid a fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war.
Israel hit Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday.
27 May 2026,·49 mins
Israel said it was intensifying operations despite a truce with Hezbollah.
Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon.
US military said it attacked Iranian missile launch sites and ships trying to lay mines
26 May 2026,·49 mins
Iran says it had downed what it called a "hostile" stealth drone
US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were taken in "self-defence"
The head of Africa CDC says they have a plan with eleven pillars
25 May 2026,·49 mins
The DRC, Uganda and South Sudan adopted a joint plan to counter the spread of Ebola
The agreed to increase border monitoring and expand lab capacity.
