Businessman Elon Musk becomes the world's first ever trillionaire after SpaceX debuts on the stock market.
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Reuters 
June 12
Business and economy
Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States has a "final, agreed upon text" at ending the war.
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CNBC
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that a ceasefire deal with the U.S. to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and launch negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program has "never been closer".
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Axios
Politics and elections
Hundreds of students protest against Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto prompted by a fuel price hike and mismanaged government spending on the Free Nutritious Meals program.
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Reuters
June 11
Law and crime
Thailand's criminal court sentenced two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 and injured over 120.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in Xing'an County, Guangxi, China.
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Xinhua
International relations
China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him, his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States.
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AFP via Al Arabiya
Bloomberg reports that officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran have met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the war on February 28.
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Bloomberg
The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is "practically meaningless" after the recent attacks.
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The Guardian
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight", claiming that talks are in progress with Iran.
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Axios
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and Navy conduct air and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases, including Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
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AA
Jordanian air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force says that they have intercepted and shot down 20 missiles from Iran towards the Azraq area of Jordan's Zarqa Governorate.
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Middle East Monitor
The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran.
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Reuters
The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway.
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NBC News
The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway.
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Korea Herald
Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area of Minab.
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AA
A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others. The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces, although it has not been independently verified.
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Arab News Japan
Sports
In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
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DW
Business and economy
U.S. indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, rise after Trump cancelled plans to launch an additional round of strikes against Iran along with the debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX to the Nasdaq market.
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Reuters
Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary closure following Iranian attacks in the region.
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The Daily Star
The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also resigns.
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BBC News
June 10
Disasters and accidents
A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes during takeoff near Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, killing all 22 personnel on board. The military attributes the crash to a technical fault.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026.
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Reuters
The Senate of Colombia approves legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation, which continues in some Indigenous communities. If President Petro approves the measure, it would make Colombia the first Latin American country to enact such a ban.
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The Hindu
Hundreds of people rally in Hezbollah strongholds in southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in support of Iran and its allies during the war. Additionally, the Al-Masirah, a TV channel run by the Houthis, reports a similar gathering in Sanaa, Yemen.
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Arab News
Arts and culture
Pope Leo XIV blesses and inaugurates the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the centenary of the death of its architect Antoni Gaudí, during his visit to the country.
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Reuters
Science and technology
Chinese scientists discover the largest known whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, identifying nearly 500 whale skeletons spanning millions of years and documenting deep-sea ecosystems associated with the remains. A new species, named after the location, was also discovered.
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The Guardian
Maritime Launch Services test-launches its first Barracuda hypersonic rocket from Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, but falls short of reaching the Karman Line.
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The Globe and Mail
Law and crime
Police use water cannons as anti-migrant rioting continues for a second day in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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BBC News
An Indonesian military court sentences four soldiers to prison terms of up to three years for a premeditated acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus that left him blind in one eye. Two of the convicted soldiers are dismissed from military service.
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AFP via CNA
Health and environment
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to the Tchomia health zone in Ituri Province, with the health ministry reporting 37 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak has recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths across three provinces.
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Reuters
Business and economy
The value of the Sudanese pound plunges to a record-low against other foreign currencies amidst the ongoing civil war in the country.
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Sudan Tribune
Sports
In basketball, the New York Knicks rally from a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107–106 in Game 4, taking a 3–1 series lead in the NBA Finals after OG Anunoby tipped in the game-winning basket with 1.2 seconds remaining. The comeback is the largest in NBA Finals history, surpassing the Boston Celtics' 24-point comeback in Game 4 of the 2008 finals.
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Sportsnet
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that they have attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in retaliation for yesterday's strikes by the United States, accusing the U.S. of attacking a water plant and telecommunications mast in Sirik.
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The Times of Israel
The Jordanian military says that it has successfully intercepted five missiles from Iran in the Azraq area of the Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, in which Iran said that it has targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. No casualties or material damage is reported.
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ANI
Kuwait's army general staff says that its army air defense systems intercepted "hostile" aerial targets.
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Kuwait Times
The United States Central Command launches a second round of airstrikes on targets throughout Iran. Additionally, CENTCOM released video footage of the strikes on their website and X.
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CENTCOM
U.S. president Donald Trump tells a Fox News reporter from the White House Situation Room that the bombing will stop shortly.
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NBC News
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 people and injure 13 across southern Lebanon, including two paramedics.
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Al Jazeera
Two merchant ships operated by Barbados and Panama in Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor sustain damage and fire during reported drone attacks near Odesa. No injuries are reported.
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Reuters
Four people are killed and 12 others others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces in civilian areas across El-Obeid, North Kordofan, including a cemetery during a funeral procession and fuel station.
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AA
The Pakistani military conducts airstrikes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting alleged TTP militants. The Afghan government reports that 13 civilians, including 11 children, are killed, while Pakistan claims the killing of 26 militants.
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Reuters
Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped.
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Reuters
Five state troopers are killed and five more wounded in an ambush by suspected Jalisco New Generation Cartel gunmen near the town of Mojonera, Nahuatzen, Mexico.
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El Financiero
June 9
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, increases to 41 people killed, with 479 more injured and four missing. All casualties come from the Davao and Soccsksargen regions.
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The Guardian
Business and economy
The United States Energy Information Administration reports that Middle Eastern oil producers have reduced output by more than 11 million barrels per day, due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.
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Al Jazeera
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Stellantis has recalled over 1 million Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator models from 2021 to 2025 in the United States over fire concerns.
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CBS News
Armed conflicts and attacks
A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone.
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NBC News
Israel issues an evacuation warning for Tyre, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike there killed at least eight civilians and injured 32, violating the ongoing ceasefire.
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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera
At least 10 people are killed and 106 others are injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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Kyiv Independent
The administration of the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur accuses the Sudanese Army of destroying the Ardamata bridge in a drone strike in Geneina, Sudan.
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Sudan Tribune
A car bomb explodes in the city of Escuinapa de Hidalgo, leaving property damage also affecting the city's energy supply. There are no casualties reported in the attack. In the same city a ring of violence leaves four people dead including a minor.
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Noroeste
A study published by the , using data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program at Uppsala University in Sweden, reports that 2025 saw 65 active conflicts, the highest amount of conflicts between states since World War II and the highest amount of fatalities since the Rwandan genocide.
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JPR
Science and technology
NASA announces that its astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will crew the Artemis III mission in late 2027. The mission's goal is to evaluate rendezvous and docking operations with SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon spacecraft.
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NBC News
Law and crime
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BBC News
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BBC
The Sri Lankan High Court sentences former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years' imprisonment after convicting him on corruption charges related to kickbacks from government procurement contracts.
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The Manila Times
Philippine police arrest former superintendent Rafael Dumlao, who was convicted in the 2016 kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo at Camp Crame and had been evading imprisonment.
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The Straits Times
Victims of atrocities linked to the civil war in Sudan urges Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions to approve charges against 10 members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, including some believed to reside in Kenya, making it the first war crimes complaint filed against the RSF outside of Sudan.
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AP
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Blackley, Manchester, England. A 14-year-old student is arrested.
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BBC News