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Families had reported at least 68,900 people missing as of June 27 morning

Key highlights include plans for disarming groups like Hezbollah and gradually pulling Israeli troops back while setting up safe zones in Lebanon

The U.S. State Department has brokered a landmark framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, sealing a diplomatic breakthrough in Washington. Heres what you should know about the agreement.

Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in first step toward peace, says Rubio

U.S. Central Command said the military struck missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites in Iran

The attack followed a joint declaration by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, including Oman, after a meeting attended by the United States, stating that there should be no tolls, fees, or attempts to assert control over the strait.

The announcement comes amid fuel shortages and power cuts triggered by the Ukrainian attacks on logistics chains and oil facilities across Crimea, the rest of Russian-occupied Ukraine and southern Russia.

Regional governor Dmitry Milyayev said an industrial facility in Novomoskovsk, 200 km (125 miles) south of Moscow, had been damaged

Attack on ship in Hormuz leads UN to halt evacuation plan for trapped sailors

The U.S.-Israeli relationship has been on a roller coaster, from the early confidence they shared after their joint attack on Iran to public disagreements between Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to end the four-month-old war

The number of dead and injured is expected to rise with thousands reported missing after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes

The tests involved an upgraded version of a 240-mm, 24-tube multiple rocket launcher system, tactical ballistic missiles, and a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer

In Washington, the Trump administration said its sending $150 million to support relief efforts by aid groups and the United Nations, according to a U.S. State Department news release

National Guard troops patrol the area around the roughly 2,000-foot-long (610-meter) basin on Washingtons National Mall in groups of threes and fours

The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia wanted to use Belarus as a springboard to step up attacks on Ukraine, and that Moscow was threatening to cut financial support if it did not agree

The four NGOs that took TotalEnergies to court said the laws reference to prevention of environmental risks encompasses both local pollution and climate change.

OPEC has esponded by launching a process to reassess its members states' capacities, the Ministry said

In a statement issued late on June 24, 2026, Pakistan's foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said parties are on the table and that the process was going on

Not only did he lose the war with Iran, he has also lost Trump as a friend. He is now isolated not only internationally, but locked in a major dispute with Trump, a former Netanyahu adviser says

Acting Venezuela President warned the toll was expected to rise as rescuers searched collapsed buildings and emergency crews reached devastated areas

The lawsuit claims the social media company has refused to disable dangerous features in its app or warn parents about potential harms it may cause

Mahrang Baloch, 33, was arrested in 2025 on charges stemming from a protest in the coastal city of Gwadar the previous year, which sparked clashes that left a paramilitary soldier dead

The move signals a potential breakthrough after a peace process between the Turkish state and the PKK came to a near standstill in recent months due to the Iran war and the concerns it triggered about further regional instability

The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation, says Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team

Russias Defence Ministry said the countrys forces had destroyed more than 300 drones from Ukraine overnight, with the warring neighbours having stepped up strikes in recent weeks

Zohran Mamdanis slate of candidates with ties to the Democratic Socialists of America swept out area incumbent Democrats in a stunning win for the 34-year-old mayor

47,530 cases and 29 dengue-related deaths reported as of June 22;the government has appointed a military-led monitoring unit, the Health Ministry said several hospitals wereoperatingbeyond capacity