Iran's army warns of larger strikes on Tel Aviv; US, Iran near deal

General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv

The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"

Chinese cars are now better than German and Japanese ones — Russian Public Chamber

Deputy Secretary of the Russian Public Chamber Alexander Galushka noted that China is "deliberately focusing on the technological development of its economy"

Anthropic cuts off access to its most advanced AI models following US government order

US authorities earlier ordered to block foreign users from accessing the models

Ukraine becomes testing ground for West’s scientific experiments — Russian senator

Today it is especially important to achieve full international verification of the activities of all such facilities, Russian Senator from the DPR Alexander Voloshin said

Israel should not have attacked Beirut ahead of US-Iran deal — Trump

Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, US President said

Indian An-32 military-transport plane crashes in country’s northeast

The Indian Air Force reported that a special commission would be set up to investigate the causes of the crash

US interested in calling on Arab nations to help pay for cost of Iran operation — official

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

US and Iran to sign memorandum on Sunday in virtual format — Axios

The document provides for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the launch of negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program, Axios quoted sources as saying

US confident deal with Iran be signed on June 14 — US diplomat

The United States "will not upfront cash" and "this is going to be, in terms of any unfrozen assets or sanctions relief, what's called pay for performance", US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mike Waltz said

Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to show IAEA site of Ukrainian attack when possible

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

Secessionist sentiment stronger in some US states, Canada — newspaper

The Seattle-based organization Cascadia Democratic Action is preparing referendums in Washington and Oregon to establish an independent nation of Cascadia and secede from the US in 2028

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

Meeting between Trump, Zelensky on G7 sidelines unconfirmed yet — AFP

According to Politico, French President Emmanuel Macron is looking for ways to woo Trump and ensure that he does not leave the meeting prematurely

Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

Russia, China find good solutions for payments — envoy

More systemic issues are considered at present as the issue of payments has been resolved by now in terms of tactics, chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov said

Ukraine used nearly half of its Western aid to pay off debts

Ukraine's total debt to foreign and domestic creditors amounts currently to $208.97 billion

EU accession talks with Ukraine to begin with issues of democracy, values — von der Leyen

On June 15 Ukraine and Moldova will take an important step on their path to the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said

Ukraine loses up to 1,350 troops along engagement line over past day — Russia’s top brass

According to the Russian Defense Ministry’s figures the Ukrainian army lost up to 210 troops in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North

Russian troops wipe out Ukrainian army’s deployment sites by glide bombs in DPR

Live-recording images confirm the successful destruction of the targets: the temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade in the area of the settlement of Belitskoye and the temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd separate mobile brigade in the area of the settlement of Shchurovo

Germany buys projectiles for Ukraine at 6,000 euros — security forces

At the same time, at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the cost of one 155-mm projectile was about 2,000 euros

Western countries aware time to pressurize Russia is running out — Dodik

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

UK detains so-called ‘shadow fleet’ tanker Smyrtos in English Channel — PM Starmer

According to the statement, Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded the detained vessel as part of the first ever operation of this kind

Republika Srpska not to vote for joining EU, Dodik believes

This annoys Brussels, chairman of the country’s leading political party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, said

Kiev cannot escape responsibility for crime in Starobelsk — Russian Foreign Ministry

This crime has no statute of limitations, the ministry said

EU aid to Ukraine frozen — Borrell

The ex-chief of EU diplomacy said the situation is similar with the approval of new sanctions against Russia

Armenian, Azerbaijani official discuss peace agenda issues

Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan and aide to the Azarbaijani president Hikmet Hajiyev stressed the importance of a continuous bilateral dialogue in the context of the efforts geared toward strengthening lasting peace and stability in the region

Russian MP warns of nuclear proliferation risk if Israel uses nukes against Iran

Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days

West wants to ‘dissolve’ Republika Srpska so as it does not interfere — Dodik

They are doing everything toward this end, chairman of the country's leading political party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats said

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Hungarian PM warns Ukraine's accession to EU to be long and difficult

Peter Magyar confirmed that thanks to the agreement on the restoration of the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, Hungary withdrew its objections to the start of the negotiations

Representatives of United States and Iran may meet in Switzerland next week — TV

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar plans to travel to Switzerland soon to prepare for the meeting, whose agenda is not specified

Israel’s new attacks on Lebanon may derail Iran-US talks — Iranian parliament speaker

The Zionists' invasion of Dahieh proved once again that America lacks either the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said

Australia outscores Turkey 2-0 in 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage match

Australia is set to play its next match against the United States on June 19 and later that day Turkey is set to face off against Paraguay

Issue with Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be solved soon — envoy

Chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov emphasized that the issue relates more to logistics, but not to the price

Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus create counterbalance to neo-Nazi Ukraine, NATO — MFA

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

US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28