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

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

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

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

US, Iran not to sign peace memorandum on Sunday — Iranian Foreign Ministry

But it is possible in the next few days, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said

Russia was telling truth about US biolabs in Ukraine — Putin’s envoy

Kirill Dmitriev called on Wikipedia to revise its article on biological laboratories in Ukraine, which describes the issue as a conspiracy theory

World’s largest nuclear-powered sub takes part in Russia’s Northern Fleet drills

Its notional enemies were small missile ships Onega and Naryan-Mar

Russia sought for eight years to stop war in Ukraine — Putin

"They were carrying airstrikes on Donetsk," the Russian president noted

Number of victims of Israeli strikes on Lebanon increases to 3,756 — Health Ministry

The Israeli Air Force has killed 45 people and injured 149 in the last 48 hours, the ministry said

Persian Gulf countries running out of interceptor missiles - Bloomberg

Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war

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

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

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

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

Kherson Region suffers full power outage due to incident

Specialists are working to restore power supply as soon as possible

US fighter jet downed over Iran likely conducted strikes on ground targets — media

According to CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean, the pilots of the downed fighter had sidearms

Israel delivers strikes on Hezbollah targets outside Beirut — PM Netanyahu

The strikes on the Shiite organization were a response to the shelling of Israeli territory from Lebanon

Russia to introduce new weather modification agents regulation since September

It will be effective until September 1, 2032

Qatari negotiators arrive in Tehran to finalize agreement that ends US-Iran conflict

The agreement to end the conflict, which has been raging for more than three months, can be signed as early as Sunday, according to Reuters

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

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

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

Putin talks to Trump over phone, congratulates him on his 80th birthday

Today’s phone call was the first one between the two leaders in the past month and a half

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

Company making Hornet drones for attacks on Russia owned by Google ex-head — envoy

The first combat use of such drones in the zone of the special military operation was recorded in March 2026, when these drones attacked Donetsk, said Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime Rodion Miroshnik

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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