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Sunday, 14 June 2026 ¡ Global Edition ¡ Updated 19:25 CST
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China's Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader ahead of key summit with Trump

Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.

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Trump says Iran 'doing a very poor job' in reopening the Strait of Hormuz

The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones.

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Israel and Lebanon to hold ceasefire talks

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to hold direct ceasefire talks for the first time in decades in a bid to halt the violence in southern Lebanon.

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Senegal PM labels Trump ‘agent of global destabilisation’

Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko accused Donald Trump of plunging the world into “chaos”.

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Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under persistent Israeli attacks

Gaza's devastation grows as over 72,000 people killed and 172,000 injured amid Israeli violations of US-brokered truce.

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Torpedo-like object discovered by Indonesian fisherman

A fisherman in Indonesia discovered a torpedo-like object near the Lombok Strait, a waterway between Bali and Lombok.

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Djibouti votes as long-time leader seeks sixth presidential term

Politicians scrapped the presidential age limit last year, allowing Ismail Omar Guelleh to run yet again.

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Iran ceasefire: Not an off-ramp for the US but a life-saving ejection seat

A Middle Eastern country has for the first time single-handedly checked the war-making capabilities of the US and Israel

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Iran war live: Israel attacks Lebanon again on eve of US-Iran truce talks

Iran’s parliament speaker warns that ‘time is running out’ as Israel continues to bombard Lebanon.

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India cracks down on social media jokes criticizing prime minister

As criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the Iran war grows, government censors are scrambling to knock down memes that use the Indian leader as the punchline.

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Nations tried to impose a digital fog of war in Iran. The results are mixed

Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

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War in Iran strands tons of tea in Kenyan port

Iran war-linked shipping disruptions have stranded 8 million kg of tea in the Kenyan port of Mombasa, costing the industry about $8 million a week in mounting losses.

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Hungary's ruling party accuses Ukraine of sabotage as it readies for crucial election

Ukraine is playing an outsized role in Hungary's election, where the Kremlin-aligned ruling party accuses Kyiv of sabotaging pipelines, laundering money and dragging Hungarians into war.

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Russia and Ukraine agree to 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire

Moscow and Kyiv signal a short Easter truce as diplomacy stalls and war pressures mount.

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Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president

Min Aung Hlaing seeks to 'enhance' international relations and ties with ASEAN after coup plunged Myanmar into chaos.

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