World News

Former CAR president on trial in absentia over crimes against humanity 

16 June 2026

A United Nations-backed court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has begun the trial in absentia of former president ...

Football fans celebrate the World Cup across continents and cultures 

16 June 2026

Football fans around the world are gathering to watch the World Cup together, from small neighbourhood living rooms to g...

What to know about this week’s US primary elections 

16 June 2026

Voters will head to the polls in several states and the national capital this week as the United States takes another st...

G7 leaders meet in France with Iran and Ukraine high on agenda 

16 June 2026

Leaders of the G7 are expected to focus on the United States deal with Iran and the Russian war on Ukraine at their meet...

Iran war day 109: Tehran, Washington, sign MoU electronically 

16 June 2026

EXPLAINER News|US-Israel war on Iran US President Donald Trump has said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran ha...

‘My voice is being heard’: A month of India’s Cockroach Janta Party 

16 June 2026

Mumbai, India – Ayush Shimpi has had a rough month and a half. On May 3, the 20-year-old student from the tribal distr...

Israel uses ‘battlefield evidence’ to prosecute Palestinians abroad 

16 June 2026

Since Israel launched its latest war on Gaza, Palestinian activist Mohammad Hannoun has been a figurehead in demonstrati...

Palestine weekly wrap: World sanctions settlers, Israel funds settlements 

16 June 2026

This week, moves by France to bar a senior Israeli minister, six Western states sanctioned settler networks and an Amnes...

Football upstages politics as Iranians rally behind their team at World Cup 

16 June 2026

Los Angeles – “I’m sure when we score a goal today, everyone will be cheering.” That was the prediction of Irani...

UK seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker 

16 June 2026

British forces have seized a Russian-linked oil tanker suspected of breaching sanctions while transiting the English Cha...