Pakistan confirmed that the text of the Iran-US peace memorandum has been agreed, cementing Islamabad’s role as the pivotal mediator in a conflict that has reshaped the Middle East.
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Switzerland held a referendum on June 14 on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million by 2050, a vote that could reshape the country’s relationship with the European Union.
Mojtaba Khamenei, who became Iran’s supreme leader just three months ago after his father was killed in US airstrikes, now faces the defining decision of signing a peace deal with Washington.
India is cautiously supporting the Iran-US peace process while maintaining a formal diplomatic complaint over the deaths of Indian sailors killed in US airstrikes on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
Britain and France have contacted more than 35 nations to form a naval coalition ready to demine the Strait of Hormuz the moment a US-Iran ceasefire takes effect.
Russia launched 118 attack drones at Ukraine overnight, killing eight people at a market in Dnipropetrovsk and wounding 62 others in attacks across several regions.
King Charles III led his third Trooping the Colour birthday parade in London on June 13, joined by the full royal family including Prince William and the Wales children.
President Trump marked his 80th birthday on June 14 by hosting UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn, a first in presidential history.
The No Kings movement brought protests to more than 2,100 locations across the United States on Sunday, coinciding with President Trump’s 80th birthday.
G7 leaders begin gathering in Evian, France for a three-day summit dominated by the Iran peace deal, Ukraine war, and simmering trade tensions with the US.
Iran announced the state funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin July 4 in Tehran and conclude with burial in Mashhad on July 9, four months after he was killed.
The US and Iran are close to signing the Islamabad Declaration in Geneva, a framework deal brokered by Pakistan that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The draft Islamabad Declaration leaves Iran’s 440 kilograms of enriched uranium untouched at signing, deferring all nuclear questions to sixty days of follow-on talks.
Chinese authorities detained Min Zin, director of a Myanmar-focused think tank, on espionage charges while he was travelling through China, raising alarm among regional policy analysts.
Nigeria and the United States signed a bilateral security framework this week expanding US training, intelligence sharing, and equipment support for Nigerian forces fighting armed groups in the northwest and northeast.
Niger’s junta-led government adopted a new penal code criminalising same-sex relationships with up to three years’ imprisonment, making it the latest Sahel state to introduce such legislation since the wave of military takeovers in the region.
Pakistan confirmed that Washington and Tehran agreed on deal language, with VP Vance expected to sign in Geneva.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to sign a peace memorandum with Iran in Geneva on Sunday as Pakistan confirms the Islamabad Declaration text is finalised.
Pakistan confirmed that Washington and Tehran agreed on deal language, with VP Vance expected to sign in Geneva.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a ban on social media use for under-16s within days, backed by 90 percent of parents in a government consultation.
A Seoul court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights over North Korea to justify his martial law declaration.
The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into full force on June 12, ending a two-year transition and activating ten pieces of binding legislation.
President Trump declared the US has ended its war with Iran and said VP JD Vance would travel to Europe within days to sign a formal agreement.
Scientists say a cold patch south of Greenland is strong evidence the AMOC Atlantic ocean current is weakening, raising concerns about a potential climate tipping point.