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A man stands on a damaged balcony following Russian drone strike in Kharkiv today. — AFP pic

Russia launches deadly strike on Kharkiv amid stalled peace talks

Last month was the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans.— Reuters pic

May 2025 second warmest on record, says EU climate monitor

The waxing gibbous moon illuminates the sky as a police car patrols the deserted streets of Downtown Los Angeles, where a curfew remains in effect. — AFP pic

Los Angeles declares curfew as Trump decries protests as ‘foreign invasion’

US president Donald Trump has long shown a fascination for the military—and envy for the military parades that his foreign counterparts preside over. — AFP pic

Trump uses US Army anniversary to rally troops, defend LA military deployment

But this framework will first need to be approved by leaders in Washington and Beijing, officials said, at the end of meetings at the British capital’s historic Lancaster House. — Reuters pic

US and China reach tentative trade framework in London amid rare earths row and tariff truce talks

A vehicle is set alight during an anti-immigration demonstration in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on June 10, 2025. Violence flared for a second night June 10 in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena after

Petrol bombs, fires and fear as racial tensions explode in Northern Ireland town following teen rape charges

Police work close to a school where several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Tuesday declared three days of national mourning after a school shooting in the southeastern city of Graz reportedly by a former student left nine people dead and several seriously injured. — AFP pic

Austria school attack death toll rises to 10 as injured woman dies in hospital after Graz shooting

Trump’s extraordinary mobilization of 700 full-time professional military personnel—and thousands of National Guard troops—came on the fourth day of street protests triggered by dozens of immigration arrests in a city with huge foreign-born and Latino populations. — Reuters pic

Trump sends Marines into Los Angeles as protests over immigration arrests intensify: ‘Hit harder than ever’

Armenia is grappling with deep internal divisions as it considers making major concessions for peace with Azerbaijan. — AFP pic

Peace or final surrender? Armenia’s struggle for identity in the shadow of Karabakh

Indian customs officials last week arrested an Indian national after finding dozens of snakes and several turtles in their luggage. — Pixabay pic

Vipers, turtles found in luggage highlights growing Thailand-India wildlife trafficking trend, says NGO

A protester gestures as she sits on the road in front of Kenyan police officers guarding the entrance to a police station during a protest over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody under disputed circumstances, at the Central Police Station in Nairobi June 9, 2025. — AFP pic

A year on from Kenya’s Gen Z uprising, protesters split on future path

Policemen are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, in Graz, southeastern Austria June 10, 2025. — AFP pic

Student opens fire in Austrian school leaving several dead, including suspect

Europe is confronting a critical defence challenge, as Russian aggression and growing doubts over continued US support prompt the need for rapid rearmament and a long-term strategy to fill the void left by American forces. — Reuters pic

EU defence chief warns of ‘perfect storm’ as Europe rearms, US support hangs in balance

A Chinese navy ship with bow number 525 monitors Philippine navy ship Andres Bonifacio near the Philippine-occupied island of Thitu during a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea on June 6, 2025. Two Chinese aircraft carriers were operating in the Pacific for the first time, according to Japan, whose defence minister said Tuesday the move revealed the expansion of Beijing’s military activities. — AFP pic

Japan flags ‘first-ever’ dual Chinese carrier ops in Pacific

This file photo taken on August 21, 2017 shows islands around Raja Ampat in east Indonesia’s West Papua region. Indonesia revoked permits on June 10, 2025 for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged by nickel extraction. — AFP pic

Indonesia pulls mining permits in Raja Ampat after viral outcry over nickel damage

File picture of members of the Sinaloa Cartel preparing capsules with methamphetamine in a safe house in Culiacan, Mexico, April 4, 2022. Mexico announced Monday the seizure of nearly 42 metric tonnes of methamphetamine worth more than US$50 million during raids on illegal drug labs. — Reuters pic

Mexico seizes 42 tonnes of meth in major drug lab raids amid US pressure