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Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle is displayed during the Singapore Airshow. Four activists in the UK were sentenced on June 12, 2026 for causing over £1 million damage to the Israeli defence company’s products in August 2024. — Reuters file pic

UK judge jails four Palestine Action activists for ‘terrorist’ raid on Israeli defence firm Elbit

US President Donald Trump lost a bid to rename the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

US court orders Trump’s name to be stripped from Kennedy Center as appeal fails

Forensic workers inspect a car where a body was allegedly found at a parking lot close to Caliente stadium, where Iran’s national football team trains, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

Security concerns rise as body in car found near Iran World Cup training venue in Mexico

Protesters demonstrate outside JP Morgan, the bank that helped to finance the historic IPO which has made Elon Musk, the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, the world’s first trillionaire, on June 12, 2026 in New York City. — Getty Images via AFP

As Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, report links X posts to Belfast riot fallout

Reuters reported that the United Arab Emirates had agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran as part of a broader effort to reduce regional tensions, although Abu Dhabi has denied claims that any frozen Iranian funds have been released. — Reuters pic

Billions for peace? Report says UAE and Iran strike deal to rebuild ties

A memorandum between the United States and Iran to halt the war in the Gulf could be signed as soon as Sunday. — Reuters pic/Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

US‑Iran memorandum talks near conclusion? Geneva emerges as possible venue

The Iranian-reported draft stipulates reopening the strait within 30 days. — Reuters pic/Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iran’s 14‑point draft diverges from US account, insisting on sanctions relief, Strait reopening and US$300b rebuilding

Pope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that ‘all of us are migrants’. — AFP pic

‘All of us are migrants’: Pope Leo ends Spain tour with Tenerife plea for dignity and aid

Rescuers battling rain and aftershocks cleared roads and searched for the missing in the southern Philippines on Friday as officials adjusted a previously reported death toll down to 46. — Reuters pic/GenSan DEV handout

Rescuers battle rain and aftershocks in Mindanao as quake toll lowered to 46, missing rise

Japan’s space agency successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket on Friday, months after a previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure. — AFP pic

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket lifts off smoothly, six satellites deployed as space agency celebrates success

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Min Zin—a founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar (ISP-M) — “has been subjected to criminal compulsory measures”. — Reuters pic

Beijing says US analyst detained for alleged espionage activities

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is in detention while he appeals a life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration. — Reuters file pic

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years over drone operation against North Korea

John Healey's resignation weakens Starmer’s authority at a precarious moment for the Labour leader, a week before a by-election that could prompt a bid to replace him. — AFP file pic

UK defence chief resigns, warning Starmer’s spending plan leaves Britain ‘less safe’

A mourner weeps while holding a photo of Thai princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol in front of Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 following prolonged illness

Jay Clayton is a US attorney for the Southern District of New York and a was director of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Trump’s first term in office. — AFP pic

Trump names Jay Clayton as new intelligence chief after backlash over loyalist pick

In a statement, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the claims as ‘baseless’, calling them ‘an attempt to divert public attention from the most pressing issue of the day, the genocide in occupied Palestine’. — Reuters pic

Iran pours cold water on Trump’s ‘great settlement’ claim