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US president Donald Trump claimed yesterday that US military secretly helped 100 million barrels of oil pass through the contested Strait of Hormuz. — AFP file pic

Trump claims US military secretly escorted oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz

The proposed Digital Safety Act makes Canada the latest in a wave of countries cracking down on social media platforms over concerns of harm to children. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Canada moves to ban social media for under-16s, tighten rules on AI chatbots

US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the

Trump sparks backlash after saying ‘I love the inflation’ amid rising US prices

Iranian media reported explosions across the country’s south near the Strait of Hormuz, the same area where US forces had already bombarded air defence, radar and other sites on Tuesday. — Reuters pic

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed, warns all passing ships will be targeted

Police use a water cannon as they block the road from protesters (behind) leading to a hotel previously believed to house migrants, on Antrim Road in Glengormley, north of Belfast. — AFP pic

Police deploy water cannon as Northern Ireland unrest enters second night after Belfast stabbing

Mexico’s government has insisted that there is no security threat to visiting World Cup fans. — AFP pic

Five Mexican police officers killed in cartel-hit state ahead of World Cup opener

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters alongside fellow Republican senators (from left) Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito, John Barrasso and James Lankford at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 9, 2026. Republican leaders in the Senate and House are grappling with differences over immigration enforcement funding, the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. — AFP pic

What is Section 702? The US surveillance law expiring on June 12

In this recent photograph released on June 9, 2026, the Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Forces, Robert Brovdi, known as

From grain trader to drone chief: The Ukrainian commander taking the fight to Russia

This photo taken on June 4, 2026 shows Mkateko Sambo (left), mother of nineteen-year-old South African citizen Nhlamulo Sambo, who was killed on May 31, 2026, praying with relatives and friends in front of the coffin holding her son’s body, in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay. A 19-year-old South African was stabbed to death on the night the two Mozambicans were killed, but police are reluctant to link his death to the anti-migrant tensions. — AFP pic

Mossel Bay horror as anti-migrant attacks leave South Africa’s residents terrified

Kashmir is considered highly sensitive by the Pakistani military and government after years of frequent skirmishes and full-blown wars with India. — Reuters pic

Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir, no survivors reported

Israeli settlers look at a fallen rocket, outside a Jewish settler farm on the outskirts of Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jericho on June 9, 2026, following Iranian and Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks. — AFP pic

Iran fires missiles at US bases in Jordan and Bahrain as regional tensions surge

Minister of Water C.R. Patil said that India is “actively working on it” after “directives” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pic). — Bernama pic

India vows ‘not a single drop’ will reach Pakistan under new water policy

South Korean protesters wave the national flags outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul today, to call for a rerun of the local elections due to a shortage of ballot papers. — AFP pic

Anger grows in South Korea over ballot shortages as students plan nationwide protests

The Fire Investigation Task Force had maintained that an ignited cigarette caused combustible material to catch fire, sparking the blaze. — AFP pic

Hong Kong charges seven, two companies over deadly 168-victim residential fire

South Africa is awash with legal and illegal firearms, and shootings are common, often fuelled by gang rivalry and competition between informal businesses. — AFP pic

Gunmen kill 12 in Johannesburg informal settlement in latest South Africa mass shooting

In the latest example, a video on Truth Social uploaded on Saturday depicts Trump as ninja Naruto Uzumaki from “Naruto”, sparking a furious reaction from some fans of the popular series. — Picture via X

Trump’s Naruto-style posts spark backlash in Japan with nearly 20,000 signing petition