US nuke start-up marks mini-reactor breakthrough

A nuclear start-up working on mini-reactors for the US military has announced a crucial first step in producing a model that could be deployed at bases and other strategic sites within a few years.
6 June 2026

Ireland bans two Israeli ministers from entering country

Ireland recognised Palestinian state in 2024, prompting Israel to close Dublin embassy
5 June 2026

Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader

Araghchi says encounter 'not realistic' in current context
5 June 2026

US Senate approves $70 bn for Trump immigration crackdown

Senate vote marks major victory for president on signature issue
5 June 2026

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

Fighting continues across Lebanon, Gaza, northern Israel, and Kuwait despite ceasefires
5 June 2026

US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses

Colombia's outgoing president criticises Trump for his endorsement of Abelardo de la Espriella
5 June 2026

Musk ‘trying to whip up division’

UK leader Keir Starmer yesterday accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” in Britain following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man.
5 June 2026

European aid fuels Ukraine drone boom

European countries have funnelled billions of dollars of military aid to Ukraine since US funding ended, with 2026 contributions helping boost its booming drone sector, Germany’s Kiel Institute said yesterday.
5 June 2026

Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza as truce talks stall

Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least nine people yesterday, a spokesman for the civil defence agency in the Palestinian territory told AFP.
5 June 2026

No all-out Iran war unless US troops killed

President Donald Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, US officials said, insisting that the weekslong pause in airstrikes remains intact despite a steady stream of violent skirmishes.
5 June 2026

Astronomers find exoplanets with magnetic fields

Based on the behaviour of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest evidence to date that planets beyond our solar system possess magnetic fields, like Earth and five other planets in our solar system.
5 June 2026

India weaponising water thru two projects: Pakistan

Pakistan said yesterday two river projects by arch-rival India would “weaponise” water and violate a major treaty between the neighbouring nations, threatening a response if they move ahead.
5 June 2026

Turkey FM in Dhaka on two-day visit

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan will meet his Bangladesh counterpart Dr Khalilur Rahman in Dhaka today as the two countries look to expand strategic engagement alongside trade and investment ties.
5 June 2026

Airlines resume some Middle East flights but disruption continues

Many carriers outside the Gulf are still diverting Europe-Asia flights to avoid the region
4 June 2026

Unsafe food kills 1.5 mn people a year worldwide: WHO

Africa and southeast Asia alone account for nearly three-quarters of all cases of food-related ailments and 60 percent of deaths worldwide
4 June 2026

Israel and Lebanon agree to implement conditional ceasefire

The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to create "pilot zones" in which the Lebanese armed forces "will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors."
4 June 2026

US House calls for end to Iran war, rebuking Trump

The move marked the first time the Republican-controlled House had approved a measure seeking to force Trump to wind down military operations against Tehran since the war began three months ago.
4 June 2026

4 Bangladeshis hurt in drone attack in Kuwait

At least four Bangladeshi citizens were among those injured and one killed in a drone attack at Kuwait International Airport yesterday, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.
4 June 2026

‘Don’t need boots on ground’

President Donald Trump has said the US does not “need” its forces to operate on the ground within Iran because of the success of its months-long bombing campaigns in the country.
4 June 2026

Global media join forces to confront AI for fair pay

Around 30 European and North American media outlets yesterday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants.
4 June 2026