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German journalist held in Syria back home, family says 

20 June 2026

News|Prison A German journalist who was detained in Syria has been released, her family has confirmed. Eva Maria Michelm...

MSF says conditions in Lebanon’s Nabatieh resemble a ‘death trap’ 

20 June 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says conditions in the Nabatieh area of southern Le...

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack 

20 June 2026

News|Environment Lebanese marine ecologist Mona Khalil, who was severely wounded after an Israeli strike hit her home ne...

Family, including two daughters, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza 

20 June 2026

News|Gaza At least five people have been killed in Gaza after overnight Israeli strikes hit a residential area in the be...

US envoy headed for Switzerland, Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten talks 

20 June 2026

US envoys and Iran’s foreign minister are expected in Switzerland for talks on cementing a peace deal, but more Israel...

Australia pledges action on H5N1 after bird flu case confirmed 

20 June 2026

News|Environment Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will do “whatever we can” to curb H5N1 bird flu afte...

Iran war day 113: Tehran presses US over Lebanon ceasefire 

20 June 2026

News|Israel attacks Lebanon Iran says it is ready to move forward with diplomacy with the United States, but insists Was...

Israel fetes Somaliland’s leader as it seeks to expand Red Sea influence 

20 June 2026

Mogadishu, Somalia – Israel rolled out a lavish state welcome for Somaliland’s president in Jerusalem, extending ho...

Iran war live: Tehran says US must ensure Israel ends attacks on Lebanon 

19 June 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Smoke rises following Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, as seen from a position across the ...

US judge rejects Joe Biden’s lawsuit asking to withhold memoir recordings 

19 June 2026

A United States judge has denied a petition from former Democratic President Joe Biden arguing his right to privacy woul...