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22.06.2026 12:10 Indian Naval Ship Tarkash, stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, on 20 Jun 2026 during her ongoing operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region.

22.06.2026 12:10 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has condemned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claim that there is no oil blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

22.06.2026 12:10 Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, welcomed the signing by the Libyan parties of the "Document of Principles: Roadmap for Ending the Transitional Period," which took place on 16 June and was endorsed by the leaders of Libya's three principal political institutions: the House of Representatives, the Presidential Council, and the High Council of State.

22.06.2026 12:10 Taiwan's defense ministry has put forth amendments to the law on compulsory military service, proposing non-commutable prison sentences instead of fines for convicted draft dodgers.

22.06.2026 12:10 Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu left Sunday at the head of a cross-party delegation for a six-day trip to the United States, including visits to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s Arizona complex and Washington, D.C.

22.06.2026 12:10 "We will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as it takes in order to protect the residents of the North. Whatever the diplomatic developments may be, I will not allow Iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons. As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel – this will not happen".

22.06.2026 12:10 Strikes were also carried out against oil refining facilities, fuel and energy infrastructure, transport infrastructure and fuel depots used by the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

21.06.2026 20:11 Commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz increased June 20 as U.S. forces continued operating in the general area to support freedom of navigation.

21.06.2026 20:11 A wave of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of people in southern Lebanon this week has exposed a deepening rift inside Iran's political establishment, with hard-liners demanding that Tehran respond to what they call a blatant violation of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding .

21.06.2026 20:11 US President Donald Trump said there will be no tolls charged for transit through the key Strait of Hormuz during or after the cease-fire being negotiated by Washington and Tehran -- unless the tolls "are imposed by and for the United States of America."

21.06.2026 20:11 Iran's central military command has officially declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all maritime traffic, citing US and Israeli violations of a memorandum of understating between Tehran and Washington.

21.06.2026 20:11 In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab on June 18, 2026.

21.06.2026 20:11 Iran has reportedly imposed a mandatory insurance requirement on all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in what maritime industry observers see as the first step toward a broader regime of fees and regulatory controls over shipping through the strategic waterway.

21.06.2026 20:11 One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.

21.06.2026 20:11 After briefly appearing to falter, US-Iran implementation talks are back on track, with senior American and Iranian delegations converging on Switzerland for what could prove a decisive phase in turning a fragile wartime memorandum into a broader political settlement.