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13.06.2026 16:30 More civilians were killed and injured in Ukraine in May than in any other month in the past four years, UN investigators said on Friday in their latest update.

13.06.2026 16:30 Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell:

13.06.2026 16:30 The humanitarian situation in Lebanon is being pushed further into crisis as hostilities continue between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants - and essential services and healthcare are targeted.

13.06.2026 16:30 The security situation in Kosovo has continued to improve over the last years. Consequently, in January, NATO ceased the deployment of reserve forces to the Kosovo Force after over two years of continuous rotation. As the security in Kosovo remains generally steady, NATO will optimise KFOR's posture in Kosovo and gradually adjust its current strength over the next year.

13.06.2026 16:30 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that European Union member states have agreed to advance accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, boosting the countries' membership bids after two years of stalled progress.

13.06.2026 16:30 A senior US administration official has said the United States and Iran were "very close" to sealing a deal that would reopen a critical shipping route and dismantle Tehran's nuclear enrichment infrastructure.

13.06.2026 16:30 "As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel - Iran will not have nuclear weapons."

13.06.2026 16:30 Iran's state-affiliated Mehr news agency claimed on June 12, citing an unnamed official source, that a draft memorandum between Iran and the United States includes Iran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons; a permanent halt to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon; a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days; and 60 days of negotiations to reach a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program.

13.06.2026 16:30 After months of searching through Intelligence Community holdings and files, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of longstanding United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries. These biolabs include labs in Ukraine, which may be at risk of compromise due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. For example, the Intelligence Community previously warned that a US-funded biolab in Ukraine likely housed dangerous pathogens and remained vulnerable to longstanding threats of Russian attack, seizure, or damage.

13.06.2026 16:30 The US Intelligence Community has warned that Ukrainian bio-laboratory funded by the US government with high probability contained hazardous viruses, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday.

13.06.2026 16:30 Today, the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, along with the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, attended the ceremonial keel laying for the first River-class destroyer , the future His Majesty's Canadian Ship Fraser.

13.06.2026 16:30 Iraq's National Security Service has announced that it has thwarted a plot to assassinate the agency's chief and several senior officers, detaining suspects it said are linked to a group associated with the outlawed Baath Party.

13.06.2026 16:30 Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the size of the Russian armed forces' staff be set at 2,399,130, including 1,510,000 military personnel, according to a decree published on the legal acts portal on Friday.

13.06.2026 16:30 The Government has today confirmed the timeline for phasing in its ban on imports of refined oil derived from Russia, as part of the recently announced package of sanctions to further squeeze Putin's war machine.

13.06.2026 16:30 The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is continuing to spread with a spike in child infections an increasingly likely scenario in the days ahead, UN agencies said on Friday.