The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has reached a $395 million settlement resolving more than 500 lawsuits filed by survivors of child sexual abuse committed by church clergy, plaintiffs’ attorneys announced on Monday. The agreement, which concludes a bankruptcy…
On a late June day in Turkey, thousands of Kurdish demonstrators filled public squares to call for the release of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish acronym PKK. The gatherings, reported on…
Mortality Rate More Than Doubled Since Start of Trump’s Second Term, Human Rights Watch Says At least 52 people have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody between 20 January 2025 and 4 June 2026, according to a new…
Netanyahu Declares Open-Ended Israeli Military Presence in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israeli forces will remain deployed across three neighbouring territories — southern Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza — for as long as he…
Brazil’s Federal Police Detain Spanish Citizen at Guarulhos Airport Brazil’s federal police arrested a Spanish national at São Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport on Wednesday after she allegedly directed racially abusive remarks at baggage handlers, the latest in a series of…
Syrians Push Back Against Trump’s Demand to Take on Hezbollah Residents in Damascus have rejected a proposal by US President Donald Trump that Syria should take military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that their country must not be pulled…
US Secretary of State to Visit UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain for Talks on Iran MoU and Strait of Hormuz Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain from June 23–25 to discuss the…
Gunman Kills One at Ecuador’s Guayaquil Airport in Suspected Targeted Assassination A gunman shot and killed one man and wounded another at the international arrivals area of José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, June 17,…
Israel Transfers Authority Over Hebron to Military, Smotrich Confirms Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on 17 June 2026 that Israel has transferred full civil and security authority over the West Bank city of Hebron to the Israeli military, a…
Netanyahu Vows to Hold Occupied Lebanese and Syrian Territory Despite US-Iran Ceasefire Deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Israeli forces will remain indefinitely on occupied Lebanese and Syrian territory, directly challenging the terms of a ceasefire…