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Iranian attacks damaged 20 US military sites since war began, satellite imagery shows

Iranian strikes have damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran in February, a BBC analysis of satellite images and videos showed on Monday. The targeted facilities span Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, found the analysis by BBC Verify using satellite imagery from multiple international providers, along with archived images from Planet, a major provider, to assess damage from Iranian attacks. While the White House has repeatedly said Iran’s military capability has been largely destroyed, analysts argue that damage observed at US facilities suggests that Iran’s counterstrikes were both more precise and more extensive than American officials have publicly acknowledged. Among the significant losses were three advanced anti-ballistic missile battery systems at Al Ruwais and Al Sader airbases in the UAE, as well as Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan, the report said. The satellite...
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'Mexico is not anyone's pinata,' president sends message to Trump in annual address

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Sunday that the United States government is targeting her administration in an effort to interfere in Mexico’s internal affairs. Delivering her annual accountability report, Sheinbaum highlighted her administration’s achievements two years into its term while denouncing what she described as a “media offensive and multimillion-dollar social media campaigns” before thousands of supporters. Sheinbaum referred to diplomatic tensions with Mexico’s northern neighbour and the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has increased pressure on Mexico to meet Washington’s security demands. “Is this really a legitimate, genuine interest in helping Mexico? Is it truly a legitimate effort to combat organised crime? Or are we perhaps witnessing sectors of the American far right using our country to position themselves ahead of the 2026 elections? Or are they attempting to influence our country’...

Philippine president, Rubio discuss ‘peace, security’ in South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Monday discussed “peace and security” in the disputed South China Sea. In a phone call, Marcos and Rubio discussed a range of bilateral economic and security priorities, including “efforts to advance peace and security in the South China Sea.” The disputed waters of minerals-rich South China Sea have seen the Philippines and China regularly engage in verbal clashes due to overlapping maritime claims. Philippines is one of the oldest military allies of the US in the wider Asia-Pacific region with a mutual defense agreement. According to the office of Marcos, the two sides discussed “critical regional and economic priorities, as well as bilateral trade matters.” Read: China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal Rubio also reaffirmed US “commitment to developing the Luzon Economic Corridor and exploring ways to addre...

France's Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker

The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker, named the Tagor, which was subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X. "This operation took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea," he said. La Marine nationale a arraisonné hier matin un nouveau pétrolier sous sanctions internationales en provenance de Russie : le Tagor. Notre détermination est constante et totale. Cette intervention a été effectuée en Atlantique, en haute mer,… pic.twitter.com/zxEslYjbUE — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 1, 2026 "It is unacceptable for ships to circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against ...

Blast in Myanmar village reportedly kills 55, injures dozens more

At least 55 people were reportedly killed ​in a blast in Myanmar's Kaung Tat village, ‌which a rebel army said was caused by the accidental explosion of material stored for use in mining. The ​Ta'ang National Liberation Army, which has been ​engaged in bitter fighting with Myanmar's military ⁠junta and controls the village near the ​Chinese border, said there had been fatalities, without saying ​how many. The BBC and local news outlet Shwe Phee Myay News Agency said at least 55 people had died, ​including 25 women and 30 men, and ​that dozens more were wounded. According to AFP, one first responder in Shan state's Namhkan district, where the blast occurred, said 46 people were killed, including children, and more than 70 others were injured. Read More: Pakistan, Myanmar vow cooperation in religious tourism, cultural exchanges Another rescuer said 59 people were killed in total, with both speaking on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. A ser...

Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on ‌Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. The fighting in Lebanon has been the broadest spillover of the Iran war, displacing more than 1.2 million Lebanese through Israeli strikes and evacuation orders since March 2, when Hezbollah began firing rockets and ​drones into Israel to back its ally Iran. The incursion has so far killed more than 3,370 people, according to the Lebanese government. Israel ​says 24 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed over the same period. Tens of thousands of Israelis ⁠in the country's north have also been displaced by Hezbollah rockets and drones. In the latest advance, Israeli troops seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a ​strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, the military said, a day after one of the heaviest days of Hezbollah fire toward northern Israel since the Apr...

Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected accusations of "new militarism" by Tokyo and criticised China for rapidly expanding its military with little transparency, underscoring mounting tensions between the two countries. China continues to increase its defence spending at a high level, Koizumi said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, adding: "China's external approach and military activities are matters of serious concern for Japan and the international community at the same time." Rebutting criticism that Japan was embracing new militarism, he said: "Think about it. There's a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled 'new militarism'?" Koizumi said Japan's record since World War 2 "speaks for itself...