June 2026 – Page 178

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed and Prosperity Party Win Decisive Parliamentary Election Victory

India’s PM Modi was among leaders to congratulate Abiy Ahmed on his party’s win in the latest electoral test of his long-running government.

Washington raised the alarm about RSF troop movements near the city saying international observers fear a repeat of earlier mass violence.

The Treasury waiver enables Iranian banks to receive payments internationally easing the country’s most pressing foreign-exchange crunch.

A new round of negotiations began in Washington with Lebanon demanding Israeli troop withdrawal and Israel insisting troops will remain.

The defence department’s supplemental request comes as war costs are estimated at between $34 and $42 billion already spent.

The UAW became the latest major US labour organisation to take financial action against Israel over its conduct of the Gaza war.

The UN Independent International Commission found 30% of Gaza casualties are children and concluded Israel’s actions meet the legal definition.

Despite the Iran-US MoU framework Israel continued operations in Lebanon raising fears of a diplomatic breakdown in Geneva negotiations.

French PM Sébastien Lecornu convened an emergency crisis meeting and confirmed drowning deaths since June 18 were mainly young people.

Multiple temperature records fell across France on Tuesday as an Omega block weather pattern drew Saharan air deep into western Europe.