16+ hour, 37+ min ago  (424+ words) The United Nations has called on Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries to halt their "imminent offensive" on the strategic Sudanese city of El-Obeid, warning of catastrophic consequences for civilians. U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "alarmed" by reports of the RSF deploying…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (275+ words) Vehicles drive past a billboard bearing a portrait of the Lebanese president at the entrance to Sidon on June 19, 2026, as residents flee southern villages for the capital, Beirut, following Israeli airstrikes across the country's south. The announcement comes two days…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago  (351+ words) Russian drones hit two civilian ships in the Black Sea late on June 18, killing one person and wounding five others, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on June 19. One struck a Panamanian-flagged vessel, killing a crew member and wounding…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago  (278+ words) T'rkiye's seasonally adjusted Real Sector Confidence Index increased by 1 point from the previous month to 102. 0 in June, the Central Bank said on June 19. The sub-indices of the survey questions showed that assessments regarding production volume over the next three months,…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago  (488+ words) Police rescued a high-ranking official from the cultural affairs subsidiary of the Istanbul Municipality early on June 19, more than a day after he was abducted from outside his home. Erhan Karaal, Deputy General Manager of K'lt'r A. ., was kidnapped by unidentified…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago  (410+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdo'an said on June 19 that T'rkiye has emerged as a central diplomatic actor in regional conflicts and international negotiations, pointing to recent developments involving Iran. "T'rkiye's brand value will increase, and it will be seen as a…...

19+ hour, 50+ min ago  (323+ words) Japan's core inflation was unchanged in May from April, government data showed on June 19, days after the central bank hiked rates to a 31-year high in the wake of the Middle East war. The year-on-year rise in "core" consumer prices…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago  (425+ words) Archaeologists revealed on June 18 that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a "prototype" for the 5, 000-year-old Neolithic monument. A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago  (410+ words) EU leaders have agreed during talks that the bloc must develop beefed-up trade defenses to curb a surge of Chinese exports deemed an existential threat to European industry by Brussels, while simultaneously seeking "constructive dialogue" with Beijing. There is a…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago  (306+ words) Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to visit T'rkiye in early July to attend events related to the NATO summit and hold meetings with defense counterparts, according to the Japan Today newspaper. The trip, expected to coincide with the…...