Trump says Israel and Iran agree to ‘total ceasefire’

Agence France Presse 06/24/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a staggered ceasefire beginning Tuesday that would bring about an ‘official end’ to the conflict. “It has been fully agreed by…

Trump’s path to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran: 11 days in June

Associated Press 06/23/2025

WASHINGTON — For more than a week, President Donald Trump kept the world wondering whether he would join Israel’s attacks on Iran in an attempt to decapitate the country’s nuclear program. The guessing ended this weekend, when…

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

JERUSALEM — US strikes “devastated” Iran’s nuclear programme, the Pentagon said Sunday, as Washington joined ally Israel’s bombing campaign. While Washington insists the United States is not seeking to topple the government in the Islamic republic, comments…

Oil prices spike after US strikes on Iran nuclear sites

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Asian stocks were lower as traders digested the weekend’s events, with Iran…

UN chief warns of cycle of retaliation after US bombs Iran

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet “another cycle of destruction” and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he said marked a “perilous turn” in the region. “I…

Suicide attack: Blood, destruction at Syria church

Agence France Presse 06/23/2025

DAMASCUS, Syria — At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday. In vain, she tried…

Trump on Iran strikes: ‘I may do it, I may not do it’

Agence France Presse 06/19/2025

WASHINGTON, United States —US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was still deciding whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran, claiming Tehran now wants talks at the White House but may have waited too long. Trump held…

‘Unconditional surrender’: Trump demands this from Tehran as Iran reels

Agence France Presse 06/18/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and warned the United States could easily assassinate its supreme leader as Iran and US ally Israel traded devastating fire for a fifth…

AFP photographer shot in face with rubber bullet at LA protest

Agence France Presse 06/17/2025

LOS ANGELES, United States — An Agence France-Presse photographer was recovering Monday after he was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by law enforcement during their standoff with protesters in downtown Los Angeles. The photographer…

India Air crash site: Second black box recovered — official

Agence France Presse 06/16/2025

AHMERABAD, India — Investigators in India on Sunday recovered the second black box from the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in the city of Ahmedabad, killing at least 279 people, authorities announced. The cockpit voice…

Israel pounds Iran from west to east, Tehran hits back with missiles

Agence France Presse 06/16/2025

TEHRAN, Iran — Israel unleashed a punishing wave of strikes across the breadth of Iran on Sunday and Tehran hit back with fresh missile barrages, as both sides threatened more devastation in a conflict that appeared to be…

India Air crash site: Volunteer rescuers describe horror

Agence France Presse 06/13/2025

AHMEDABAD, India — Volunteers who rushed to help after a passenger jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood of India’s Ahmedabad city described Friday the intense fireball they faced — and the challenge ahead to identify the bodies…

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