10 Things Global News - 10th June 2026
Iran war hots up again, Ukraine makes multiple hits against Russia and World conflicts reach postwar high | Succinct, unbiased global news.
Iran Strikes Gulf Bases After US Hits Hormuz Targets (Conflict)
Israel Strikes Tyre Before Citywide Evacuation Order (Conflict)
Western Allies Sanction West Bank Settler Networks (Middle East)
Ukraine Hits Russian Oil And Drone Supply Sites (Conflict)
Car Bomb Kills Russian Ammunition General (Conflict)
Knife Attack Sparks Anti Immigration Unrest Across UK (UK)
World Conflicts Reach Postwar High (Conflict)
Trump Recasts China As Peer Power (Geopolitics)
Europeans Lose Faith In US Security Guarantee (Europe)
Air Canada Pilot Accused Of Licence Fraud (North America)
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched attacks against United States military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after US forces struck Iranian ports, islands and military sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian state media reported attacks on 21 targets, while Jordan said it intercepted five missiles aimed at Azraq airbase and Bahrain and Kuwait activated air defence measures. A US official said initial assessments indicated nearly all Iranian missiles and drones were intercepted.
The exchange followed the downing of a US Apache helicopter, which prompted US strikes on Iranian air defence, surveillance and ground control sites. The escalation is among the largest since a ceasefire took effect in April and has added to doubts about efforts to secure a broader peace agreement. Oil prices rose about 1% in early Asian trading as concerns over regional stability and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz persisted.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Reuters
Israel struck the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, before ordering the evacuation of the entire city minutes later for the first time. Lebanon’s health ministry said rescuers were still searching rubble after the strike on al-Masaken al-Shaabiyah, while a verified video showed debris along a road and a damaged building nearby.
The evacuation order also included Al Hara, Tyre’s historic Christian quarter, which had been excluded from earlier orders and where displaced people had sought shelter. An Israeli military spokesperson said the strike targeted terror infrastructure but did not respond to a question on why it came before the warning.
Doctors Without Borders said it had suspended medical work at nearby hospitals and mobile clinics for the day. The US announced a ceasefire on April 16, but fighting in southern Lebanon has continued.
Sources: Reuters, NBC News
The UK, Australia, Canada, France, Norway and New Zealand have imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlement-linked networks in the occupied West Bank, escalating pressure on Israel over violence against Palestinians. The countries said extremist settlers and their supporters continued to attack Palestinians and act with near impunity, while settlement expansion and outpost creation continued with support from Israel’s government.
The UK said it was targeting six entities and individuals involved in financing settlements or violent acts, while France barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Bezalel Smotrich was actively promoting annexation of the West Bank and settlement expansion.
Israel rejected the measures as disgraceful, while the Palestinian foreign ministry welcomed the joint statement. The sanctions leave broader trade, including weapons, untouched.
Sources: BBC, Associated Press
Ukraine launched overnight strikes deep inside Russia, hitting an oil refinery in Samara and a manufacturing facility in Cheboksary linked to components for Russian drones and missiles. Russian authorities declared a missile alert in Samara, while footage showed explosions and a fire at the Kuibyshev oil refinery, which had previously halted operations after an April drone strike.
Officials in Chuvashia confirmed a missile attack on Cheboksary and said they were assessing casualties and infrastructure damage. The reported target was VNIIR-Progress, a supplier of Kometa antennas used to protect Russian drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. Ukraine’s General Staff has previously said the plant also makes satellite receivers and navigation antennas.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted and destroyed 326 Ukrainian drones over 20 regions overnight, while Moscow said 12 drones were shot down near the capital.
Sources: Kyiv Post, Kyiv Independent
A car bomb in the Moscow region killed Damir Davydov, head of the Russian defence ministry’s missile and artillery wing, according to reports. The vehicle exploded in Balashikha, outside Moscow, and a second car bomb was reportedly discovered and blown up by authorities in southwest Moscow.
The killing follows several wartime assassinations of senior figures involved in Moscow’s war effort, with Ukrainian security services either claiming responsibility or being blamed by Russian authorities. Ukraine has not commented on Davydov’s death.
The attack came as Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure continued to disrupt fuel supplies across southern regions and Russian-held Crimea. Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said panic-buying had followed difficulties in neighbouring regions, while emergency services extinguished an oil depot fire in Ust-Labinsk after a Ukrainian drone attack.
Sources: Irish Times, The Independent
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Anti-immigration protests spread across Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK after a man believed to be from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Belfast. Masked crowds set houses, vehicles, barricades and a bus on fire in Belfast, while protests were also reported in England, Scotland and Wales.
The attack left a man in his 40s with serious injuries to his eyes, face and back. Police recovered a kitchen knife and said there was no evidence the incident was linked to terrorism. The suspect, who claimed asylum after arriving in Northern Ireland in 2023, was charged with attempted murder, possession of a blade in a public place and threats to kill.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the stabbing as “horrific” and “sickening”, while political leaders and police urged people not to incite hate, spread misinformation or target communities.
Sources: CNN, NPR
Global conflicts reached their highest level since the Second World War in 2025, according to new Uppsala Conflict Data Program research. The study recorded 65 state-based conflicts, up from 59 in 2024 and 2023, while interstate conflicts doubled for the second consecutive year to eight, the highest number since the dataset began in 1946.
Fatalities in organised violence rose to 244,600 from about 187,000 in 2024, the highest level since the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Researchers said the increase was driven by a fivefold rise in one-sided violence, largely from Sudan, where civilians were targeted during the war.
The Russia-Ukraine war remained the deadliest conflict for the third consecutive year, accounting for around 62% of global battle-related deaths. Researchers said early 2026 data suggested the rise in conflicts was likely to continue.
Sources: NPR, Uppsala Conflict Data Research
Trump’s shift towards China has stirred anxiety across Asia after Washington and Beijing adopted the phrase “constructive strategic stability” during his Beijing meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The new language signalled that the world’s two largest economies and most powerful militaries were seeking cooperation or limits on hostility, particularly over trade and Taiwan.
Trump praised Xi as a towering leader, said US arms sales to Taiwan were being held “in abeyance” as a negotiating chip, and described the United States and China as a “G2” of equal superpowers. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth later told an Asian security forum there was “rightful alarm” over China’s military build-up, but said Washington respected Beijing’s ambitions and did not mention Taiwan.
The thaw faces resistance in Washington, where Congress has moved to block Chinese access to advanced chips and electric vehicle technology.
Sources: New York Times, South China Morning Post
European confidence in the United States security guarantee has fallen to a historic low, according to a European Council on Foreign Relations survey across 15 countries. Only 11% of respondents now view the US as an ally, down from 16% six months ago and 22% in November 2024, while majorities in every country doubted Washington would come to their aid if attacked.
The poll found growing support for European self-defence. Most Europeans backed higher national defence spending and buying more weapons from European countries, while 47% supported collective EU borrowing to finance greater defence spending.
Trust in NATO remained stronger than support for replacing it with an EU-only defence body, backed by only 29% of respondents. The dominant view in almost every country was that US-European relations would probably improve once Donald Trump leaves office.
Sources: The Guardian, Euractiv
Canadian police have charged former Air Canada pilot Geoff Wall with fraud and forged-document offences, alleging he captained passenger flights for 17 years without the required airline transport pilot licence. Peel Regional Police said the 59-year-old flew more than 900 domestic and international flights between 2009 and 2025, carrying tens of thousands of passengers while earning more than $2.9 million in salary.
Investigators said the case began after Transport Canada detected credential and performance anomalies during an operational evaluation at Toronto Pearson International Airport in March 2025. Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich alleged Wall misrepresented his qualifications to both Air Canada and the regulator.
Air Canada said Wall held a valid commercial pilot licence, was fully trained and met or exceeded recurrent training requirements. The airline said safety was not compromised, but appropriate licensing remained essential.
Sources: Global News, New York Times
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On this day …
On this day in 1692, Bridget Bishop became the first person executed during the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. Over the following months, accusations of witchcraft led to the imprisonment, trial and execution of dozens of people, driven by fear, suspicion and weak standards of evidence.
The episode has since become one of history’s most cited examples of moral panic and institutional failure.
Salem remains a reminder of how quickly societies can abandon due process when fear overtakes reason and public pressure overwhelms safeguards.
What lessons from Salem remain relevant when societies confront fear, misinformation or perceived threats today?