the Guardian
Trump calls for end to conflict and warns Tehran against striking US targets in the region
US President Donald Trump says not too late for Tehran to halt bombing campaign by reaching a deal on nuclear programme.
dw.com
US President Donald Trump claims his country was not involved with Israel's attacks on Iran. At the same time, he threatens that if Tehran doesn't reach a nuclear deal with the US, attacks on Iran "will only get worse."
AP News
Iranian missiles struck Israel in retaliation for deadly Israeli attacks on nuclear sites and military leaders.The wail of air raid sirens and the rumble of explosions could be heard throughout Israel on Friday, and Associated Press journalists do
French officials have described the UNOC event as a coming together “in the true spirit of Talanoa” and one that would be inconceivable without the Pacific.
MSNBC.com
Republicans in Congress will soon face a vote on whether they stand by Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s unlawful cuts to lifesaving foreign aid.
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The move comes as US talks over Iran's nuclear programme appear to have stalled in recent days.
www.abc.net.au
In 1992 the National Guard was called into Los Angeles to help control widespread, destructive rioting. But right now those forces appear to be escalating the situation and some experts are warning it is all in the name of "political theatre".
NBC News
Latest news and live updates as over 200 arrested in L.A. and National Guard to be deployed in Texas as rallies continue nationwide
ICE said in a statement that the troops were “providing perimeter and personnel protection for our facilities and officers."
euronews
The latest proposal of EU sanctions comes ahead of a summit of G7 leaders, where the revision of the price cap on Russian oil will be high on the agenda. #EuropeNews
California’s governor rejects US President Donald Trump’s claim that he called him before deploying the Marines.
the Guardian
Battalion of active-duty marines sent to LA âtemporarilyâ but Trump reportedly not set to invoke Insurrection Act
The Conversation
Blockades may be used in wartime, but only if they meet 5 legal conditions. Have Israel’s actions complied with the law?
AP News
Israeli naval forces, far from the country’s shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international activists, including Greta Thunberg, in an early morning raid.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted on social media that "Commandeering a state's National Guard without consulting the Governor of that state is illegal and immoral."
www.abc.net.au
Tensions over US President Donald Trump's immigration policies have been escalating for months. Here's the background.
TOKYO: A Chinese aircraft carrier group entered Japan's economic waters over the weekend, before exiting to conduct drills involving fighter jets, Tokyo's defence ministry said on Monday (Jun 9). The Liaoning carrier, two missile destroyers and one fast combat supply ship sailed around 300km southwest of J
dw.com
A ship with aid supplies for Gaza carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists was stopped by Israel from reaching the Palestinian enclave. Israel had warned it wouldn't allow it to make it to the territory. DW has more.
www.abc.net.au
We've done quite well maintaining a wary, non-trusting trade relationship with China. We need the same with the United States.
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The president sees immigration and law and order as winning issues. Critics say deploying the National Guard is inflammatory.
CNN
President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles in response to protests over immigration enforcement activities there. Follow the latest news updates.
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Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.
Hamas warns the fate of a captive being held in an area targeted by the Israeli army will rest on the military.
the Guardian
Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war shelters
RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including China handing over an approximately US$44,600 donation to the newly installed chief of Fiji's Lau group.
www.abc.net.au
As Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages into its fourth year, Poland is preparing to be the Russian president's next target, beefing up defences on its borders and making every man a "fully fledged" soldier.
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