Zelensky loses Poland’s highest honor over WWII name of military unit
The Polish president has removed Volodymyr Zelensky from the “Order of the White Eagle” due to the naming of a military unit in Ukraine.
Normal shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will not resume until 80 mines have been cleared
Normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will not resume until approximately 80 mines—laid by Iran in the middle of the strait during the conflict—have been cleared. This was stated by Intertanko, the association of independent tanker owners, in the British newspaper The Guardian.
Muscovites complain about ‘black rain’ falling on their city
Moscow was dealing with a dark, ominous sky in the early morning hours.
South Korean President says Trump has already set his sights on a new Target after Iran
The South Korean president has issued an ominous warning to his neighbors.
U.S. and Iran abruptly halt talks: Vance will not travel to Switzerland
The talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for today in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, will not take place. The talks were postponed at the last minute, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday morning.
Lukashenko apologizes as Putin drags Belarus deeper and deeper into war
On June 14, 2026, Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenko publicly apologized in an interview with Al Arabiya TV for his earlier harsh remarks against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “If Volodymyr Zelensky felt offended, I apologize for those words. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so harsh, given that he is at war,” Lukashenko said.
“Those who think I wasn’t tough enough on Iran are either jealous or stupid”
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the preliminary framework agreement with Iran to end the war in the Middle East in Versailles on Wednesday. On the Iranian side, President Massoud Pezeshkian signed the agreement. Trump, however, reacted fiercely to criticism from various U.S. media outlets regarding the agreement, which they claimed would be very favorable to Iran.
Kremlin claims Belarusian football team was bombed by a drone
A bus carrying a youth football team from Belarus was attacked by a drone on Wednesday in the Russian region of Bryansk, which borders both Ukraine and Belarus. Russia is calling it a “Ukrainian drone attack,” but Kyiv strongly denies this.
Donald Tusk: “Everything points to a political assassination”
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk suspects that the murder of Russian cartoonist and Kremlin critic Semyon Skrepetsky was politically motivated. “Everything points to a political assasination, but we’ll have to wait and see if concrete evidence is found,” he said.
Russians are flocking to apply for the “anti-woke visa”
In 2025, Russia granted more than a thousand special visas to foreigners who say they identify with what Moscow calls “traditional values,” according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. The visa, often referred to in Western media as the “anti-woke visa,” is part of a broader Kremlin strategy to attract ideological allies.