## [2026-06-1](/feed/2026/06/1/index.md)

##### 2026 Ethiopian general election
### [Ethiopians vote to elect the House of Peoples' Representatives amid continued tensions in Tigray and the ongoing Fano insurgency. ](/feed/2026/06/1/ethiopians-vote-to-elect-the-house-of-peoples-representatives-amid-continued-tensions-in-tigray-and-the-ongoing-fano-in.md)
##### Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines
### [Philippine senator Jinggoy Estrada and former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan surrender to police after an anti-graft court orders their arrest on plunder charges related to an alleged ₱573-million (US$9.3-million) corruption scheme involving flood control projects. ](/feed/2026/06/1/philippine-senator-jinggoy-estrada-and-former-public-works-secretary-manuel-bonoan-surrender-to-police-after-an-anti-gra.md)
##### France–Russia relations
### [The French military, with military assistance from a Royal Navy warship, seizes a Russian shadow fleet tanker in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Russia says the "illegal" seizure was "bordering on international piracy". ](/feed/2026/06/1/the-french-military-with-military-assistance-from-a-royal-navy-warship-seizes-a-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-interna.md)
##### British Army
### [A British Army soldier is killed in an accident during a military training exercise in northern Iraq, according to the UK defence ministry. ](/feed/2026/06/1/a-british-army-soldier-is-killed-in-an-accident-during-a-military-training-exercise-in-northern-iraq-according-to-the-u.md)
##### Hanwha Group
### [Five employees are killed and two others are injured after an explosion at an aerospace plant owned by Hanwha Group in Daejeon, South Korea. ](/feed/2026/06/1/five-employees-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-after-an-explosion-at-an-aerospace-plant-owned-by-hanwha-group-in-d.md)
##### 2026 Cuban crisis
### [Canadian hotel operator Blue Diamond Resorts ends its operations in Cuba, citing reduced air service and operational challenges after managing 62 properties on the island. ](/feed/2026/06/1/canadian-hotel-operator-blue-diamond-resorts-ends-its-operations-in-cuba-citing-reduced-air-service-and-operational-cha.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [Oil prices increase by nearly 8% on the announcement of the peace talks ending, with West Texas Intermediate rising to US$94.20 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$97.23 per barrel. ](/feed/2026/06/1/oil-prices-increase-by-nearly-8-on-the-announcement-of-the-peace-talks-ending-with-west-texas-intermediate-rising-to-u.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [The Iranian military command warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if the Israeli military strikes the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, in response to an Israeli evacuation order. ](/feed/2026/06/1/the-iranian-military-command-warns-residents-of-northern-israel-to-evacuate-if-the-israeli-military-strikes-the-dahieh-s.md)
### [The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. ](/feed/2026/06/1/the-us-central-command-intercepts-two-iranian-ballistic-missiles-targeting-the-us-military-base-in-kuwait-that-the-i.md)
### [United States president Donald Trump says that Iran's pause on peace talks does not mean the U.S. will resume airstrikes, but the naval blockade will continue. ](/feed/2026/06/1/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-iran-s-pause-on-peace-talks-does-not-mean-the-us-will-resume-airstrikes.md)
### [Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are the only two countries with the right to "exercise sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran implemented a new process for controlling maritime traffic in coordination with Oman. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iranian-deputy-foreign-minister-kazem-gharibabadi-says-that-iran-and-oman-are-the-only-two-countries-with-the-right-to.md)
### [Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-says-that-iran-will-allow-ships-from-japan-to-pass-the-strait-of-hormuz.md)
### [Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asks Pakistani foreign minister and deputy prime minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to help facilitate de-escalation and express concern about Israel's violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-asks-pakistani-foreign-minister-and-deputy-prime-minister-mohammad-ishaq-dar-to.md)
### [Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are violations of the ceasefire. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iranian-parliamentary-speaker-and-chief-negotiator-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-says-that-the-us-naval-blockade-of-iran-an.md)
### [Iran announces a pause on from peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to "completely block" the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. ](/feed/2026/06/1/iran-announces-a-pause-on-from-peace-talks-with-the-united-states-and-alongside-the-axis-of-resistance-announces-plan.md)
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