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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain during Rubio's visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama, Bahrain on 25 June 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Rubio visits Bahrain seeking Gulf backing for Iran deal

Rubio has acknowledged his delicate mission in pitching the peace deal to Gulf Arab leaders who fear excessive concessions will strengthen Tehran and reshape the region's security balance and ...

An ambulance at the site of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake shook north-central Venezuela on 24 June 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela, in this screengrab from video. Photo: REUTERS TV

Quakes rock Venezuela, killing at least 32 and injuring hundreds

Microsoft founder Bill Gates. File Photo: BSS/AFP

Bill Gates testified that Epstein sought to blackmail him

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Photo: Reuters

Trump threatened to 'divorce' Netanyahu over Gaza peace plan, book claims

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Malaysia labour market may see breakthrough by July, says minister

A displaced Lebanese man who survived an Israeli airstrike carries a mattress as he returns to his house damaged by an airstrike, following the US-Iran deal, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, 24 June, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Rubio defends Iran deal on Gulf tour, Israel insists on troops in southern Lebanon

US Central Command Photo: Courtesy

US forces killed Islamic State leader in Syria airstrike, Central Command says

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, 14 March 2025. Peter Dejong/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship

An anti-US and Israel rally in Tehran, June 7, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat', Iran says

People cool off in the Trocadero fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a heatwave affecting a large part of France on 23 June 2026. Photo: Reuters/Abdul Saboor

More heat records expected as deadly 'Omega' heatwave grips Europe

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 24 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Rubio starts Middle East trip as Gulf allies sceptical about Iran deal seek answers

The sign of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran is seen in Tehran, Iran 25 January 2023. Photo: REUTERS

Iran to inject more foreign currency into economy after deal with US

Larry the Cat outside Downing Street in London. The tabby cat, who bears the official title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, has lived at 10 Downing Street since 2011. Photo: Reuters.

Larry the Cat: The furry survivor who outlasted 6 British PMs