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11 June

UN Chief Warns of ‘Full War’ Risk in Middle East

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday of the risk of a return to "full war" in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded strikes.

11 June

Middle East

Smoke billows over south Lebanon villages after Israeli strikes.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Strike Hits South Lebanon: State Media

An Israeli strike hit a car in the center of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Wednesday, state media reported, as Israel persisted with its attacks across the country's south.

10 June

Business

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Morales, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, updates Soldier information in a battalion aid station during Saber Guardian 25, Cincu Training Area, Romania, June 13, 2025. The aid station enables rapid triage, treatment, and evacuation of casualties, ensuring readiness and lifesaving support in austere operational environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hunter Carpenter) Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict.

Rojoef Manuel

VisionWave Takes Control of Israel’s Foresight to Boost AI Battlefield Sensing

VisionWave is moving to acquire Foresight Autonomous in a $17.5 million stock deal aimed at strengthening battlefield perception through artificial intelligence.

10 June

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Hezbollah Urges Lebanon Authorities to Mend Ties With Iran

Hezbollah on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to mend their relationship with the group's backer Iran and benefit from Tehran's support, days after Iran struck Israel in response to bombardment on south Beirut.

9 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The HARPY loitering munition system. Photo: Israel Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Palladyne, IAI Strike Deal to Build Kamikaze Drones for Pentagon

Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US Department of Defense.

9 June

Middle East

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over an Israeli-American hostage to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on February 1, 2025, as part of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange. Ranks of Hamas fighters formed up on Gaza's beachfront on February 1 for the handover of an Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel in a show of force against the dramatic backdrop of breaking waves. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Cairo Hosts Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Talks

Talks on advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting told AFP.

9 June

Middle East

Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Calls Netanyahu After Israel-Iran Clashes

US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP, after the first exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran since an April ceasefire.

8 June

Technology

A handheld control device displays mission data for autonomous ground robotic systems. Image: Shifters

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Shifters Raises $10.2M to Advance Agentic AI for Ground Robots

Investors are backing AI-enabled ground autonomy as defense robotics startup Shifters raises $10.2 million in seed funding to advance autonomous robotic teams for reconnaissance and other high-risk military and security missions.

8 June

Middle East

Pro-government supporters wave Iranian national flags and Lebanon's Hezbollah flags while participating in a nightly rally in a business district in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran FM Speaks to European, Regional Counterparts: Ministry

Iran's top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, discussed the latest events in the region on Sunday night with his counterparts in Britain, France, and Turkey, as well as with Qatar's leader and Pakistani mediators.

8 June

Middle East

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One for a trip to Florida in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Urges More ‘Surgical’ Strikes Against Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump called for more "surgical" strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said he is not demanding the conflict be included in a peace deal with Iran, in an interview broadcast Sunday.

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