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🇱🇧 | "Anyone who recognises Israel is my enemy." Protests erupted in response to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun signing an agreement with the Israelis. The agreement has been widely criticized as a "betrayal," normalizing relations with the occupation.

🇯🇵 | The Imperial Japan flag is once again at the center of FIFA World Cup celebrations in Tokyo today. Japanese fans waving the Rising Sun Flag have caused outrage, especially among East and Southeast Asians, since the start of the 2026 tournament. The Imperial Rising Sun flag is a universal emblem of horror across Asia. The banner spearheaded the brutal subjugation, enslavement, and killings of tens of millions of people across the continent. While only some Japanese fans were seen holding the Rising Sun Flag inside football stadiums or in Tokyo, thousands of others celebrated next to the flag seemingly unbothered.

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🇯🇵 | Japanese football fans are right now a reason for outrage, especially among East Asians. Following the latest win by Japan at the ongoing FIFA World Cup against Tunesia, Japanese fans inside the stadium but also in Tokyo have displayed the “Rising Sun” flag used by Imperial

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🇰🇵 | The DPRK conducted a new major military test. On Thursday, Pyongyang showcased advanced ballistic missile and artillery upgrades designed to extend its precision-strike range across the entire peninsula. Latest stills released by KCNA:

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Kim Jong Un has put 10,000-tonne warships at the centre of the DPRK's next naval build-up, saying Pyongyang will launch larger vessels "one after another." These are latest pictures released by state media KCNA show the latest formal commissioning ceremony at Nampho Port.

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Colombia has been gripped by unrest following the disputed election victory of Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right millionaire candidate aligned with Washington.

[ NEW ] Gunfire and explosions heard at Niamey airport in Niger. Unknown assailants opened fire at the entrance of the International Airport this morning, with residents reporting sustained exchanges lasting more than an hour, including heavy weapons. Security forces cordoned off the perimeter. Niger's military authorities have issued no official statement. The same facility was struck in late January, in an assault later claimed by the Islamic State that targeted the airport and its adjacent military base for several hours. Niger has repeatedly accused France, whose forces it expelled after the July 2023 coup, of direct collusion with the armed groups now operating across the Sahel.

The Trump administration has escalated US airstrikes in Somalia to their highest recorded level, new data shows. Eight children were killed in Jamaame on Nov. 15, 2025, as they walked home from school. The escalation was enabled by a directive signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in February 2025, which removed the White House sign-off previously required before any strike in Somalia. Kill authority passed directly to Africom generals. Trump has called Somalis "stupid," "low IQ" and citizens of a "crooked country." 17 days after the Jamaame killings, he declared Somali immigrants unfit for US residency.

France is looking to negotiate a new arms partnership with the UAE, as the country stands accused of being the main sponsor of genocide in Sudan. French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin held talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan over co-development of the Rafale F5, France's next combat aircraft. The UAE already operates Rafale jets but a new deal is seeking to help fund the new model in exchange for production contracts. The UAE has armed Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with weapons, financing and mercenaries since Sudan's war began in April 2023. The RSF has carried out mass killings and rape in Darfur. A UN fact-finding mission ruled in February 2026 that the attacks bore the hallmarks of genocide.

More than 1,000 Sudanese civilians killed by drone strikes in the first five months of 2026. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today. G7 foreign ministers were meeting in the same city. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deployed explosive-laden drones against hospitals, displacement camps, markets, and dams. Conflict monitoring group ACLED recorded a 600% rise in drone-related civilian deaths over the past two years. Nearly 34 million people, close to two in every three Sudanese, require humanitarian assistance. The UN describes rape and sexual violence across the country as "rampant."

Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore was seen unconscious after reports of police firing teargas at close range at a protest in Abuja today. The activist was taken to hospital and his condition remains unconfirmed. The march, called by a coalition of trade unions, civil society groups and activist organizations, demanded the release of dozens of schoolchildren abducted from schools in Borno and Oyo states on May 15, and an end to deepening economic hardship under Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu. Witnesses said police fired a second round of gas while Sowore was receiving assistance. As the gas was fired, Tinubu delivered his Democracy Day address, telling Nigerians to "criticise me, disagree with me."

🇮🇩 | Protests intensify in Indonesia as the government sends soldiers to Jakarta. Here is what's behind the tensions. Thousands of students marched today under the banner "Menuju Indonesia Bangkrut" — "Towards Indonesia's Bankruptcy." The students' five demands include lower fuel and food prices, an end to wasteful state spending, and an end to military involvement in civilian affairs. The Rupiah, Indonesia's currency, fell down to 18,000 per USD on June 4 and is Asia's worst-performing currency this year. The Jakarta stock market is down roughly 30 percent, the worst-performing major index in the world in 2026, according to Bloomberg. Prabowo's government allocated 335 trillion rupiah this year to its flagship free meals program, but the program came under criminal investigation; prosecutors raided its headquarters on June 3, a day after its chief was dismissed. Students are calling the movement "Reformasi Jilid II" — Reform 2.0, invoking the 1998 movement that toppled Suharto. Prabowo served that government as a special forces commander and was discharged over human rights abuses. The last protest wave, in August 2025, ended with 10 dead and more than 6,000 arrested, according to an independent investigation. The Prabowo government answered the current protests with 4,151 joint police and military personnel, including 500 soldiers.

At this moment protesters in Jakarta are breaking through police barricades. Thousands of Indonesian students are on the streets in the capital right now, protesting the cost-of-living crisis, education budget cuts, and rising police violence.

🇵🇭 🇺🇸 | Dramatic scenes are emerging from the Philippines. Protesters broke through police barricades during demonstrations against the US military presence in the country.
 Clashes erupted when riot police forces tried to block protesters from reaching the US embassy in Manila. On today’s Independence Day, socialist and other organizations mobilized against expanding US military bases and missile deployments in the island nation, which are directed against China. The organization "BAYAN" stated, "There's no genuine independence as long as US bases and troops are allowed in the country."
 The US military presence in the Philippines has accelerated significantly.
 The latest annual joint military "Balikatan" drills, hosted by the Philippines together with the US, saw the biggest-ever troop deployment. Critics often describe these military exercises as simulating war against China.

Protesters breached police barricades in Manila, advancing toward the US Embassy. The demonstrators are demanding the removal of US troops and opposing the expansion of foreign military bases in the country.

Protests and clashes are holding on in La Paz, Bolivia, following 40 days of unrest driven by demands for the US-backed President Rodrigo Paz to resign.

The Somali referee banned from entering the US for the World Cup received a hero’s welcome in his hometown. The US has barred Africa's top referee from the World Cup it is hosting this month. Omar Artan, named the continent's best referee in 2025, was denied entry and will miss the tournament. Crowds filled Mogadishu Stadium to welcome Artan home, holding his photograph as he arrived. Aged 34, he won the 2025 CAF Men's Referee of the Year award for his work in the Champions League and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Washington cited "vetting concerns" as Somalia sits on a US travel ban list. Trump has called Somalia "filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime." Artan is not the only one shut out. Iran's football federation president Mehdi Taj and much of the team's support staff were also refused visas, forcing the squad to base across the border in Tijuana, Mexico.

[ NOW ] Racist mobs clashing with police in Belfast right now.

Belfast riots have entered the second day.

US-supplied HIMARS rockets misfired during Taiwan’s latest combat readiness drills. The export cost is $19–20 million per HIMARS launcher and carrier.