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By Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak, Christian Edwards, Michael Rios and Jessie Yeung, CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russia launched a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles across broad swaths of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others, days after Kyiv launched a daring raid on Moscow’s fleet of strategic bombers.

For residents of Kyiv, the night’s soundtrack was familiar: the shrieking whir of drones, air raid sirens and large explosions overhead – whether from air defenses successfully downing missiles, or projectiles puncturing the capital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had used more than 400 drones and 40 missiles in the overnight attack, making it among the war’s largest. He said Moscow’s attack killed three people, injured another 49, and targeted “almost all” of Ukraine, listing nine regions, from Lviv in the west to Sumy in the northeast.

Although Russia has pummeled Ukraine almost daily over three years of full-scale war, Ukrainians had been bracing for retaliation since Sunday, when Kyiv launched an audacious operation that struck more than a third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers.

In a call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would have to respond to Kyiv’s assault.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its strikes were in response to what it called Kyiv’s “terrorist acts.” It was not immediately clear if the attack was the extent of Russia’s pledged retaliation, or if Putin intends to escalate further. After the embarrassment of Kyiv’s operation, there was a chorus of bellicose calls from pro-Kremlin pundits for a severe – potentially nuclear – response.
Seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new list are on the continent, where some said the policy was discriminatory and would unfairly affect their future.
By Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh
Reporting from Dakar, Senegal

When Africans woke up to the news this week that seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new travel ban list were African nations, the response, for many, was a mix of resignation and anger.

Resignation because several African nations were previously banned during Mr. Trump’s first term, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.

Anger because they were unsure what African governments could do to get the ban lifted, if it would lead to family separations and how exactly each country landed on the list in the first place.

“I think it’s a discriminatory decision, a decision he’s taken out of racism,” Narciso Edjang, a 19-year-old medical student in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, said of Mr. Trump’s
By Brad Lendon, CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea says it has successfully refloated a new destroyer that capsized upon launch last month, with state media reporting the damaged vessel will be moved to a dry dock in a different shipyard for repairs.

“After restoring the balance of the destroyer early in June, the team moored it at the pier by safely conducting its end launching on Thursday afternoon,” a report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

A satellite photo taken by Planet Labs on June 5 showed the formerly stricken vessel righted and seemingly floating in water away from the pier where the disastrous launch took place.

The 5,000-ton destroyer is the country’s newest warship and was meant to be a triumph of North Korea’s ambitious naval modernization effort.

Instead, a malfunction in the launch mechanism on May 21 caused the stern to slide prematurely into the water, crushing parts of the hull and leaving the bow stranded on the shipway, KCNA reported at the time. A day later, state media reported the damage was not as bad as initially feared.
Aid workers in both the south and north of Gaza tell Tom Watling that the GHF is not equipped to deal with the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave
Tom Watling

Starving Palestinians fear “being killed while trying to get a bag of lentils”, aid workers warned as the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) closed aid centres for the second time in a week.

Aid agencies told The Independent that the GHF is already failing at providing aid to the enclave’s starving population.

The GHF, run by a private group of US military contractors and endorsed by the Israeli military, announced on Friday that all of its distribution centres in Gaza would close until further notice.

The US-backed organisation had already urged Palestinians to stay away from all of its three centres for safety reasons following a series of deadly shootings earlier this week. Dozens of people were shot dead near the GHF’s Rafah site over three consecutive days in scenes described as “appalling” by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Dave Lawler, Ben Berkowitz

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke about trade issues for more than an hour Thursday, and Trump said teams from both sides would meet again soon.

Why it matters: Washington and Beijing have accused each other of violating the 90-day trade truce reached three weeks ago, under which both dramatically lowered tariffs and promised further dialogue.

What they're saying: "There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products. Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined," Trump posted on Truth Social.
The Israeli government is intentionally creating chaos in Gaza to justify its colonial rule.
Ahmed Najar

For months, Israel and its defenders have insisted that Hamas is stealing humanitarian aid. They used that claim to justify the starvation of two million people in Gaza – to bomb bakeries, block food convoys and shoot desperate Palestinians waiting in bread lines. We were told this was a war on Hamas and ordinary Palestinians were just caught in the middle.

Now we know the truth: Israel has been arming and protecting criminal gangs in Gaza that engage in stealing humanitarian aid and terrorising civilians. One group led by Yasser Abu Shabab, which is reportedly linked to extremist networks and has engaged in a variety of criminal activities, is directly receiving weapons from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

And Netanyahu is proudly admitting to it. “What’s wrong with that?” he said when confronted. “It saves the lives of [Israeli] soldiers.”

What’s wrong? Everything.

This isn’t just a tactical decision – it’s an admission of true intent. Israel never wanted to protect Palestinian civilians. It wants to break them. Starve them. Turn them against each other. Then blame them for the resulting chaos and suffering.
Intelligence Minister Khatib says Tehran having ‘thousands of documents’ will be an understatement.
Al Jazeera

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has said sensitive Israeli documents related to its nuclear facilities, its relationship with the United States, Europe and other countries, as well as its defensive capabilities, will be unveiled soon.

Khatib told state TV on Sunday that the documents obtained by Tehran were a “treasure trove” capable of strengthening the nation’s offensive posture, but he did not provide any immediate evidence.

The Israeli government, which has never revealed details about its nuclear arsenal, said to comprise substantial atomic weapons, making it the only country in the Middle East with nuclear bombs, has not yet commented on the report of the leaked documents.

However, there have been arrests of Israelis allegedly spying for Tehran amid its war in Gaza. It was not clear if the materials were connected to a reported hacking of an Israeli nuclear research centre last year.

“The transfer of this treasure trove was time-consuming and required security measures. Naturally, the transfer methods will remain confidential, but the documents should be unveiled soon,” Khatib said.

Smoke rises up after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says operation will take ‘many days’ as Tehran threatens swift retaliation
Julian Borger in Jerusalem, Peter Beaumont and Deepa Parent

Israeli strikes have hit “dozens” of major targets in Iran including nuclear facilities and missile sites and killed military commanders and scientists, in an ongoing offensive that Israel said was justified by Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Amid fears of a further major escalation, the US president, Donald Trump, warned on Friday morning that the next phase of attacks on Iran would be even more “brutal” unless Tehran agreed to back down over its nuclear programme, contradicting Washington’s official stance that the Israeli action was unilateral.

“There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end,” Trump said in a social media post.

Earlier, Trump said he not been taken by surprise by the strike, although he had previously warned Israel not to attack while the US was negotiating with Iran.

Trump’s comments suggested a far deeper level of knowledge of Israeli military planning than officials have thus far acknowledged, suggesting alignment between US and Israeli objectives, and came amid new reports of explosions in Iran on Friday morning.

Israel’s attack drew widespread condemnation in the region, including from Saudi Arabia, while there were calls from western governments including the UK for deescalation.

Among the sites hit was the Natanz nuclear facility, one of Iran’s key sites for uranium enrichment. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the enrichment plant had been hit, and it added later that the Iranian authorities had not detected any increased radiation levels at the site.
Story by Joe Walsh

Warning sirens sounded across Israel on Friday and a military official told CBS News that dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles were en route to Israel. The country's population has been instructed to remain in bomb shelters until further notice.

Israel has a robust missile defense system known as Iron Dome which appeared to have intercepted numerous missiles, but video also showed a possible impact and smoke rising from an area of Tel Aviv. The extent of any damage is not yet clear.

The apparent retaliatory action from Iran came after Israel has launched over 200 airstrikes on Iran — continuing a major operation that began overnight, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said Friday. Israel's airstrikes are continuing, Defrin said.

Israel first launched airstrikes on Iran early Friday and announced its operation was targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, scientists and senior military commanders. Tehran responded by launching more than 100 drones at Israel on Friday morning, Israel's military said. Defrin said earlier Friday that Israel's air defenses had worked to "intercept the threats." Later Friday, an Israeli military official told reporters that while the threat wasn't over, Israel had managed to intercept many of Iran's UAVs.
Why does Trump always defend Putin?

US president said Ukraine war would not have happened if Moscow had not been thrown out in 2014 over Crimea
Patrick Wintour in Banff

Donald Trump has displayed his disdain for the collective western values supposedly championed by the G7 group of industrialised countries by again demanding that Russia be readmitted to the group. He also said the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Moscow had been kept in the club.

Trump made his remarks in front of media, alongside Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, who is hosting the G7, at the start of the summit’s first round of talks.

Russia was thrown out of the G8 after it invaded Crimea in 2014, and Trump’s defence of Vladimir Putin came a day before the US president is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the fringes of the summit. It will be the first meeting between the two men since Pope’s Francis’s funeral in April.
Story by Iona Cleave

Israel has admitted Iranian missiles struck military targets for the first time since open warfare broke out between the two countries five days ago.

A military official refused to comment on what was hit, but emphasised that the capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were not damaged in Tehran’s latest aerial onslaught.

The fourth night of Israel’s war with Iran had been quieter until Iran launched a barrage of some 20 missiles just before daybreak that resulted in multiple direct hits in the centre of the country.

Sirens were triggered across Israel as some Iranian missiles evaded the shield of Israel’s missile defence system, triggering a series of huge explosions in the central city of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they hit the headquarters of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, adding that a base was on fire. They also claimed to have struck Israel’s military intelligence centre.

The claims have not been verified and journalists were not allowed close to the impact site, which authorities reported belongs to the military.
Story by JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND SHIR PERETS

The IRGC claimed to have used first-generation Fateh missiles during its early Wednesday morning attacks on Israel, according to an IRGC statement shared across Iranian media.

The Jerusalem Post was not able to verify this claim.

“Tonight, Fateh's powerful and maneuverable missiles, passing through the missile defense shield, repeatedly shook the Zionist cowardly haven and sent a message of Iran's authority to Tel Aviv's warmongering ally, which is mired in empty fantasies and illusions,” the IRGC statement read, according to the Iranian Student News Agency and semi-state official media site Tasnim.

Notably, while some missiles get through, 80-90& have been intercepted by the IDF, and some are allowed to fall in open areas where no one is present.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for an unconditional surrender, warning that Iran would not be coerced into peace or war.

In his first public response since the latest escalation, Khamenei delivered a sharp rebuke through a statement read on state television Wednesday, according to Reuters.

“Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation, and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian nation will not surrender,” he said.

Khamenei added that any American military action would come at a steep cost.

“The Americans should know that any U.S. military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage,” he warned.

The comments came amid reports that thousands of civilians were fleeing Tehran after Israeli warplanes bombed the city overnight. A source familiar with internal U.S. deliberations said Trump and his advisers are weighing a range of responses, including joining Israel in targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran has issued its own warning. Ali Bahreini, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, said Tehran would retaliate against any direct U.S. involvement in the conflict and accused Washington of already being 'complicit in what Israel is doing.'
TOI World Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Israel may be running dangerously low on its stock of Arrow missile interceptors, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal that cites a senior US official.

The warning comes as Israel faces an unprecedented volume of ballistic missile attacks from Iran in the sixth day of full-blown conflict between the two countries.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has not confirmed any shortage and maintains that its air defence systems are successfully intercepting most incoming missiles. “The IDF is prepared and ready to handle any scenario. Unfortunately, we are unable to comment on matters related to munitions,” the military said in a statement.
Story by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Iran has launched a new type of powerful ballistic missile with a Mach 15 speed against Israel.

Called Fattah, the precision-guided two-stage solid-fueled missile in the eleventh phase of Operation True Promise III. The missile launched on June 18 penetrated Israeli air defenses.

The latest phase of the operation is described as a “turning point” by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

They underlined that the deployment of first-generation Fattah missiles marked the end of Israel’s air defense.

Reports revealed that the attack caused fires and structural damage across central Israel.

Advanced hypersonic weapon performs high-precision maneuvers
The Fattah missile, used in the attack, is an advanced hypersonic weapon with a range of 870 miles (1,400 kms).

Capable of performing high-precision maneuvers inside and beyond the atmosphere, the missile has an advanced guidance system to bypass the enemy defense system. Equipped with a movable nozzle, the missile is expected to bolster Iran’s position in the ongoing conflict.
Story by Yelena Mandenberg

Vital scientific research in Israel has been obliterated by an Iranian ballistic missile.

The strike, which occurred two days ago, demolished two buildings and thousands of hours of research, samples, and studies at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.

The list of ruined structures includes a life science building. The $50 million facility housed cutting-edge scientific research, notably in adult heart disease. Professor Oren Schuldiner, whose lab was destroyed, said, "It is entirely gone. No trace. There is nothing to save." The incident occurred shortly after Iran sent a chilling warning to Israel and its allies.

Schuldiner, who has dedicated 16 years to his lab, has suffered a total loss. He told The Times of Israel, "This was the life's work of many people," emphasizing that the attack wiped out decades of research.

Established in 1934 and later named for Israel's first president, the Weizmann Institute is a globally recognized research hub. Its scholars produce hundreds of papers annually, and it boasts one Nobel laureate in chemistry and three Turing Award winners. Notably, the institute also pioneered Israel's first computer in 1954.

In 2015, the lab successfully regenerated heart tissue in mice, and in 2018, they published research that may lead to new therapies for heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other illnesses in the future. Today, the building lies in ruins, its windows shattered, labs destroyed.
Rushdi Abu Alouf BBC Gaza Correspondent

Israeli forces have killed 23 Palestinians after opening fire on crowds gathered near an aid distribution site, witnesses and medics say.

Tanks and drones fired at thousands of people near a distribution centre in central Gaza run by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the witnesses and medics said.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops fired warning shots after people gathered nearby. An Israeli aircraft then struck "several suspects" who the IDF said continued walking towards troops.

The GHF has denied a shooting occurred near its sites. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 400 Palestinians have been killed in similar incidents since late May.
Story by Georgia Gilholy

Key Points - Russia's combat casualties in Ukraine have reportedly surpassed the one million mark, according to figures released by Ukraine's General Staff. This "grisly milestone," which includes an estimated 250,000 Russian dead, is a testament to Ukraine's stubborn defense and Russia's brutal "meat assault" tactics.

-Despite the staggering human cost and immense economic strain from military spending, Moscow has so far been able to replenish its ranks through lucrative volunteer contracts.

-However, the numbers reveal a grim reality: Russia is paying an exorbitant price in lives and treasure for minimal territorial gains, making its war effort increasingly unsustainable.

Russia's Ukraine War Losses are Brutal
Speaking to CNN this week Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin. revealed that “about 600,000” Russian soldiers are currently in Ukraine.

While Kelin attempted to downplay Ukrainian claims that Russian casualties have exceeded one million, his figures undermine that very narrative.
Story by Yelena Mandenberg & Falyn Stempler

Concerns are escalating in Iran regarding the safety of the country's Supreme Leader following massive explosions in an area of Tehran where he is reportedly hiding.

Ariel Oseran, senior Middle East correspondent for Israeli broadcaster i24 News, shared video footage of the explosion on social media, stating: "A large explosion rocks the Lavizan area in Tehran, home to high-level Iranian officials, and reportedly where the Supreme Leader is hiding."

As of now, there have been no official reports suggesting that Khamenei has been targeted. Sources close to the situation informed the broadcaster that he was moved to the secure location on Friday after Israel attacked Tehran.
Story by Mayur Joshi

In a major development, the United States joined hands with Israel in launching direct airstrikes on three of Iran’s most important nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Sudden Bombing Campaign with Stealth Bombers
This marks the first time the US has openly intervened with military power in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

The US used advanced B-2 stealth bombers to drop powerful bombs known as “bunker busters” on Fordow. These bombs are specially designed to destroy underground facilities. Six bunker buster bombs were used in the attack on Fordow, which is buried deep under the surface. Along with that, about 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired at the other two nuclear sites — Natanz and Isfahan.

The B-2 bombers are the only aircraft in the US arsenal capable of carrying the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000-pound bomb meant to destroy heavily fortified underground targets. These bombers are designed to avoid radar detection and fly long distances without refueling.

Deftechtimes has earlier reported that these bombs are likely to be used in this war.
Story by Julia Ornedo

President Donald Trump is posting through the pain after a preliminary assessment by his own intelligence community cut short his victory lap over the U.S. strikes on Iran.

A classified report leaked to CNN and The New York Times on Tuesday revealed that Trump’s much-touted attacks on three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites over the weekend did not kill the country’s nuclear program. At worst, they only set the program back by a few months, which counters the president’s repeated claims of “complete and total obliteration.”

Trump was livid at the two news outlets and let them know in a late-night Truth Social post.

“FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY,” he wrote.

“THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!”
Story by Tiago Ventura

Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination has been withdrawn by a senior Ukraine politician who accused the US president of appeasing Vladimir Putin.

Oleksandr Merezhko, chairman of Ukraine’s foreign affairs committee, said he had lost “any kind of faith” in Mr Trump’s ability to end the war.

He nominated Mr Trump in late 2024, revealing to The Telegraph that he believed it would encourage the president-elect to follow through on a pledge to end the war.

Since then, Mr Trump has largely abandoned peace talks after repeated rounds of failed negotiations and a very public falling out in the Oval Office with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president.

“This appeasement of aggression encourages Putin to continue the attack. Trump just turns a blind eye to all of it,” Mr Merezhko said in a letter to the Nobel committee.

“I lost any kind of faith that Trump will deliver in any of his promises.”
Story by Josh Fiallo

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has obliterated President Donald Trump’s claims about the efficacy of the United States’ strikes on Iran.

Rafael Grossi said American B-2 bombers did not cause total damage—or “completely and totally obliterate,” as Trump said—to the Iranian nuclear program. Instead, he estimates Tehran can restart enriching uranium again “in a matter of months.”

Grossi’s remarks are a blow to Trump and his administration, which has dismissed a leaked attack assessment from U.S. intelligence—which reached a similar conclusion as Rossi—as incomplete and untrue since CNN first reported on it Wednesday.

“The capacities they have are there,” Grossi told CBS News’ Face The Nation about Iran’s nuclear program. “They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that. But as I said, frankly speaking, one cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there.”
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