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Workers remove the lettering referencing US President Donald Trump from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, after a federal judge ordered that President Trump's name be removed from the building in Washington DC on June 12, 2026. — Reuters pic

Kennedy Center drops Trump name six months after controversial addition

Hundreds of black-clad Thai mourners gathered at the royal palace in Bangkok on June 13, 2026, awaiting the arrival of the body

Royal protocol, grief and devotion converge in Bangkok palace as Thais bid farewell to Princess Bha

A statue of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, a famous Russian poet, is seen in Rostov-On-Don, Russia July 25, 2017. Rare editions of Russian literary classics, including works by Pushkin, were stolen from the National Library of France in a series of heists targeting European libraries. — Reuters pic

Who’s stealing Pushkin? Inside a multimillion-euro library crime spree

Smoke billows as an Indian Air Force transport aircraft crashes while landing at the Jorhat Air Base in Assam on June 13, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/jourhat.unofficial

Indian Air Force transport plane crashes during landing in Assam, casualties unknown

A drone view shows a collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Mindanao Island, Philippines, June 8, 2026. — GenSan DEV handout picture via Reuters

Death toll rises to 61 in Mindanao quake, dozens remain missing

The French Interministerial Border Force is deployed for the first time to bolster security and cross-agency coordination during the G7 Summit in Evian. — AFP pic

G7 braces for Trump as allies head to France expecting turbulence

Switzerland has offered to host the possible signing of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran. — Unsplash pic

Pakistan says US-Iran peace deal text agreed as Switzerland offers to host

Yangon-based US businessman Adam Castillo was stopped at a Myanmar airport after landing on June 12, 2026, believed to be be linked to his book ‘Finding Our Voice’ that criticises the junta government led by president Min Aung Hlaing (pictured). — AFP pic

Ex-US chambers chief held in Myanmar after book criticising junta and US sanctions policy

Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle is displayed during the Singapore Airshow. Four activists in the UK were sentenced on June 12, 2026 for causing over £1 million damage to the Israeli defence company’s products in August 2024. — Reuters file pic

UK judge jails four Palestine Action activists for ‘terrorist’ raid on Israeli defence firm Elbit

US President Donald Trump lost a bid to rename the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

US court orders Trump’s name to be stripped from Kennedy Center as appeal fails

Forensic workers inspect a car where a body was allegedly found at a parking lot close to Caliente stadium, where Iran’s national football team trains, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

Security concerns rise as body in car found near Iran World Cup training venue in Mexico

Protesters demonstrate outside JP Morgan, the bank that helped to finance the historic IPO which has made Elon Musk, the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, the world’s first trillionaire, on June 12, 2026 in New York City. — Getty Images via AFP

As Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, report links X posts to Belfast riot fallout

Reuters reported that the United Arab Emirates had agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran as part of a broader effort to reduce regional tensions, although Abu Dhabi has denied claims that any frozen Iranian funds have been released. — Reuters pic

Billions for peace? Report says UAE and Iran strike deal to rebuild ties

A memorandum between the United States and Iran to halt the war in the Gulf could be signed as soon as Sunday. — Reuters pic/Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

US‑Iran memorandum talks near conclusion? Geneva emerges as possible venue

The Iranian-reported draft stipulates reopening the strait within 30 days. — Reuters pic/Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iran’s 14‑point draft diverges from US account, insisting on sanctions relief, Strait reopening and US$300b rebuilding

Pope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that ‘all of us are migrants’. — AFP pic

‘All of us are migrants’: Pope Leo ends Spain tour with Tenerife plea for dignity and aid