Zelensky Mixes Taunts and Peace Talks Offer in Letter to Putin

'Children are dying,' Cuba says as US blockade hampers delivery of UN aid

The blockade, coupled with expanded US sanctions that punish companies doing business with the Cuban state, has intensified the worst economic and energy crisis on the island in over a generation. Cuba's government said on Wednesday that the US oil blockade that has crippled the island is preventing the United Nations from distributing 170 containers of humanitarian aid. US President Donald Trump has set his sights on ending more than six decades of communist rule in Cuba.

Trump Threatens More Strikes Against Iran, Citing Stalled Peace Talks

Farage suddenly returns to political stage – but dodges questions about £5m gift

Reform UK leader has been unusually quiet in recent weeks – at great cost to the party during a crucial byelectionFake images of Nigel Farage have been ubiquitous online lately – but the real politician has proved far more elusive since it was revealed seven weeks ago that he took a £5m personal gift from a crypto billionaire. And while an AI-generated depiction of the Reform UK leader was falsely shown getting violent on BBC’s Question Time, Farage has been largely avoiding the TV studios...

World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia

World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:30am In short: The world's biggest whale graveyard found to date has been discovered in the Indian Ocean in international waters off the coast of Australia. Five whales actively decomposing and 476 cetacean fossils, including a new extinct species dating back five million years, were documented.