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PoliticsIsraeli strike near Tyre hospital kills two peopleIsraeli strike near Tyre hospital kills two people
An Israeli attack on buildings opposite Jabal Amel University Hospital in Tyre has killed two people and wounded 23 others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military carried out strikes on the al-Housh area on the outskirts of Tyre, as well as along the city’s co
Middle East Eye · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsPM Shehbaz assures businessmen, industrialists of measures to boost industrial growth in upcoming budgetISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured businessmen and industrialists that measures were being taken to make the forthcoming federal budget conducive to industrial growth and production.
The government is expected to approve a consolidated national development programme of over Rs3.5 trillion and a macroeconomic framework envisaging economic growth of 4.1pc and inflation of 8.5
Dawn Pakistan · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsFrance bars Israeli officials from major defence exhibitionFrance bars Israeli officials from major defence exhibition
France has banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month, according to Israel’s defence ministry.
Israeli weapons manufacturers have also been prohibited from displaying offensive weapons systems and will only be allowed to showcase
Middle East Eye · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsBrooklyn Rivera, defender of Nicaragua’s Indigenous lands, dies in detention  La Moskitia, on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, is often treated in Managua as a frontier: timber, gold, cattle, rivers, votes, and military concern. To the Miskitu, Sumu-Mayangna, Rama, Garífuna, and Creole peoples who live there, it is older than the Nicaraguan state. Its forests, savannas, rivers, and marine life are part of a political claim […]
Mongabay · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsPM reaffirms EU ties, thanks Kallas for support for Gulf peace effortsPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at the PM House, where he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to cooperation with the EU and thanked EU leadership for its strong support for Pakistan’s peace efforts in the Gulf region.
Kallas, who serves as vice-president of the European Commission and the EU high representative for foreign affairs and
Dawn Pakistan · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsEurope removes record number of dams in 2025 to restore rivers, help speciesA massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years. A 53-meter-long and 30-meter-wide (174 by 98 feet) structure of reinforced concrete packed with salvaged railway steel impeded the free flow of water and fish for at least 70 kilometers (44 miles) upstream. It was considered […]
Mongabay · 1 Jun 2026
PoliticsAfrican Multilateralism from a Vision to a Reality: Lessons from the Most Hostile Continent on EarthFor twenty years I have worked strengthening African governance and multilateral institutions. Across each sector – security, economic development, education reform and humanitarian aid – I heard inspiring politicians agree to ambitious international cooperation to tackle regional problems. Yet that solidarity was, more often than not, lost in poor follow-through action. International
African Arguments · 1 Jun 2026