June 27, 2026

Iran on Friday condemned a joint statement issued by the US secretary of state and Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, describing it as “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative.”   In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry criticized positions outlined in the joint communique issued after the GCC-US ministerial meeting in Bahrain on June 25 and warned…

The death toll from the Venezuela earthquakes has risen to 589 and the number of injured is now 2,980, according to acting President Delcy Rodríguez.   A previous official update said 235 people had been killed and 4,300 were injured.   Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other on Wednesday. The second…