A Ryanair jet was en route to Lithuania when it was forced to land in Belarus, where authorities arrested Raman Pratasevich, a blogger critical of Lukashenko's government. EU officials slammed the "unprecedented" move.

BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders agree on new sanctions against #Belarus, including ban on use of #EU airspace, airports.

Military officials in Yemen say UAE is building runway on Mayun Island, a crucial shipping chokepoint

German researchers say side effect is caused by adenovirus vector and can be fixed

The Australian state of Victoria will enter another seven-day lockdown after a new cluster of cases tied to a more infectious variant of the coronavirus emerged, restricting seven million residents to ‘essential’ work and travel.

The two sides agreed that Yamina head @naftalibennett will serve first as prime minister until September 2023, when Yesh Atid leader @yairlapid will take over until November 2025. jpost.com/israel-news/po…

A right-wing leader expresses support for a unity government that would end the prime minister's 12 years in office.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid has struck a power-sharing deal with a broad grouping of right, centre and centre-left parties. 

The parties have little in common except their opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

‘We are taking it from here:’ Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with VICE News about the ousting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s new coalition, and politics in the Middle East.

Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe…

Sanctions against Russia, imposed by the likes of the US and the EU, will remain in place forever, and Moscow must be realistic and accept that they will never be removed, according to the country’s deputy foreign minister.

Benjamin Netanyahu loses his 12-year hold on power as a new Israeli government is approved.

US is pulling 8 Pa­triot bat­ter­ies from coun­tries in­clud­ing Iraq, Kuwait, Jor­dan and Saudi Ara­bia. An­other an­timis­sile known as Thaad sys­tem, is be­ing with­drawn from Saudi Ara­bia, and jet fighter squadrons as­signed to the re­gion are be­ing…

Joe Biden’s new anti-terrorism initiative classifies “anarchist violent extremists” that “oppose all forms of capitalism, corporate globalization, and governing institutions, which are perceived as harmful to society” as “domestic violent extremists.”

US authorities have apparently seized the web domains of Iran’s international media outlets Press TV and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah, run by the Houthi faction, an Iraqi Shia satellite channel, and others.

Russian boat fired warning shots at 12:06, 12:08 at Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) near cape Fiolent, Crimea. At 12:19 Su-24 dropped 4 OFAB-250 bombs on the way of HMS Defender liveuamap.com/en/2021/23-jun… #Ukraine