Hezbollah attacks continue as Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon As the Israeli army escalates attacks across Lebanon, Hezbollah continues to launch attacks towards northern Israel. In the past hour, the Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket fired from Lebanon after sirens sounded in Margaliot and Kiryat Shmona. Two other rockets fell near Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon.
France bars Israeli officials from major defense 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 “air defence products”. The move comes a week after French authorities barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country following the release of footage showing detained flotilla activists blindfolded, with their hands bound, as he looked on.
France 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 “air defence products”. The move comes a week after French authorities barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entering the country following the release of footage showing detained flotilla activists blindfolded, with their hands bound, as he looked on.
In response to the announcement of the death of Brooklyn Rivera, Miskitu Indigenous leader and prisoner of conscience, Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “Brooklyn Rivera should not have died in the custody of the Nicaraguan state. His death followed the deterioration of his health while he was being arbitrarily detained. During this […] The post Nicaragua: Brooklyn Rivera’s death in state custody must be promptly, effectively and independently investigated appeared first on Amnesty International .
Iran calls off all further talks maintaining that a ceasefire in Lebanon is a precondition of broader truce with US • Middle East crisis – live updates Thousands of Beirut residents have fled their homes after Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to bomb the city’s southern suburbs, a move that threatens to derail Iran-US peace talks. The Israeli prime minister and his defence minister, Israel Katz, said they had given instructions to strike “terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs for what they described as “repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah”. Continue reading...
As Israel bombs Beirut and the US and Iran trade missile strikes, Donald Trump insists it will ‘all work out well in the end’ and urges his critics to ‘sit back and relax’. So are we any closer to a deal? Lucy Hough speaks to diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
Iran halts talks with US, says it will close Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 16:46 Iran has called for an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza in order to restart peace talks Vessels sail at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, on 1 June 2026 (Amirhossein Khorgooei/Isna/AFP) Off Iran has suspended all exchanges with mediators to end the war with the US as a result of Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon , the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. "Given the continuing crimes of the Zionist regime (Israel) in Lebanon and considering that Lebanon was one of the preconditions for the ceasefire and that this ceasefire has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon, the Iranian negotiating team is suspending dialogues and exchange of texts through mediators," Tasnim reported. Tasnim said that Iran wants an "immediate cessation" of Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
Oil rises amid ongoing Iran war as Wall Street stays calm Oil prices climbed after fresh fighting threatened the US-Iran ceasefire, though US stock markets showed little sign of concern. The S&P 500 fell 0. 1 percent in early trading, slipping slightly below the record high it reached last week.
The shaky cease-fire in the Middle East was tested on Monday after the United States and Iran traded attacks and Israel issued an evacuation warning for the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, as it threatened to escalate attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
'Ridiculous': Social media reacts as Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur denied entry to UK Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:04 Home Office's decision to deny the pair's ETAs generated widespread backlash, with users accusing the government of cracking down on criticism of Israel Hasan Piker speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California on 20 October 2018 (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon/AFP) Off After American political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker confirmed on Monday that the UK government had blocked their entry into the country, social media was flooded with reactions debating restrictions on free speech in Britain and accusing the government of clamping down on the right to express criticism of the Israeli government. The pair were due to attend the SXSW festival in London and had been scheduled to speak at the Oxford Union, a prestigious debating society, where Piker had previously delivered a speech criticising America’s support for Israel and arguing that the media played a key role in manufacturing consent for Israeli violations of international law.
It was a viral image of defiance at the very beginning ofmass proteststhat would shake Iran. In late December last year, a figure in black sat hunched in the middle of one of Tehrans main streets, facing off against ranks of security forces on motorbikes.
It was a viral image of defiance at the very beginning ofmass proteststhat would shake Iran. In late December last year, a figure in black sat hunched in the middle of one of Tehrans main streets, facing off against ranks of security forces on motorbikes.
Lebanon says Israeli attacks have killed over 3400 since March Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 3,433 people have been killed and 10,395 wounded in Israeli attacks since fighting resumed on 2 March.
Lebanese flee their homes as Israel orders attacks on Beirut Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:07 Israel warns 'no calm in Beirut' as it expands its offensive to the Lebanese capital six weeks after ceasefire Families flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks Dahieh, Lebanon, 1 June 2026 (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) Off Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs began leaving their homes again on Monday after Israel threatened to expand its attacks on the Lebanese capital, raising fears of a renewed assault on Dahieh despite a nominal ceasefire. The latest wave of anxiety followed a statement by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who warned that there would be “no calm in Beirut” if Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli forces and northern Israel continued. “The Dahieh in Beirut is no different from the communities in northern Israel – if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut,” Katz said, referring to the densely residential area in Beirut's southern suburb.
Qatar and Switzerland discuss backing Iran-US mediation efforts Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has held talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington. According to a readout from Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two officials discussed Islamabad-led mediation initiatives and ways of “coordinating efforts to back mediation aimed at de-escalation”.
The US President has pitched setting up an Anti-Weaponization Fund for those allegedly targeted by the American federal government Democrat-led US states are considering imposing a 100% tax on payouts by a $1. 8 billion fund set up by US President Donald Trump for victims of attempts to weaponize the legal and political system against them.
The President has pitched an Anti-Weaponization Fund for those allegedly previously targeted by the federal government Democrat-led US states are considering imposing a 100% tax on payouts by a $1. 8 billion fund set up by US President Donald Trump for victims of attempts to weaponize the legal and political system against them.
Explosion reported on cargo vessel in Gulf A cargo vessel travelling in the Gulf has been struck by an unknown projectile, causing a “large explosion”, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The incident took place about 40 nautical miles (74km) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. UKMTO said it was not aware of any environmental impact from the incident.
Mandelson called Wes Streeting's Israel criticism 'wild' and 'hysterical' Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:04 Newly released files show the UK health secretary saying Israel was committing war crimes and should be sanctioned Former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson walks his dog near his residence in central London on 20 April 2026 Off Peter Mandelson described British Health Secretary Wes Streeting's views on Israel as "wild" and "hysterical" after Streeting told him Israel was committing war crimes and should be sanctioned, newly released files have revealed. More than 1,000 pages of documents relating to Mandelson, the disgraced former cabinet minister, Labour peer and ambassador to the US , were published on Monday. Mandelson was forced out of his job, to which he was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in 2024, earlier this year, after revelations about his friendship with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Leen Ezzeddine, the US-Lebanese graduate at Harvard Medical School who chose to speak out Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:30 At its core, her message was simple: medicine is not only about treating the body in front of you. It is about refusing the systems that decide some bodies are less worthy of care Harvard Medical School graduate Leen Ezzeddine dedicates her commencement speech to Lebanon and Palestine, in Boston, US, on 28 May 2026 (screengrab) Off When Leen Ezzeddine stood before her classmates at Harvard Medical School, the moment could have been framed as a familiar story of immigrant success: a Lebanese woman graduating as a doctor from one of the world’s most prestigious institutions. But Ezzeddine chose to tell a different story.
