International from Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

The US and Iran have traded air attacks on Thursday for a second straight day, with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.

The Gulf Cooperation Council's Ministerial Council has strongly condemned the Iranian drone and ballistic missile attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

Three Indian seafarers are still missing after 21 other Indian mariners were rescued following an attack on their tanker off the coast of Oman, India's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Iran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now "have to pay the price," while Tehran said it would reassess diplomatic engagement with Washington after overnight tit-for-tat strikes.

At least 12 people were killed and nine injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, police said on Wednesday.

Mexico City students will get an unexpected day off from school on Thursday, as President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the suspension of classes in an effort to minimise traffic on the day the Mexican national team plays the World Cup opener against South Africa.

At least 13 people have been killed after Pakistan's military launched air strikes in three Afghan provinces, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, in a renewal of a conflict that has killed hundreds this year.

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday has confirmed that Ebola cases had climbed to nearly 600, with 115 deaths recorded, as it raises awareness within the local population about the importance of safety measures.

Masked men burned families out of their homes in Belfast in a wave of anti-immigrant violence on Tuesday night after a Sudanese man was charged over a knife attack, Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O’Neill said.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards has carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.