Top of June 2026
Newest first. Story list below starts at the latest day and walks backward.
Top stories of June
- Lead · Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump orderTuesday, June 30, 2026
- Lead · U.S. and Iran pause Hormuz strikes as Trump claims Doha meeting Iran deniesMonday, June 29, 2026
- Lead · Iran strikes toward U.S. sites in Bahrain and Kuwait as Hormuz MoU fraysSunday, June 28, 2026
- Lead · U.S. launches second night of Iran strikes after Hormuz tanker hitSaturday, June 27, 2026
- Lead · U.S. strikes Iran after Hormuz cargo ship drone attackFriday, June 26, 2026
- Lead · Venezuela quake toll rises after twin M7+ shocksThursday, June 25, 2026
- Lead · Twin M7+ earthquakes strike Venezuela near CaracasWednesday, June 24, 2026
- Lead · Senate for first time approves Iran war powers resolutionTuesday, June 23, 2026
- Lead · U.S. and Iran agree 60-day roadmap after Switzerland talksMonday, June 22, 2026
- Lead · US-Iran talks open in Switzerland as Trump threats rattle summitSunday, June 21, 2026
- Lead · Iran claims Hormuz closed as US-Iran teams head to SwitzerlandSaturday, June 20, 2026
- Lead · Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire as US-Iran talks postponedFriday, June 19, 2026
- Lead · Trump and Pezeshkian sign MoU aiming to end US-Iran warThursday, June 18, 2026
- Lead · Trump and Pezeshkian sign US-Iran MoU after G7 in FranceWednesday, June 17, 2026
- Lead · Trump says Russia should make peace after Zelenskyy talks at G7Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Lead · US and Iran agree MoU to end war; Trump says Hormuz will reopenMonday, June 15, 2026
- Lead · US and Iran reach peace deal; Trump says Hormuz will reopenSunday, June 14, 2026
- Lead · Anthropic disables Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US Commerce orderSaturday, June 13, 2026
- Lead · SpaceX IPO closes up 19%; Musk becomes first trillionaireFriday, June 12, 2026
- Lead · Trump calls off new Iran strikes, says settlement nearThursday, June 11, 2026
- Lead · US, Iran exchange strikes after Apache downed near HormuzWednesday, June 10, 2026
- Lead · Trump blames Iran for Apache downing; CENTCOM opens strikesTuesday, June 9, 2026
- Lead · U.S. AH-64 goes down near Hormuz; crew rescued by sea droneMonday, June 8, 2026
- Lead · Iran fires missiles at Israel after Beirut strike; Trump presses Netanyahu to holdSunday, June 7, 2026
- Lead · Iran missiles hit toward Kuwait and Bahrain; U.S. strikes Hormuz radar sitesSaturday, June 6, 2026
- Lead · Lebanon leaders slam Iran as bargaining chip; ceasefire fraysFriday, June 5, 2026
- Lead · Hezbollah rejects U.S.-backed Lebanon ceasefire; Israel keeps strikingThursday, June 4, 2026
- Lead · Israel and Lebanon agree U.S.-backed ceasefire if Hezbollah holds fireWednesday, June 3, 2026
- Lead · Iran fires missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain; U.S. strikes QeshmTuesday, June 2, 2026
- Lead · U.S. bombs Iranian radar sites, downs missiles fired at Kuwait basesMonday, June 1, 2026
- Trump disclosure shows more than $1.4 billion in 2025 crypto incomeTuesday, June 30, 2026
- Iran and Qatar say no high-level U.S.–Iran Doha talks set as Witkoff and Kushner arriveTuesday, June 30, 2026
- Supreme Court allows states to count late-arriving mail ballots, 5–4Monday, June 29, 2026
- Gunman kills six at German mother-and-child shelter in StadeMonday, June 29, 2026
- WHO links Europe heatwave to more than 1,300 excess deathsSunday, June 28, 2026
- Venezuela quake toll hits 1,450 as rescuers race past 72-hour markSunday, June 28, 2026
- Europe heatwave shatters records in Germany, Denmark and Czech RepublicSaturday, June 27, 2026
- Serbia’s Vucic says he will resign within weeks, paving way for early electionsSaturday, June 27, 2026
- Israel and Lebanon sign U.S.-brokered framework toward peaceFriday, June 26, 2026
- Ukraine launches major drone assault; Crimea declares emergencyFriday, June 26, 2026
- IMO pauses Hormuz evacuation after cargo ship hit near OmanThursday, June 25, 2026
- Senate rejects Iran war powers curb after Trump clashThursday, June 25, 2026
- Judge permanently bars Trump proof-of-citizenship voting orderWednesday, June 24, 2026
- IAEA chief says Iran inspections will happen; Tehran sets conditionsWednesday, June 24, 2026
- Ukraine says key Crimea rail bridge destroyed in drone strikesTuesday, June 23, 2026
- UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Gaza childrenTuesday, June 23, 2026
- Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister and Labour leaderMonday, June 22, 2026
- Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly strikes; child among Sumy deadMonday, June 22, 2026
- De la Espriella holds razor-thin lead in Colombia runoffSunday, June 21, 2026
- Explosion at Qatar Ras Laffan gas facility kills 13 workersSunday, June 21, 2026
- Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Lebanon despite ceasefireSaturday, June 20, 2026
- Undav double sends Germany past Ivory Coast into World Cup knockoutsSaturday, June 20, 2026
- Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, paving path to challenge StarmerFriday, June 19, 2026
- US beats Australia 2-0, clinches World Cup knockout berthFriday, June 19, 2026
- Ukraine drones set Moscow oil refinery ablaze in major attackThursday, June 18, 2026
- Kane ties England World Cup goals record in 4-2 win over CroatiaThursday, June 18, 2026
- G7 pledges more Ukraine air defenses and tighter Russia sanctionsWednesday, June 17, 2026
- DR Congo hold Portugal 1-1 as Wissa scores historic World Cup goalWednesday, June 17, 2026
- Switzerland sets Friday Bürgenstock signing for US-Iran MoUTuesday, June 16, 2026
- Messi hat trick ties World Cup scoring record as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- UK to ban social media for under-16s, Starmer announcesMonday, June 15, 2026
- B-52 crash at Edwards AFB kills all 8 aboardMonday, June 15, 2026
- Trump hosts UFC Freedom 250 on White House lawn for 80th birthdaySunday, June 14, 2026
- Knicks win first NBA title since 1973; Brunson 45 closes SpursSunday, June 14, 2026
- Trump says US strike killed Tren de Aragua leader Niño GuerreroSaturday, June 13, 2026
- Iran sets Khamenei funeral July 4–9; burial in MashhadSaturday, June 13, 2026
- Pakistan: US and Iran agree final text of war-ending dealFriday, June 12, 2026
- Midwest tornadoes batter Illinois and Indiana; cleanup beginsFriday, June 12, 2026
- SpaceX prices record $75B IPO at $135 ahead of Friday debutThursday, June 11, 2026
- India demands halt to US tanker strikes after 3 sailors killedThursday, June 11, 2026
- Trump signs $70B Secure America Act funding ICE through 2029Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- SpaceX steers up to 30% of record IPO shares to retail investorsWednesday, June 10, 2026
- House passes $70B Secure America Act for ICE, CBP through 2029Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- OpenAI announces confidential S-1, joining Anthropic IPO raceTuesday, June 9, 2026
- Iran and Israel halt mutual strikes after Trump appealMonday, June 8, 2026
- Trump first sitting president at NBA Finals; booed at MSG Game 3Monday, June 8, 2026
- Trump walks out of Meet the Press after Welker presses election claimsSunday, June 7, 2026
- Zverev wins French Open for first Grand Slam title, beats Cobolli in fiveSunday, June 7, 2026
- Ukraine drones hit St. Petersburg area; Russia calls attack unprecedentedSaturday, June 6, 2026
- Andreeva wins French Open for first Slam, beats qualifier ChwalinskaSaturday, June 6, 2026
- Senate passes $70B ICE and Border Patrol bill, 52-47Friday, June 5, 2026
- Cobolli reaches French Open final after Arnaldi virus withdrawalFriday, June 5, 2026
- House votes 215-208 to curb Trump Iran war powersThursday, June 4, 2026
- Qualifier Chwalinska reaches French Open final, faces AndreevaThursday, June 4, 2026
- Rubio tells House "Epic Fury" over as Gulf strikes continueWednesday, June 3, 2026
- Shnaider stuns No. 1 Sabalenka to reach French Open semifinalsWednesday, June 3, 2026
- Russia's massive drone-missile barrage kills at least 22 in UkraineTuesday, June 2, 2026
- Kostyuk beats Svitolina to French Open semis, faces AndreevaTuesday, June 2, 2026
- Trump reconsidering $1.8B anti-weaponization fund as DOJ pauses itMonday, June 1, 2026
- Sabalenka beats Osaka to reach French Open quarterfinalsMonday, June 1, 2026