US Downs 4 Iranian Drones, Strikes Radar Sites Near Strait of Hormuz U.S. forces say the one-way attack drones posed an imminent threat to shipping in the strait. View article →

China Aims to Widen Influence on Korean Peninsula via Flight Deal With Seoul, Visit to Pyongyang Without adequate U.S. support, South Korea could become a weak link in the First Island Chain to contain the CCP and North Korea, experts said. View article →

Beijing’s Expulsion of Reporter Deepens Self-Censorship Among Foreign Press in China: Analysts The New York Times confirmed that its China-based correspondent was expelled in February. View article →

UK Must Boost Defense Spending to Be Ready for Greater Conflicts, Says Military Chief British Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said that in his 35-year career, 'this is the most dangerous period that I have known.' View article →

Bessent Signals Bigger Boeing Sales to China Before Xi’s US Trip U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China may purchase additional Boeing jet orders ahead of the Chinese leader's September visit. View article →

3 Men Sought by Police Over Mock Execution of Quebec Labour Minister Montreal police are seeking three suspects after a video circulated online showing a mock beheading of an effigy of Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet during a May Day protest. A May Day demonstration was taking place at Montreal’s Place des Festivals when three men decapitated the effigy using a guillotine. Police are asking for the […] View article →

US Military Strikes Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2 No American service members were injured in the operation, the U.S. Southern Command said. View article →

Labor’s Tax Overhaul Clears Lower House Amid Flurry of Proposed Amendments The Coalition, Teals and independent MPs moved several amendments to try change the bill. View article →

Meta Warns Labor’s New Media Tax Could Trigger US Trade Action Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argues news outlets are being protected from real market pressures. View article →

Vancouver City Council Votes Against Sanctioning Mayor After Investigation Finding He Harassed Councillor Vancouver city council voted not to sanction Mayor Ken Sim after an independent investigation found he had misused the influence of his office to harass Councillor Sean Orr. Council voted 6–4 on June 2 against implementing any of the measures recommended by Integrity Commissioner investigator Jamie Pytel, whose report concluded that Sim had harassed Orr during a press conference held in April of last year. All six members of Sim’s ABC party voted against sanctioning the mayor, while the other four voted to take action against him in response to Pytel’s findings. Sim recused himself from the vote after declaring a conflict of interest. View article →

Hanson Expresses No Confidence in Labor’s Ability to Defend Australia Hanson alleged that Labor has failed to invest sufficiently in defence to provide the level of protection Australia requires amid rising threats from the CCP. View article →

Vice-Admiral Expects Used AUKUS Submarines to Have 20-year Lifespan The Australian Submarine Agency has revealed that discussions about changes to the AUKUS programme began 18 months ago. View article →

Day in Photos: Demonstration in Chile, Military Helicopter Crash, and Fire in India A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography. View article →

House Passes Resolution to Block Military Action Against Iran Lawmakers voted 215–208 for the Democrat-led measure to remove U.S. troops from armed hostilities with Iran. View article →

Trump Confirms He Berated Netanyahu Over Israeli Military Operations in Lebanon In an interview with the New York Post, Trump confirmed an earlier report that he shouted expletives at the Israeli Prime Minister. View article →

Canadian Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Expects to Open Clinical Trials on Pill That Doubled Survival Time The head of pancreatic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre says she hopes clinical trials for a pill that could double survival time will soon be open to Canadian patients. Medical oncologist Dr. Jennifer Knox independently reviewed a U.S.-led study of the experimental drug daraxonrasib and calls the results “amazing.” The randomized Phase 3 clinical [...] View article →

Trump Disputes Media Reports Iran Negotiations Were Cut Off ‘The conversations between us have been going on continuously,’ including on Tuesday, the president said. View article →

Carney Says Reduced Immigration, Lower Government Spending Causing Economic ‘Weakness’ Prime Minister Mark Carney has responded to the news that the Canadian economy entered a technical recession by saying lower population growth and reduced government spending have contributed to “weakness” in the economy. Statistics Canada reported on May 29 that Canada’s economy showed no growth in the first quarter of 2026 after negative growth in the last quarter of 2025. The country’s GDP declined for two consecutive quarters on an annualized basis, meeting the common definition of a technical recession. View article →

Alberta Unveils Surgery Funding Model Tied to Work Completed Instead of Budgeted Capacity Alberta is launching an $809 million “patient-focused” surgery funding model beginning in a dozen public hospitals throughout the province that will see them receive a predetermined price for each surgery performed, rather than relying on a fixed annual budget. “It’s a system that aligns the incentives the right way,” Premier Danielle Smith said at a […] View article →

RCMP Investigating Motive in Saskatchewan Shooting That Left 1 Dead, 1 Injured RCMP are working to determine the motive for a shooting that left a woman dead and a man seriously injured in a remote community in northern Saskatchewan. The shooting happened Monday near the health centre in Pelican Narrows, 500 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. When officers arrived, they found the woman and the man at different spots on the same road, RCMP said. The woman died at the scene and the man was taken to hospital. Residents were ordered to shelter in place, and a suspect was arrested at a home five hours later. Insp. Ashley St. Germaine said Tuesday that charges have yet to be laid against the suspect. View article →