
World news highlights for June 24th
A summary of world news on June 24th, updating notable international events on the US-Iran conflict, the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, BRICS, and President Trump.

A summary of world news on June 24th, updating notable international events on the US-Iran conflict, the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, BRICS, and President Trump.

The United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has begun evacuating more than 11.000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding.
The Ukrainian army announced on June 24 that it had destroyed a key railway bridge spanning the North Crimean Canal in the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula.

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have officially passed a bill requiring President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran.
The US and Iran continue to publicly disagree following the first round of talks in Switzerland since the two sides signed a ceasefire memorandum last week.

On June 23, Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, announced that Iran and Oman had formed a joint committee to discuss the Strait of Hormuz.

At the end of his visit to Vietnam as part of the Pacific Partnership - Friends of the Pacific 2026 program, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao gave interviews to the press.

More than 30 Iranian oil tankers are en route to Asian markets, marking a significant development in the global energy market.

Iran's chief negotiator and Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the Strait of Hormuz would be under Tehran's control.

A summary of world news on June 23rd, updating notable international events including Russia-Ukraine, US-Iran, India, extreme heatwave, and the Philippines.

Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and the delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State visited the Republic of Cuba as Special Envoy of General Secretary and President To Lam.

Kyiv, the capital, issued an air raid warning and urged residents to seek shelter after a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine left six people injured.

Trump declared that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons was more important than concerns about potential economic consequences, including the risk of a global economic recession.

Iran has rejected claims by US Vice President JD Vance that Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog to return to Iran.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Cuban Government, and the family of Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Menéndez.

During the reception by General Secretary and President To Lam, the Acting Secretary of the US Navy shared his deep impressions of Vietnam's development and increasing international standing.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that Russian air defenses repelled another Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting 84 drones.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on June 22nd that he would resign from his position as leader of the ruling Labour Party, effectively stepping down as head of the British government.

On the morning of June 22nd, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, received Mr. Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the US Navy, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Qatar and Pakistan – the two sides acting as mediators – said the first round of talks between the US and Iran had achieved “encouraging progress.”

The US and Iran have established a “communication channel” to manage incidents arising in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying some assets have been unfrozen.

A major explosion and fire occurred at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant in the Ras Laffan strategic gas industrial complex, north of the capital Doha, Qatar.

A summary of world news on June 22nd, updating notable international events including the US-Iran conflict, Ukraine, Qatar, and Poland-Germany.

After President Trump threatened to attack Iran for its support of Hezbollah, the Iranian delegation left the venue where negotiations with the US were taking place.

Iranian media confirmed on the afternoon of June 21 that negotiations between Iran and the United States had officially begun in Switzerland with the assistance of international mediators.

The Deputy Head of Communications for the Iranian President's Office stated that a US-Iran peace agreement cannot be implemented unless the conflict in Lebanon ends.

The Iranian president said that approximately $6 billion of the country's assets frozen in Qatar will be returned under the terms of a preliminary agreement between Tehran and Washington.

Tropical storm Mekkhala (locally named Francisco) is strengthening as it approaches the Philippines, with predictions of reaching peak intensity on June 22nd or 23rd.

Russia has just launched a large-scale attack on key Ukrainian military energy facilities in the Kyiv, Sumy, Chernigov, and Donetsk regions.
This is a summary of world news on June 21st, updating notable international events such as the US-Iran negotiations, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Chicago shooting, and Russia-Ukraine relations.

The U.S. will focus on two main priorities in its negotiations with Iran: advancing progress on Iran's nuclear program and seeking a ceasefire in Lebanon.

According to CBS News, a shooting from a vehicle targeting a crowd celebrating the holidays in Chicago, USA, left at least 13 people injured.

US President Donald Trump pledged that Iran would not charge fees to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, unless those fees were collected by his own country.

Senior Ukrainian officials have announced they will return medals awarded by Poland after President Volodymyr Zelensky was stripped of the Order of the White Eagle.

Iran announced on June 20 that it would close the Strait of Hormuz, citing allegations that the United States and Israel violated the ceasefire agreement.

Israeli airstrikes on the morning of June 20th targeting the city of Nabatiyeh and surrounding areas in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people.

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is traveling to Tehran to discuss the possibility of resuming direct talks between the US and Iran.
The Cuban National Assembly approved a series of large-scale economic reforms, expanding business autonomy and broadening the role of the private sector.