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Iran Fired 30 Missiles, Israel Bombed Tehran and a Petrochemical Plant, Then Trump Said Stop — Welcome to Day 100
On June 8, 2026 — the 100th day of a war that began on February 28 [1] — Iran and Israel exchanged their most serious volleys since an April ceasefire broke down, pushing the region back toward open conflict. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched nearly 30 ballistic missiles targeting three Israeli military air bases:…
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Xi Jinping Just Landed in Pyongyang for the First Time in 7 Years — Kim Got a Gift, the Region Got a Headache
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, for a two-day state visit at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un [1] — his first trip to the country since 2019 and his first overseas state visit of the year [1, 4]. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were received…
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32 Dead, 200 Injured, Coastlines Flooded: The Philippines Earthquake That Exposed Every Crack in Pacific Disaster Readiness
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines at 7:37 a.m. local time on June 7, 2026 [2], with its epicenter approximately 32 kilometers south-southwest of Maasim, Sarangani Province, at a depth of roughly 33 kilometers beneath the ocean floor [2, 3]. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology confirmed…