Day: June 4, 2026

Middle East crisis live: Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefireMiddle East crisis live: Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefire

The country’s defence minister said the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon and will not allow the ‘return of the population’ Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire as Trump seeks to overcome barriers to Iran deal Israel Katz said the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was ...

Surveillance footage shows moment of drone attack on Kuwait airport – videoSurveillance footage shows moment of drone attack on Kuwait airport – video

Surveillance footage shows the moment Kuwait international airport was struck by an Iranian drone on Wednesday. Kuwait’s military said Iranian strikes on the airport’s terminal killed at least one person and injured 63 others, marking the first deadly attack in the Gulf since a ceasefire came into effect on 8 ...

I launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles beganI launched Cuba’s first independent magazine. And that’s when my troubles began

My friends and I wanted to tell the story of Cuban life, without interference. Before long, I was being isolated, monitored and interrogated A version of this essay was previously published in the Dial under the title The Sneeze. Translation by Lily Meyer One day, in the middle of 2014, ...

My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heartMy year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart

In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her For a year, Joanna Stern ...

‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen

Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad Discussions about the bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that took place around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on 4 June, 1989 – and in cities across China – often ...