Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 16:21 AFP — German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who went missing in Syria in January and was later confirmed to be detained there, returned to Germany on Friday, her lawyer told AFP.

Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 11:57 AFP — French police have banned a rally planned for Saturday by an Iranian opposition group outlawed by Tehran, citing a risk of clashes, in a decision organisers called "bogus".

Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 07:26 AFP — Australia has agreed to pay Aus$28 million ($20 million) to compensate dozens of asylum seekers held in a remote immigration detention centre two decades earlier by a conservative government seeking to deter boat arrivals.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 21:42 AFP — Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the loss of 31 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 13:55 AFP — Syria on Tuesday signed a contract involving US oil giant ConocoPhillips to develop the country's gas sector, state media reported, as Damascus seeks to attract international energy investment.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 10:13 AFP — Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the deaths of at least 27 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest recorded small-boat crossing of the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 09:27 AFP — Fourteen people are to stand trial in France over the November 2021 deaths of at least 27 migrants in the deadliest recorded small boat crossing of the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Friday, 12 June, 2026 , 12:45 AFP — The German embassy in Damascus has been able to make visits to a German journalist being held in Syria, the foreign ministry in Berlin said Friday, amid continuing uncertainty around key aspects of her case.

Thursday, 11 June, 2026 , 14:20 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Benjamin Netanyahu of "following the path of Hitler" on Thursday after the Israeli leader alleged he was an "antisemitic dictator" who had committed a "genocide" against the Kurds.

Monday, 8 June, 2026 , 07:42 AFP — Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.