THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 2 • Issue No. 159 • Updated Monday, June 8, 2026 at 05:36 AM UTC

Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to war

This is the most serious exchange of hostilities since an April ceasefire, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.

Sources: AP News


7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines, causing deaths and tsunami

The quake caused at least four deaths, more than 200 injuries and a 3-foot tsunami in places.

Sources: AP News


Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt locked in tight race to make runoff for Los Angeles mayor

Days after California’s primary, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt are still waiting to see who makes the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor against incumbent Karen Bass.

Sources: AP News


Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink

“Schmigadoon!,” won best new musical at the Tony Awards. The play is an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows.

Sources: AP News


Chinese leader Xi arrives in North Korea for closely watched talks with Kim

Sources: AP News


6 people hurt in stabbings at New York’s Penn Station with a suspect in custody

Sources: AP News


Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival

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Christian Eriksen 'conscious' after another on-field collapse in Denmark match

Sources: AP News


Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump’s birthday

Sources: AP News


Pope Leo XIV draws 1.2 million to Mass and challenges Europe to acknowledge its Christian roots

Sources: AP News