China logs 235 mln holiday trips, 200 mln yuan box office on holiday day 1
20/06/2026 | 4 min
China’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday has seen strong travel demand and a cinema boom, with over 235 million passenger trips on the first day and the holiday box office exceeding 200 million yuan.
Australian gov't confirms first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu strain
20/06/2026 | 4 min
Australia has recorded its first mainland case of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed a migratory brown skua found dead in a Western Australian national park on June 14 tested positive for the virus.
Iran says new meeting with US being planned for "coming days"
20/06/2026 | 4 min
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says a scheduled meeting between Iranian and U.S. delegations in Switzerland has been postponed, and planning is underway for another one in the coming days.
1 dies, 89 injured in train collision in eastern England
19/06/2026 | 4 min
Two trains collided near Bedford in eastern England on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring 89 others. The local Ambulance Service said 11 people sustained "very serious injuries."
Israel, Hezbollah reach ceasefire agreement: media
19/06/2026 | 4 min
A senior US official has confirmed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, following a deadly exchange of strikes in Lebanon that left at least 18 people killed in the Nabatieh area early Friday.