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News As Facts
06-11-2026 23:30 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 +1.75% $7,394 BTC +2.36% $63,310 OIL (WTI) -2.10% $85
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Iranian media reports that explosions were heard in southern Iran amidst
a new wave of U.S. strikes, including Bandar Abbas and the Kargan area
of Minab. (AA) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/explosions-
airstrikes-reported-across-southern-iran-amid-new-us-attacks/3963355
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force and Navy conduct
air and drone strikes targeting U.S. military bases, including Ali Al
Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. (Al
Jazeera), (AA) https://aje.news/q9qy6y?update=4645597
The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of
Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial
ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against
Iran. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-targets-
us-bases-jordan-gulf-after-trump-orders-strikes-near-hormuz-2026-06-10/
The United States Central Command denies Iran's claims that the Strait
of Hormuz has completely closed, insisting that “commercial ships are
continuing to transit in and out of" the waterway. (The Times of
Israel), (NBC News) https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-
central-command-denies-iranian-claim-that-hormuz-shuttered/
The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged
in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions
between Iran and the United States. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/middle-east/2026/06/11/pakistan-
says-engaged-in-usiran-mediation-despite-escalation-urges-talks
The Iranian foreign ministry says that the ceasefire with the U.S. is
"practically meaningless" after the recent attacks. (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/11/iran-war-news-us-
strikes-donald-trump-stalled-peace-talks-middle-east-crisis?CMP=share_bt
n_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a2a6d7a8f0827386cba5b27#block-
6a2a6d7a8f0827386cba5b27
A monitoring group reports that drone strikes in El-Obeid, North
Kordofan, Sudan, have killed 23 people and injured at least 19 others.
The group attributes the attacks to the Rapid Support Forces, although
it has not been independently verified. (AFP via Arab News Japan)
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_171949/
The South Korean oceans ministry says that a liquefied natural gas
carrier has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and arrived in Ulsan, making it
the second vessel from the country to cross the waterway. (Yonhap News
Agency), (Korea Herald) https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260610008200320
U.S. president Donald Trump cancels an upcoming round of strikes for
this evening after previously threatening to strike "very hard tonight",
claiming that talks are in progress with Iran. (Reuters), (Axios)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-trade-attacks-second-
day-undermining-shaky-ceasefire-2026-06-11/
Bloomberg reports that officials from the United Arab Emirates and Iran
have met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the war on
February 28. (The Jerusalem Post), (Bloomberg)
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-899147
Jordanian air defense systems and Royal Jordanian Air Force says that
they have intercepted and shot down 20 missiles from Iran towards the
Azraq area of Jordan's Zarqa Governorate. (Middle East Monitor)
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260611-jordan-says-it-
intercepted-20-missiles-launched-from-iran/
== Business and economy ==
The South Korean data protection commission fines e-commerce company
Coupang ₩624.68 billion (US$408 million) for a data breach that the
commission says exposed personal data from millions of user accounts.
(AFP via The Manila Times), (Reuters)
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/12/business/foreign-business/skorea-
hits-coupang-with-record-fine-over-e-commerce-data-leak/2363796
Kuwait reopens its airspace to commercial flights after a temporary
closure following Iranian attacks in the region. (AFP via The Daily
Star) https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/news/kuwait-reopens-
airspace-after-iranian-attacks-civil-aviation-body-4196461
Wall Street indexes, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow
Jones Industrial Average, rise after Trump has cancelled plans to launch
a additional round of strikes against Iran along with the debut of Elon
Musk’s SpaceX to the Nasdaq market. (The Strait Times), (Business
Insider), (CNBC) https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-
markets/wall-street-indexes-jump-trump-says-strikes-against-iran-
cancelled
== Disasters and accidents ==
Two people are killed and several others are injured in a fire at a home
in Magaluf, Mallorca, Spain. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/fire-spain-
mallorca-deaths-tourist-spot-729887fee9c5e5cfa436c3fadd18e2f6
Seven people are killed and 17 others are injured in an explosion in
Xing'an County, Guangxi, China. (PTI via Deccan Herald), (Xinhua)
https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/world/china/seven-
killed-17-injured-in-explosion-in-china-investigation-underway-4035689
== International relations ==
China imposes sanctions on Philippine defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro,
citing remarks he made at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that China said
undermined its interests and bilateral relations. China also bans him,
his wife, and their son from entering the mainland, Hong Kong, and
Macau. (AFP via The Star), (Reuters)
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/11/china-
sanctions-philippine-defence-chief-for-039irresponsible-remarks039
== Law and crime ==
Thailand's criminal court sentenced two Uyghur men from China to death
for the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20
and injured over 120. (AP), (Reuters)
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-erawan-shrine-
bombing-2015-convicted-sentenced-6e1f0ab2f99b2b630df34aa79e1c29d2
== Politics and elections ==
John Healey resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for
Defence in protest at a lack of government funding for the British Armed
Forces, saying prime minister Keir Starmer is "putting the country’s
security at risk" at a time of "growing international threats". Al
Carns, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, also
resigns. (The Guardian), (BBC News)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-
defence-secretary-military-spending
== Sports ==
In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48
national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico,
and the United States. (AP), (Olympics)
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-
soccer-2026-cb70708367cc68bd94edff66416b3c7d
== End News As Facts 06-11-2026 23:30 UTC ==
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