Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rulesIsrael’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a government policy banning representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. The court ruled on Wednesday that by preventing the Red Cross from visiting prisoners, the government had contravened Israeli and international law, and therefore the policy must be repealed.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/4/israel-must-allow-icrc-to-visit-palestinians-in-prison-supreme-court-ruleshttps://archive.ph/JbG99 Lebanon-Israel ceasefire plans in doubt following Hezbollah's rejection According to the official, neither Hezbollah nor Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a key Hezbollah ally and long-time intermediary between the group and Washington, had been aware of the full content of the deliberations as they unfolded. Once the text was ready, the Lebanese president sent it to both Hezbollah and Berri for feedback before Lebanon’s final position was conveyed to the United States, the official told MEE. The official described the negotiations as “tough and hard”, saying the Lebanese delegation threatened to suspend the session after Israeli pushback against a full ceasefire.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-plan-doubt-hezbollah-rejectionArmed clashes erupt in Somalia's capitalSUPPORTERS of opposition political figures and state security forces fought in armed clashes today that erupted in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration. No official casualty figures were immediately available from the violence that prompted calls for restraint from the United Nations as the government and opposition traded blame for the violence.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/armed-clashes-erupt-somalias-capitalHundreds protest in Libya outside UN agency against undocumented migrantsProtesters on Thursday chanted “Libya belongs to Libyans” and called for the closure of the UNHCR headquarters in the capital. They were seen holding signs reading: “Our love for our country is not racism” and “Libya is not the world’s garbage bin.” Demonstrators accused the UN agency of seeking to settle undocumented migrants in the North African country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/4/hundreds-protest-in-libya-outside-un-agency-against-undocumented-migrantshttps://archive.ph/eC89CClashes break out at Belgian protest against education reformsPolice used tear gas against protesters in the city centre, which was strewn with debris and vandalised bicycles and street signs. Some windows had been smashed. Brussels police advised people to avoid the area around the city's main railway station. Belgian media also reported protests in other French-speaking cities, including Namur and Charleroi, though they were mostly calmer than those in Brussels.
https://www.reuters.com/world/clashes-break-out-belgian-protest-against-education-reforms-2026-06-04/Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis', aged 56, has diedFranco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel and film "Persepolis", has died aged 56. "Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," they said in a statement sent to AFP. Satrapi's husband, a Swedish producer, actor and screenwriter, died on 8 April last year. … Satrapi, an outspoken critic of Iran's theocratic government, arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006.
https://www.newarab.com/news/franco-iranian-artist-marjane-satrapi-aged-56-has-diedFour migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in ItalyThe attack was captured by a surveillance camera at the garage in Amendolara, close to Cosenza. Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested on charges of aggravated murder, according to public prosecutor Alessandro D’Alessio. The video footage, which was broadcast by the state TV network, Rai, and other Italian media, appears to show the suspects pouring liquid into the back of the vehicle while it is parked next to a petrol pump. They set it ablaze and block its doors to try to ensure the victims cannot get out.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/03/migrant-workers-burned-alive-in-car-in-italyVenezuela: National Assembly Pushes Reform to Open Electricity to Private SectorAccording to the draft text seen by Venezuelanalysis, private corporations and joint ventures will be able to operate in the electric grid in what is termed a “diversification of actors in the service chain.” The mixed ventures, where the state can hold majority or minority stakes, will be approved directly by the government and not by the National Assembly.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-national-assembly-pushes-reform-to-open-electricity-to-private-sector/Cepeda says far-right rival “poses serious risk to democracy” in response to Trump endorsement“This aggressive meddling in Colombian democracy, which has already been repeated in several Latin American countries, must be rejected by all Colombians in the upcoming elections by voting to defend our sovereignty under the leadership of Iván Cepeda and his clean, nationalist record,” Samper wrote in a post on his social media accounts. The former liberal president is now a member of the Alliance for Life, the electoral coalition backing Cepeda in the June 21 runoff.
https://colombiareports.com/cepeda-says-far-right-rival-poses-serious-risk-to-democracy-in-response-to-trump-endorsement/Milei promises tech firms new laws and ‘unregulated’ AI in ArgentinaPresident Javier Milei promised the world’s tech firms on Thursday that Argentina will create a special legal framework to foster the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Argentina, reaffirming his commitment to keeping the sector “unregulated.” In an opinion piece published in British newspaper the Financial Times, the President pitched Argentina as a haven for the tech giants, vowing to let AI develop freely and realise its full potential “without the deadly hand of premature and poorly understood regulation.”
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