The people of 25 June

Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says that the International Maritime Organization will pause an evacuation effort for 11,000 seafarers on stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and after a vessel was attacked near Oman.

Conflict · 25 Jun

Utah governor Spencer Cox announces a state of emergency due to ongoing wildfires in the state, including the Cottonwood Fire.

Disasters · 25 Jun

Florida governor Ron DeSantis confirms that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., will close operations, a year after it opened.

Crime & Justice · 25 Jun

Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi confirms that no transit fees would be imposed on ships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of future management of the waterway.

Conflict · 25 Jun

French president Emmanuel Macron announces that the navy intercepted and boarded the Cameroon-flagged, Russia-linked oil tanker Deliver off the coast of Sicily, Italy, two days earlier.

Conflict · 25 Jun

Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will keep troops in occupied Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza in Palestine forever.

Conflict · 25 Jun

In Spain, the Congress of Deputies approves a motion calling on the prime minister Pedro Sánchez to face a vote of confidence following the escalation of corruption cases involving his PSOE party and his family.

Politics · 25 Jun

King's Representative Tom Marsters dissolves the Parliament of the Cook Islands, setting an election for 12 August 2026.

Politics · 25 Jun