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Iran Press TV Monday, 01 June 2026 2:48 AM French President Emmanuel Macron has urged a swift agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, stressing that the current opportunity for de-escalation must be seized immediately. Macron made the remarks on Sunday in a post on X after holding telephonic talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “It is essential that an agreement between the United States and Iran be reached quickly. This opportunity must be seized now,” Macron wrote…

The Pay Agent report released in December may have been missed by the media, but it contained recommendations important to the goal from a June 2025 OPM memo “to establish a high-performance federal workplace culture where excellent performance is celebrated and rewarded.”It’s an important goal, one that is consistent with the argument in a 2018 National Academy of Public Administration report, “No Time to Wait: Building a Public Service for the 21st Century.”The NAPA report emphasized that moving to a performance culture is a “fundamental transformation” from “an obsolete human capital system to one tuned to the future.” “Transformation” is…

Iran Press TV Monday, 01 June 2026 5:40 AM The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has carried out a retaliatory strike against an air base used by the United States to launch a military attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran. In a statement on Monday, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force struck and destroyed the air base from which the “aggressor US military” launched an attack on the telecom tower on Sirik Island in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan. “Following the aggression carried out hours ago by the aggressor US military against a communications tower on…

All three of Thailand’s armed services are set to operate the Airbus C295, the latest being the Royal Thai Navy. (Airbus) In May, the Royal Thai Air Force signed a contract for two Airbus C295 turboprop tactical transports, which will be operated by the 46th Wing Division from Phitsanulok Air Base. Simultaneously, the Royal Thai Navy announced that it is acquiring two Airbus C295 aircraft to be operated from U-Tapao Air Base in Sattahip. These aircraft will be capable of detecting, classifying, and identifying targets at sea or on land, functioning effectively in both day and night conditions, and will be…

What would happen if you woke up one morning and the internet was gone — not from a software glitch, but because someone had simply cut the wire?Threats to critical undersea infrastructure are rapidly escalating. In 2023, the Balticonnector pipeline and several Baltic data cables were damaged. A year later, four Red Sea cables were cut, disrupting a quarter of data traffic between Asia and Europe, with further incidents across the Baltic. In total, between January 2024 and July 2025, roughly 44 incidents of cable damage were recorded. Not all were deliberate, but Russia’s activity has grown brazen. In 2025,…

The British Embassy in Warsaw and the British Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) has jointly awarded Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and BAE Systems the “British-Polish Collaboration Award,” for exemplifying a high impact UK–Poland industrial partnership, delivering tangible outcomes for Polish national and European security. Launched in 2025, this joint award initiative recognises outstanding companies and individuals for their contributions to the British-Polish trade and investment relationship. A jury of senior Embassy and BPCC experts selected the winners. Dame Melinda Simmons DCMG, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, said “The economic partnership between the United Kingdom and Poland is…

=”in-depth”> In-Depth Coverage Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 01, 2026 10:20 AM The China Coast Guard (CCG) task group led by CCGS Daishan conducted routine law-enforcement patrols in accordance with the law in the waters east of China’s Taiwan island, Jiang Lue, spokesperson for the CCG, said on Monday. This is a necessary operation in response to the announcement by Japan and the Philippines on their own, to begin negotiations on maritime delimitation in the waters east of China’s Taiwan island, which seriously infringed upon China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, Jiang said. “We urge Japan…

Global Times By Global Times Published: Jun 01, 2026 12:08 AM In response to a media inquiry regarding Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s departure for a visit to China’s Taiwan region on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic said that China firmly opposes countries having diplomatic relations with China to conduct any form of official exchanges with the Taiwan region. Disregarding the Czech government’s position and mainstream public opinion, Vystrcil has insisted on once again visiting Taiwan for personal political gain. His actions seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs, gravely infringe upon China’s sovereignty and…

As we reach the end of May and the year of 2026, and with June fast approaching, we’ve got some great news under our belt: the recently released Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era has a roadmap in the future; The biggest WW2 tabletop in the world is being apty recreated to run in our PCs, and new details about the Army Building mechanics were unveiled; Hooded Horse is running a publisher sale with some great deals, and so much more. Join me, and let’s take a look at what’s happening in Strategy and Wargaming this week! Bolt Action…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire. The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war. It’s not clear how close they are to a deal — and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks. In…