Death toll in Philippines earthquake increases to 37

According to the Office of Civil Defense, cited by GMA News, a total of 456 people were injured, and four more are missing
US to continue to seek deal with Iran regardless of Israel's position — Vance

The vice president says this is in the best interest of the US
Trump tells Netanyahu he could lose support if Iran situation escalates — Axios

The US president said, as cited by the news portal, that Israel only notified the US of the impending strikes on Iran shortly before their launch
West promotes dubious plans for association of Palestine with Arab countries — MFA

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that attempts to act in the Middle East settlement bypassing the positions of the Arab states are doomed to failure
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan suspended from office — statement

The measure will remain in force until a decision is made on disciplinary proceedings in connection with allegations of sexual harassment
Since beginning of war, 29 ships attacked in Middle East — UKMTO

The authority said it had also received 23 reports of suspicious activity and two cases of hijacking
Moscow, Minsk ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Union State — Russia

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin also noted the demonstrative and provocative build-up of NATO's armed forces in the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Union State
Russia hits 10 military enterprises in Kiev — Russia’s envoy to UN

Vasily Nebenzya says the Russian armed forces are attacking targets with precision weapons
Final results of Armenia’s parliamentary elections to be announced on June 14 — CEC

According to Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan, until that date, the authority will continue ballot counting, will also consider complaints and statements
IAEA opts to ignore incident with drone attack on Russian field engineers — diplomat

Russian servicemen demonstrated courage and valor and continued mine clearance works, Mikhail Ulyanov said
Iran wants to end war rather than normalize relations with US — parliament speaker

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf blamed the United States and Israel for the latest escalation
Ex-president’s bloc to dispute outcome of Armenian parliamentary election

Robert Kocharyan said the election process was held amid pressure from the authorities and was accompanied by arrests of opposition activists
IN BRIEF: EU authorizes its ships to detain tankers carrying Russian oil

This applies to tankers described by Brussels as "shadow fleet"
Russia prepared to host World Aquatics Championships in 2031, 2033 — sports official

Dmitry Mazepin noted that Russia's Aquatic Sports Federation proposes the cities of Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg as of today
Press Review
- Press review: Putin cites global economic shift as OPEC+ keeps steady pace of oil outputTop stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 8th
- Press review: Trump, GOP clash over Iran war as NATO launches Baltic drillsTop stories from the Russian press on Friday, June 5th
- Press review: Middle East nears war and Moscow responds as Kiev intensifies attacks againTop stories from the Russian press on Thursday, June 4th
- Press review: Russia's strikes on Kiev boost pressure as Israel could derail US-Iran dealTop stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, June 3rd
- Press review: Israel attack in Lebanon sparks war as Hormuz crisis may hit global financeTop stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 2nd
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Russia strongly condemns Kiev’s criminal attack on civilian train in Crimea — diplomat

Maria Zakharova said the train was not involved in any military logistics and was a purely civilian target
IN BRIEF: Kremlin spokesman’s remarks on Crimean train strike, Armenian polls

Dmitry Peskov said the Ukrainian armed forces’ strike on a passenger train in Crimea makes the start of the peace process more difficult
Zelensky’s impolite letter and woman as UN chief: Lavrov’s statements

The fact that Vladimir Zelensky’s letter was made public indicates that Ukraine is not interested in talks, the Russian foreign minister said
Russian troops liberate Khimik community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 180 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
US shows no interest in returning to understandings reached in Alaska — Lavrov

According to the Russian foreign minister, the Russian president has recently confirmed that Moscow was ready to follow the understandings outlined at the Anchorage meeting
Russia open to cooperation in quantum research — PM Mishustin

The Russian PM stressed that quantum technologies were among the most promising innovations of the 21st century
IN BRIEF: New attacks, ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea, Middle East developments

The Iranian attack on Israel on Sunday evening served only as a warning to force the Jewish state to stop strikes on Beirut, Iranian Supreme Leader adviser Mohsen Rezaei said
Press review: Putin cites global economic shift as OPEC+ keeps steady pace of oil output

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 8th
Israeli army announces end of large-scale strike on Iran

According to the Israeli military, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets targeted "strategic defense systems"
Explosions heard in southern, western Tehran — TV

Iran’s state broadcaster did not provide any details on where exactly the blasts happened
FACTBOX: 310 UAVs target Russia, fire at transshipment facility in Novorossiysk

In the Volgograd Region, falling debris from drones caused a fire at a linear production and dispatch service facility
EU authorizes ships in Mediterranean to detain tankers carrying Russian oil — Kallas

The EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy said the main objective of the measure is to "curb Russia from funding" its military operation in Ukraine
Trump ready to consider commando raid on Iran if negotiations fail

The US leader believes that the current round of escalation between Israel and Iran will not affect the US-Iran negotiation process
Houthi rebels claim strike on Tel Aviv, announce ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea

The Houthi military claimed that all targets of the missile strike had been precisely hit
FACTBOX: UAV attack on Moscow-Simferopol passenger train

The train’s passengers were not injured
Pashinyan's ruling party drops below 50% threshold — CEC

Businessman Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia bloc has secured 23.68% of the vote
