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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 4 June 2026 proposing face-to-face negotiations in a neutral country and a full ceasefire during talks, according to AP and Ukrainian outlet Hromadske.
Somali security forces and supporters of opposition figures exchanged fire in Mogadishu from Wednesday evening into Thursday, ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration over President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's contested tenure and constitutional changes.
The United States and Iran traded new military claims on 2-3 June after U.S. Central Command said Iranian missiles aimed at Bahrain and Kuwait failed or were intercepted and U.S. forces struck a facility on Iran's Qeshm Island.