5 Big News Stories Overnight - Monday, June 8, 2026

Iran war live: Explosions in Tehran, Isfahan as Israel launches attacks

Al Jazeera reports:

Explosions rock Iran’s capital, Tehran, and the cities of Tabriz and Isfahan after Israel’s military launched attacks on the country.

The bombardment comes after Iran launched a wave of missiles at northern Israel, accusing Israel of repeated violations of the ceasefire with its attacks on Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly urged restraint during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and told The Financial Times that he calls all the shots.

The escalation comes after Israel attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut, killing at least two people and wounding 20 others.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in two months; Trump tells Netanyahu not to retaliate

Times of Israel reports:

Iran fired a volley of missiles at Israel Sunday night, catapulting the region back to the cusp of all-out war after two months of a shaky ceasefire, with Israel initially vowing to respond before US President Donald Trump attempted to limit the fallout and keep truce negotiations with Tehran on track.

No Israelis were hurt in the attack, which involved some 10 missiles fired at northern Israel in quick succession around 10 p.m. Iran said it launched the missiles in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb earlier in the day targeting the headquarters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group.

A short while after the Iranian attack, Trump announced that he would be telling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate, fearing that it could derail talks with Iran that he claimed had been “very close” to bearing fruit.

Zelenskyy discusses ‘urgent need to scale up’ air defences with key allies in London

The Guardian reports:

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of the UK, France and Germany discussed “the urgent need to scale up” Ukraine’s air defences and deep-strike capabilities in London on Sunday night, after Russia fired hypersonic weapons at Ukraine, Downing Street said.

The meeting of Ukraine’s staunchest allies in London came hours after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage centre for spent nuclear fuel nine miles from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

Keir Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for a meeting to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine as the country seeks to capitalise on a series of strikes on key Russian positions. A government spokesperson said the leaders discussed “the urgent need to scale up the production of interceptors and co-develop anti-ballistic missile and deep strike capabilities” after Russia fired Oreshnik weapons at Ukraine.

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Zverev beats Cobolli to win first Grand Slam title

France 24 reports:

Alexander Zverev finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday.

The second seed became the first German man to win a major tournament since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 win after four hours and 16 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier.

It was Zverev's fourth Grand Slam final and second at Roland Garros after some heartbreaking near misses in his career.

Cobolli, the 10th seed, was bidding to become the first Italian man to win the French Open in 50 years.

Ukraine could soon hit Russia with ballistic missile, Zelensky warns Putin

The Telegraph reports:

Zelensky has warned Vladimir Putin that Ukraine is “very close” to producing a ballistic missile that could be fired into Russia.

The statement came ahead of talks with Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany over how to bring an end to the long-running war.

“During several years of the war and massive attacks, we learned, we studied and we produced … we produced a lot of different drones and missiles, we still don’t have ballistics, but we are now on the way, we are very close,” the Ukrainian president told Sky News.

Mr Zelensky is the latest Ukrainian politician to warn that Putin had missed his chance to negotiate a favourable end to the conflict by refusing to entertain a new round of peace talks.