At least 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday, according to local health officials. The 20-month war with Hamas has raged on even as Israel has opened a new front with heavy strikes on Iran that sparked retaliatory drone and missile attacks.

U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday (June 13), the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sent to the city after days of protests ...

Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, spiked as much as 12.5 per cent before paring back to trade 9 per cent higher at $74.45 a barrel in London following the strikes.