- Xi and Putin present united front over Israel-Iran crisis, in veiled message to Trump Yahoo
- ‘If Middle East Is Unstable, World Will Not Be at Peace’: How China Views the Israel-Iran War Time Magazine
- Xi Jinping Breaks Silence on Israel-Iran Conflict As China Warns Citizens Newsweek
- Putin and Xi discussed 'rough edges' between G7 leaders at summit, Kremlin says Reuters
- China Backs Iran in Fight Against Israel Foreign Policy
Search for 34 missing cockfighting gamblers points to volcanic lake
Filipino authorities are studying a new lead in a case that gripped the nation.
NSW political staffers could be arrested after failing to appear at Dural caravan inquiry
Committee seeking warrants for staff from premier and police minister’s offices, but they insist they had ‘reasonable excuse or just cause’ not to attend
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A parliamentary committee is seeking warrants for the arrest of five New South Wales government staffers who failed to appear and give evidence to an inquiry examining the Sydney caravan “fake terrorism plot”.
The staffers – three from the office of the premier, Chris Minns, and two who work for the police minister, Yasmin Catley – were summoned to appear before the inquiry on Friday.
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Continue reading...Iran’s divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protests – Reuters
- Iran's divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protests Reuters
- Exiled Iranians say regime's grip on power "weakening day by day," and they're ready to build a new future CBS News
- Exiled opposition leader says only Iranians can bring about regime change The Times of Israel
- Iran's 'Friday of Rage and Victory" protest amid Israel-Iran conflict The Jerusalem Post
- Iran News in Brief – June 19, 2025 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire found guilty of misleading corruption inquiry
Ex-partner of former premier Gladys Berejiklian misled Icac probe over $48m property development, magistrate finds
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Ex-Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has been found guilty of misleading a corruption probe about benefits expected from a $48m property development sale.
The former member for Wagga Wagga, whose clandestine relationship with ex-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian led to her political downfall, appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Court for the verdict on Friday.
Continue reading...UK borrowing rises to £17.7bn, adding to pressure on Rachel Reeves
May figure second highest for month on record amid fears chancellor is struggling to keep within spending rules
Higher tax receipts were unable to prevent a rise in public sector borrowing in May to £17.7bn, up from £17bn a year earlier and the second highest for the month on record.
A poll of City economists had forecast public sector net borrowing – the difference between public spending and income – would be £17.1bn.
Continue reading...Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports – Reuters
- Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports Reuters
- Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration The Kyiv Independent
- Putin: Peace offers shared with Israel and Iran; Moscow hasn’t abandoned Tehran The Times of Israel
- As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe Time Magazine
- Between Two Fires: Kremlin's Loss of Leverage Exposed By Israel-Iran Conflict The Moscow Times
India to decide on overseas analysis of Air India crash flight recorders
Media reports in India have suggested that the flight's recorders will be sent overseas for analysis.
India to decide on overseas analysis of Air India crash flight recorders
Media reports in India have suggested that the flight's recorders will be sent overseas for analysis.
India to decide on overseas analysis of Air India crash flight recorders
Media reports in India have suggested that the flight's recorders will be sent overseas for analysis.
Paris airshow in subdued mood after deadly Air India crash
Industry professionals gather at civil and military aircraft event further overshadowed by war between Israel and Iran
Every second summer more than 100,000 aviation industry professionals gather in Paris for an airshow – a flying display crossed with a vast conference. The mood at the latest gathering this week was more subdued than usual, after the deadly crash a week ago of a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad.
Investigators have recovered the black box from the plane to try to work out the cause of the disaster. The aircraft maker Boeing, and GE Aerospace, which made the 787 Dreamliner’s engines, both cancelled many of their media-facing events out of respect for the families of the 241 passengers and crew who died, as well as at least 30 more people on the ground who were killed.
Continue reading...£5bn UK overseas aid cuts cannot be challenged in court, say government lawyers
Claim comes in legal exchange with advocacy group ahead of judicial review of decision to slash support to 0.3% of gross national income
Cuts of £5bn to the UK overseas aid budget cannot be challenged in the courts, government lawyers have said, even though ministers have no plan to return spending to the legal commitment of 0.7 % of UK gross national income (GNI).
The assertion by Treasury solicitors that ministers are immune from legal challenge over aid cuts comes in preliminary exchanges with the aid advocacy group One Campaign. It is the first step in what could prove a highly embarrassing judicial review.
Continue reading...Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’
In 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative community
A groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Black British theatre makers warned about the dangers of gentrification in Ladbroke Grove, which he believed would ruin the “writer’s paradise”.
Mustapha Matura was the first British writer of colour to have work put on in the West End, and used the west London area as an inspiration for many of his plays, which were also staged at the Royal Court and National Theatre.
Continue reading...Authorities identify body found in Bat Yam rubble as mother of slain Ukrainian girl – The Times of Israel
- Authorities identify body found in Bat Yam rubble as mother of slain Ukrainian girl The Times of Israel
- When an Iranian Missile Hit Home: The Lives Lost in One Building, in One Israeli City Haaretz
- A Ukrainian fled to Israel. An Iranian missile shattered her new life AP News
- Ukrainian girl in Israel for life-saving leukemia treatment tragically killed by Iranian air strike New York Post
- Israel strikes Iranian state TV during live broadcast on the fourth day of conflict NPR
Buy here now: Oasis to open series of merch stores before reunion gigs
Exclusive: first store opens in Spinningfields, Manchester, two weeks before band’s first gig in 16 years in Cardiff
Will the truce between the Gallagher brothers hold out? Will the most-hyped reunion in British rock history actually come off? And will fans be able to bag themselves an official Oasis tea towel?
The answer to that final question, at least, has arrived. The first Oasis merchandise store will open in Manchester on Friday, two weeks before the band perform their first gig in 16 years at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Continue reading...Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows
Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of living
Students in England are finishing their degrees with government loans averaging £53,000, a jump of 10% in a year, as they increase their borrowing to meet the rising cost of living.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has released figures showing individual loan balances were £5,000 higher in 2024-25 than a year earlier, when the average in England was £48,270.
Continue reading...China criticises UK warship’s patrol in Taiwan Strait
China said the HMS Spey's transit "undermines peace and stability" in the region.
Amid US-Pakistan thaw, two key challenges: Iran and China
Pakistani army chief Munir's US trip suggests warming ties after past diplomatic friction. But challenges remain.
Tel Aviv resident account of missile strike reveals Iran’s precision – The Jerusalem Post
Thai PM apologises over leaked call with Hun Sen as crisis threatens to topple government
In phone call, Paetongtarn Shinawatra discusses border dispute with former Cambodian leader and calls him ‘uncle’
Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, apologised after a leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen prompted public anger and threatened the collapse of her government.
In the leaked call, Paetongtarn – daughter of the populist former leader Thaksin Shinawatra – discusses an ongoing border dispute with Hun Sen, who is known to be a friend of her family.
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