- Brexit, 10 years later: 7 prime ministers, a demographic slide, and a 6% to 8% smaller economy Fortune
- Starmer holds talks with Burnham as he seeks 'orderly' transition BBC
- ‘We can’t stand Starmer’: Where it all went wrong for Britain’s prime minister The Washington Post
- Ten years after Brexit, the U.K. marks a lost decade Axios
- Can anyone fix Britain? Regular change of PM a symptom of UK's malaise Reuters
Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
In joint appeal, Ukrainian and Polish media sound alarm over crisis in relations – The Kyiv Independent
- In joint appeal, Ukrainian and Polish media sound alarm over crisis in relations The Kyiv Independent
- Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit CNN
- Poland, Ukraine: Dispute between two close allies deepens dw.com
- Poland, Ukraine, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Foreign Policy
- Polish president strips Zelensky of honor after special forces unit’s renaming The Washington Post
Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back
Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.
Why was JD Vance in a luxury Swiss resort for talks with Iran?
BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.
Rubio to address Gulf allies’ fears over U.S. Iran deal – Reuters
- Rubio to address Gulf allies' fears over U.S. Iran deal Reuters
- Rubio will visit Gulf allies amid scrutiny of his position on Iran deal The Washington Post
- Rubio meeting with Gulf allies to shore up support for Iran deal The Hill
- Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran deal AP News
- Marco Rubio: Iran must end proxy regime for a secure Middle East The Jerusalem Post
Bird Flu Has Reached The Last Free Continent. Can We Stop Its Spread? – ScienceAlert
- Bird Flu Has Reached The Last Free Continent. Can We Stop Its Spread? ScienceAlert
- Australia ramps up bird flu testing as second state reports case Reuters
- Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why CNN
- Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off in Australia The Guardian
- Deadly bird flu discovered in second Australian state as virus found in SA Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘I’m not the Godfather’, Albanian PM says – Financial Times
- ‘I’m not the Godfather’, Albanian PM says Financial Times
- ‘Albania is not for sale’: Protests grow over Kushner-linked luxury development project CNBC
- Albanians are protesting a real estate deal with ties to Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump NPR
- Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent The New York Times
- ‘We want a new Albania’: protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort turn anger on government The Guardian
EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels
Rights campaigners and MEPs say meeting would normalise regime that erases women from public life
Rights campaigners and MEPs have warned that a meeting between EU officials and a Taliban delegation in Brussels risks normalising a regime that has banned girls from school beyond the sixth grade and sought to erase women from public life, while its ranks include two leaders accused of crimes against humanity.
A spokesperson for the Afghan foreign ministry confirmed that a delegation representing the Taliban had travelled to Brussels after the Belgian foreign ministry issued five single-day visas.
Continue reading...2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 and wounds 20 – NBC News
- 2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 and wounds 20 NBC News
- Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three The Guardian
- Philippines Bans GoreBox After Three Killed in School Shooting Bloomberg.com
- From Duterte’s 1972 shooting story to Tacloban: School violence in PH Inquirer.net
- Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Douglas Murray: Why Britain’s Leaders Forgot How to Lead – The Free Press
- Douglas Murray: Why Britain’s Leaders Forgot How to Lead The Free Press
- Why can’t Britain hold on to prime ministers? It’s the economy CNN
- Keir Starmer is out. Other establishment politicians are in trouble. The Washington Post
- How Britain's economic troubles toppled another prime minister NPR
- Britain needs more than better leadership. Here’s how we get it Financial Times
2 killed, including police officer, in shooting in Montreal – CBS News
- 2 killed, including police officer, in shooting in Montreal CBS News
- Police officer among 3 dead in Montreal shooting WCAX
- 2 killed, including police officer, in Montreal shooting Yahoo
- Officer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting that sources say appeared to target police. Suspect is also dead CNN
- Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead BBC
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Five dead after attack on Russia's Voronezh, governor says Reuters
- Ukraine says it hit missile electronics plant in western Russia Al Jazeera
- Russia Says Ukrainian Attack on Industrial Plant Kills Five Bloomberg
- Satellite images show damage at Russian factory that makes electronics for Iskander missiles and Pantsir air-defense systems Meduza
Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
Written in 1947, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s account of the horrors of the atomic bomb attack will be published in August and is being made into a film
The memoir of a man who survived the horrors of Hiroshima is to be published for the first time this summer after its discovery in a US archive.
The 230-page memoir was written almost 80 years ago by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who witnessed the city’s destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. He will now be portrayed in a feature film by Takehiro Hira, whose acclaimed roles include the detective in the Netflix Japanese-British drama Giri/Haji. Pre-production begins in November, ahead of the shoot in February 2027.
Continue reading...13 Dead in Gas Industry’s Biggest Disaster in Decades – Newser
- 13 Dead in Gas Industry's Biggest Disaster in Decades Newser
- Explosion at Qatar Natural-Gas Plant Leaves 13 Dead, Dozens Injured WSJ
- Dozens injured, 18 missing after blast during restart at giant Qatar LNG site CNBC
- Qatar Expects No Impact on LNG Exports From Domestic Gas Blast Bloomberg.com
- At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion BBC
‘Time Is Not on Moscow’s Side’: US Warns Russia at UN as Its Casualties Hit 40,000 a Month – Kyiv Post
- ‘Time Is Not on Moscow’s Side’: US Warns Russia at UN as Its Casualties Hit 40,000 a Month Kyiv Post
- Security Council LIVE: Warnings of ‘dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine UN News
- “Time Is Not on Moscow’s Side”: US Urges Russia to “Make a Deal” and Secure Immediate Ceasefire UNITED24 Media
- UK Tells Russia at UN: ‘Enough Is Enough’ After Latest Mass Strikes on Ukraine Kyiv Post
- UN: May becomes deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 Українська правда
How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.
US-Iran talks in Switzerland yield 60-day roadmap as next phase begins – Fox News
- US-Iran talks in Switzerland yield 60-day roadmap as next phase begins Fox News
- U.S., Iran agree on roadmap for final deal and plan to end military operations in Lebanon CNBC
- US-Iran talks strained as Trump threats spark Iranian walkout The Guardian
- US waives Iran sanctions after talks; Lebanon fighting abates Reuters
- How the Iran Deal Sets the Stage for More Conflict Foreign Policy
Keir Starmer announces resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader – BBC
- Keir Starmer announces resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader BBC
- Starmer Announces Resignation; Burnham Wins Key Endorsement The New York Times
- 'Keir's tears... Andy's crown' and 'Messiah without a mandate' BBC
- The Man Who Couldn’t Do It The Atlantic
- The Torture Chamber of British Politics Crushes Its Latest Prime Minister The New Yorker