- IRGC Palestinian division chief, an architect of Oct. 7, killed in overnight strike in Iran The Times of Israel
- Israel claims killing of Iranian commanders as conflict enters second week CNN
- Israel strikes unfinished Arak heavy water reactor in Iran BBC
- IDF confirms overnight strike in Iran killed IRGC Palestinian Division chief, says he was Oct. 7 architect The Times of Israel
- Israel-Iran conflict enters week two as international community pushes for resolution Fox News
‘Authoritarian playbook’: DHS accuses critics of assaulting officers when videos say otherwise
Civil rights advocates and scholars say the US government’s claims are troubling indicators of rising authoritarianism
After New York City comptroller Brad Lander this week became the latest prominent Democrat to be arrested while monitoring and protesting US immigration authorities, the Trump administration trotted out a familiar refrain to justify his detention.
The mayoral candidate had “assaulted” law enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asserted, warning “if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences”.
Continue reading...Iranians rattled by Israeli strikes as cash runs short and fear spikes – The Washington Post
- Iranians rattled by Israeli strikes as cash runs short and fear spikes The Washington Post
- Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens The New York Times
- Iranian insider acknowledges country weakened, but insists Iranians remain united against Israel CBS News
- Tehran is in shock – and we have fled with heavy hearts Al Jazeera
- Tehran neighborhoods empty out as Israel and Iran exchange barrages NBC News
Israel strikes Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, buildings on fire in Tel Aviv
It was the second attack on Isfahan as the conflict enters a second week, killing at least 430 in Iran and 24 in Israel.
Netanyahu biggest obstacle to regional peace, says Erdogan at OIC meeting
The Turkish leader says his country will not allow the Middle East borders to be redrawn 'in blood'.
Sunken Bayesian superyacht raised from seabed near Sicily
The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people on board, is still under investigation.
UK Parliament approves assisted dying bill: How would it work?
The bill gives terminally ill patients the right to end their lives, but the details have yet to be confirmed.
Sa’ar claims Iran op added 2-3 years to time it would take Tehran to get nuclear bomb – The Times of Israel
Gaza boy inconsolable after father killed by Israeli air attack
A young boy in Gaza was filmed wailing over the boy of his father, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Jabalia.
Indians stretch, breathe and balance to mark International Day of Yoga – AP News
- Indians stretch, breathe and balance to mark International Day of Yoga AP News
- ‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world UN News
- Hema Malini at 76 celebrates International Yoga Day 2025 with great enthusiasm; shares pics: 'Today is World Yoga Day' Hindustan Times
- On Yoga Day, Madhya Pradesh Ministers Perform 'Asanas', Schemes Lose Breath NDTV
- India emerging as wellness hub: PM Modi on yoga day Times of India
Israel’s war on Iran – decades in the making
What Israel and the US call ‘preemptive strikes’ on Iran have become a push for regime change.
Trump says US intelligence community is ‘wrong’ on Iran
US President Donald Trump says he doesn't care if his claims on Iran's nuclear weapon contradict the Intelligence.
‘Not an attractive place to shop’: how Poundland lost its appeal to shoppers
Budget retailer had a pre-tax loss of more than £51m last year and is struggling to lure back customers amid stiff competition from rivals
“It’s not actually that cheap any more. It’s kind of lost its appeal because everything is not a pound.”
Samantha, a shopper outside Poundland’s Luton retail park outlet who is heading off to B&M to find some better deals, sums up the feelings of many of her fellow bargain hunters and a central problem facing the new owner of the budget retailer.
Continue reading...Trump wants one thing from the NATO summit. Europe is going to give it to him. – Politico
- Trump wants one thing from the NATO summit. Europe is going to give it to him. Politico
- Event: 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, 24-Jun.-2025 NATO
- What to expect at the NATO summit in The Hague Brookings
- Can NATO Keep It Together? Foreign Policy
- Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties The New York Times
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York
Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.
Pakistan to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize
Islamabad says US president helped resolve India conflict but critic says ‘Israel’s sugar daddy in Gaza’ not candidate for any prize
Pakistan has said it will recommend Donald Trump for the Nobel peace prize for his work in helping to resolve the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.
The move, announced on Saturday, came as the US president mulls joining Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Continue reading...Pakistan to nominate ‘genuine peacemaker’ Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Trump has repeatedly said he averted a nuclear war, saved millions of lives - and grumbled that he got no credit for it.
Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal – CNN
- Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal CNN
- Pope Leo XIV says there should be no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church AP News
- Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy The Guardian
- Pope Leo delivers fiery defense of freedom of the press, supports Peru journalists Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
- Pope urges Church to foster a culture that does not tolerate abuse Vatican News
Tulsi Gabbard now says Iran could produce nuclear weapon ‘within weeks’
This comes after US President Donald Trump said she was "wrong" for saying Iran was not building nuclear weapons.
Esther Rantzen hails Commons passage of ‘rigorous and safe’ assisted dying bill
Campaigner, who has terminal cancer, hopes bill will make it past any potential obstacles in the Lords
The assisted dying bill, if it becomes law, will remove the burden of seeing a loved one die in pain, the campaigner Esther Rantzen has said, insisting its backers have got right the balance between helping those who ask for it and protecting vulnerable people.
The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill cleared the Commons with a majority of 23 votes on Friday, but must yet be debated by the Lords before returning to the Commons for consideration of any amendments they may make.
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