Canada and EU sign defence pact amid strained US relations and global instability

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Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisis

Canada has signed a wide-ranging defence pact with the EU, as Donald Trump and global instability prompt traditional US allies to deepen their alliances.

Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Monday joined European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and head of the European Council, António Costa, in Brussels, where they signed a security and defence partnership, pledged more support for Ukraine, as well as joint work on issues from the climate crisis to artificial intelligence.

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No casualties reported after Iran missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar – Axios

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  1. No casualties reported after Iran missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar  Axios
  2. Live updates: Attack on Iranian nuclear sites thrusts US into Israel-Iran conflict  CNN
  3. Stock futures rise after Trump says there is a ceasefire timeline for Iran-Israel conflict: Live updates  CNBC
  4. Iranian missiles fired at Al-Udeid US base, intercepted over Qatar  Fox News
  5. Trump claims ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar  AP News
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Ukraine and UK to jointly produce long-range drones, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian president says two countries will deepen defence cooperation with the objective to ‘stop Russian terror’

Ukraine and the UK are to deepen their defence cooperation by jointly producing long-range drones, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday after talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street aimed at forcing Russia to “think about peace”.

Zelenskyy said his main objective was “to save as many lives as possible” and to “stop Russian terror”. Writing on social media, he called for “maximum political and diplomatic coordination” and closer work on “joint defence projects and weapons production”.

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Networks Shift Focus To Qatar Amid Iranian Missile Strikes; Trump Claims Tehran Regime Has “Gotten It All Out Of Their System” – Update – Deadline

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  1. Networks Shift Focus To Qatar Amid Iranian Missile Strikes; Trump Claims Tehran Regime Has “Gotten It All Out Of Their System” – Update  Deadline
  2. June 23, 2025 - Israel-Iran conflict  CNN
  3. Gulf expat bubble punctured by missiles  Financial Times
  4. Why Trump thanked Iran after it fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar  MSNBC News
  5. No casualties reported after Iran missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar  Axios
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Ex-Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan reveals stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis

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The 67-year-old, who also worked for ITV, BBC and Channel 4, says he is ‘responding positively to excellent treatment’

The former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The 67-year-old announced his diagnosis on social media, saying it was one of stage four advanced cancer.

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Labour MPs launch major rebellion to stop welfare bill

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Amendment intended to kill off legislation that would cut benefits could be backed by up to 100 Labour MPs including senior figures

Labour MPs have launched a significant rebellion against the government’s ​benefit cuts with an amendment that could kill its ​welfare bill, spearheaded by senior select committee chairs.

The amendment – which sources said could be signed by up to 100 MPs – declines to pass the government’s welfare changes and calls for a pause, including for further consultation and for support to be in place before any further cuts are made.

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Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruption

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Crude oil prices dropped by 7% on hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt region’s oil supplies

Oil prices dropped sharply after Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on a US airbase reduced concern that the country was poised to strain energy markets by closing off a vital trade route.

Crude oil prices sank by 7% on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures dropping to $68.51, as the Iranian action on the Al Udeid base in Qatar raised hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt oil supplies from the region.

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U2 guitarist The Edge becomes Irish citizen – after 62 years in the country

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English-born David Evans, 63, is conferred with ‘long overdue’ Irish citizenship

After decades of finely balanced procrastination, the U2 guitarist The Edge has officially become Irish.

The 63-year-old British subject was conferred with Irish citizenship on Monday, 62 years after moving to Ireland in a step he said was “long overdue”.

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