King’s Birthday Honours list 2026: Kevin Sinfield knighted and six Lionesses made MBEs – BBC

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  1. King's Birthday Honours list 2026: Kevin Sinfield knighted and six Lionesses made MBEs  BBC
  2. Helen Mirren and six Lionesses receive honours for King Charles’s birthday  The Guardian
  3. Kevin Sinfield knighted in King's Birthday Honours - as Helen Mirren and England's Lionesses receive awards  Sky News
  4. Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Don McCullin made Companions of Honour  The Telegraph
  5. Kevin Sinfield: Leeds Rhinos great knighted in King's Birthday Honours as Luke Donald, Emily Scarratt, Shaun Murphy made OBEs  Sky Sports
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EU agrees launch of accession process for Ukraine and Moldova – Al Jazeera

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  1. EU agrees launch of accession process for Ukraine and Moldova  Al Jazeera
  2. EU envoys agree to first phase of membership talks for Ukraine and Moldova  Reuters
  3. Hungary makes major deal with Ukraine, a former enemy  DW
  4. E.U. envoys greenlight first phase of membership talks for Ukraine and Moldova  NBC News
  5. EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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China & Taiwan Update, June 12, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. China & Taiwan Update, June 12, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Nukes were off the agenda as Xi Jinping visited North Korea  The Economist
  3. Was Kim Jong-un the real winner from Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea?  South China Morning Post
  4. China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance  NPR
  5. North Korea Says 'Denuclearisation' Is a Matter Terminated Irreversibly  U.S. News & World Report
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Report says UAE to release billions of dollars to Iran, in major shift meant to halt attacks – The Times of Israel

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  1. Report says UAE to release billions of dollars to Iran, in major shift meant to halt attacks  The Times of Israel
  2. Exclusive: UAE to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, sources say  Reuters
  3. UAE paid Iran billions of dollars to halt strikes: Report  Middle East Eye
  4. UAE and Iran Meet Face-to-Face to Try to Deescalate Tensions  Bloomberg.com
  5. UAE, Iran senior security officials meet for first time since start of war  The Jerusalem Post
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Japan’s H3 rocket bounces back from failure with successful return to flight launch carrying 6 satellites – Space

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  1. Japan's H3 rocket bounces back from failure with successful return to flight launch carrying 6 satellites  Space
  2. Japan successfully launches H3 rocket  The Japan Times
  3. Japan launches flagship H3 rocket powered solely by liquid-fuel engines  Japan Wire by Kyodo News
  4. H3 successfully returns to flight  SpaceNews
  5. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency\'s H3 rocket is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Tanegashima island, southern Japan, on Friday.  Sandusky Register
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‘This Is Absolutely Crazy’: Antarctic Temperatures Hit a Record High This Month – Gizmodo

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  1. ‘This Is Absolutely Crazy’: Antarctic Temperatures Hit a Record High This Month  Gizmodo
  2. Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average  The Guardian
  3. ‘A huge anomaly’: Antarctica records winter temperatures 20C warmer than normal  Euronews
  4. Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures  Phys.org
  5. Antarctica Loses Ice The Size Of France  Yahoo
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Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks – The Guardian

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  1. Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks  The Guardian
  2. 18-year-old Toronto man charged in U.S. consulate shooting  CBC
  3. Officer killed, "armed and dangerous" suspect on run in Canada linked to shooting at U.S. consulate  CBS News
  4. Toronto police officer shot while investigating attack on US consulate  Al Jazeera
  5. Teen accused in shooting death of Toronto police officer appears in court  Global News
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Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks

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Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate

Authorities in Canada are investigating whether the killing of a Toronto police officer while he was executing search warrants related to a shooting at the city’s US consulate is linked a broader series of global terror attacks.

Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, a member of the emergency taskforce, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the west of the city.

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Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster

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Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tat exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out of the impasse

Great news! Donald Trump has said the US and Iran are on the verge of a peace agreement. Oil prices are down, and the stock market is up. This comes only hours after Trump warned Iran was about to be struck “VERY HARD”, a threat that had sent oil prices up and stocks down.

It has been another ride on the Trump rollercoaster, keeping traders on edge, most of the world poorer, and people of the Middle East constantly whiplashing between fear and hope. But whether the ride veers up or down, the management always makes money.

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EU to ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their children – The Straits Times

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  1. EU to ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their children  The Straits Times
  2. EU countries agree to maintain compensation paid to passengers for flight delays  Reuters
  3. 5 things to know about the EU’s air passenger rights reform deal  politico.eu
  4. Fed up with airline runarounds over delays? Opt for a European carrier.  The Washington Post
  5. Capitals back down in eleventh-hour talks on air passenger rights  Euractiv
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Indians grieve and call for action after US strike kills sailors – Reuters

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  1. Indians grieve and call for action after US strike kills sailors  Reuters
  2. 'I will come home safely': Indian sailor's last words to wife before a US strike killed him  BBC
  3. US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz  Al Jazeera
  4. Iran US War Donald Trump Hormuz: 3 Indians Died In US Strikes. 10 Others Were Killed When A Jet Fell From Sky  NDTV
  5. India summons US diplomat again in rare display of anger over sailors’ killings  South China Morning Post
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Ukraine Aims to Fill Up to Half of Assault Infantry Positions With Foreign Recruits – Kyiv Post

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  1. Ukraine Aims to Fill Up to Half of Assault Infantry Positions With Foreign Recruits  Kyiv Post
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy boosts army wages and seeks foreign recruits to counter manpower shortage  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine hikes military pay and seeks more foreign fighters, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  4. Ukraine war latest: Sweeping new reforms to terms of service announced in effort to ease manpower crisis  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Ukraine Plans to Fill Up to 50% of Assault Infantry Positions With Foreign Recruits  UNITED24 Media
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