Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after deadly flareup disrupts opening of Iran talks
JD Vance pulls out of US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal after clashes in southern Lebanon
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.
A meeting that was scheduled to take place on Friday between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47 people.
Continue reading...Man released on bail after boy, three, critically injured in zoo crocodile enclosure
Cambridgeshire police say 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not fit to be interviewed
A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure has been released because he is not fit to be interviewed, police have said.
The 30-year-old man from Norfolk has been bailed while detectives from the major crimes unit conduct further inquiries, Cambridgeshire police said.
Continue reading...Moscow Refinery Blast May Have Been Caused by Friendly Fire, Video Suggests – The New York Times
- Moscow Refinery Blast May Have Been Caused by Friendly Fire, Video Suggests The New York Times
- Massive blasts in Moscow shatter even Putin’s protective shell CNN
- Ukraine war live: Kremlin ‘won’t accept ultimatum’ from Europe The Independent
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Moscow refinery ablaze as Ukraine launches biggest attack on Russian capital in years NBC News
EU to propose diversification law to drive de-risking from China – Reuters
- EU to propose diversification law to drive de-risking from China Reuters
- EU Leaders Warn on China Imbalances But Respond Cautiously Bloomberg.com
- China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy, raising concern at G7 summit AP News
- EU Commission to develop diversification instrument, von der Leyen says Euronews.com
- EU delays trade confrontation with China Financial Times
First pelicans in 360 years hatch in St James’s Park London
Birds have been in the park since the Russian ambassador gave King Charles II two in 1664 – but none ever bred there
They arrived in the royal park shortly before the Great Fire of London, when the Russian ambassador presented a pair to King Charles II as a gift.
But although pelicans have been living in St James’s Park since 1664, none ever learned the art of courtship – until now, when for the first time in more than 360 years, chicks have been born.
Continue reading...Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people
The small town of Social Circle in rural Georgia has announced that the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled plans to turn a warehouse into what would have been one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country.
The cancellation appears to be one of seven around the country, according to reporting elsewhere, and part of a reversal under new homeland security director Markwayne Mullin in the Trump administration’s plans to buy up warehouses and boost detention capacity – after spending $1bn on the effort in recent months.
Continue reading...Pétanque player, 68, dies after being ‘hit in head with metal boule’
The man was allegedly struck by his 81-year-old opponent, who has since been arrested, the public prosecutor says.
Pétanque player, 68, dies after being ‘hit in head with metal boule’
The man was allegedly struck by his 81-year-old opponent, who has since been arrested, the public prosecutor says.
U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say – The Washington Post
- U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say The Washington Post
- As Lebanon tests US-Iran deal, Trump must rein in Netanyahu, analysts say Al Jazeera
- Inside Trump and Netanyahu’s Complicated Relationship WSJ
- How the Iran war united, and then divided Trump and Israel's Netanyahu CBS News
- ‘You just gotta calm down’: Trump says he told Israel to agree ceasefire with Hezbollah – as it happened The Guardian
Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’
‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerful
Donald Trump has enthusiastically agreed with a public assessment by a man he met while golfing that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical figures who incited fear – such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stalin, Mao and Hitler – is that Trump is more powerful.
The US president reposted a short text in the early hours of Friday morning, in which the author writes:
Continue reading...US to end funding of South Africa’s HIV programmes over claims of Afrikaner persecution
The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now – AP News
- US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now AP News
- Live updates: Vance no longer traveling to Switzerland for Iran talks as Lebanon clashes strain agreement CNN
- US-Iran talks in Switzerland are postponed as Israel, Hezbollah enter ceasefire Fox News
- Iran Delays Nuclear Talks With US as Lebanon Clashes Worsen Bloomberg.com
- Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting as talks between the US and Iran hang in the balance AP News
‘You Attacked the Home of a Very High-Ranking Individual in Britain’: What the Starmer Fires Reveal About Russia’s International Sabotage Campaign – The Moscow Times
- ‘You Attacked the Home of a Very High-Ranking Individual in Britain’: What the Starmer Fires Reveal About Russia’s International Sabotage Campaign The Moscow Times
- Two men jailed over Starmer-linked arson attacks BBC
- Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app The Guardian
- Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals BBC
- Two men jailed for arson attacks on property linked to UK prime minister Al Jazeera
Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister – The Washington Post
- Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister The Washington Post
- PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit BBC
- Starmer has ‘absolutely no authority’, says Labour peer as pressure grows on PM to step aside for Burnham – UK politics live The Guardian
- Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged The Atlantic
- U.K. Updates: Starmer Under Pressure After Labour Rival Wins Key Election The New York Times
Suspect charged after 3-year-old boy injured in crocodile enclosure released on bail – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Suspect charged after 3-year-old boy injured in crocodile enclosure released on bail ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Man arrested in UK after toddler ends up in zoo crocodile enclosure CNN
- 3-year-old critically injured by crocodile after ending up in its enclosure in British zoo NBC News
- Grim New Details Emerge After Stranger Throws Boy, 3, to Crocodiles at Zoo in U.K. The Daily Beast
- Police investigating carers’ role in toddler crocodile incident The Telegraph
Petrol shortages and ‘oil rain’ bring Russia-Ukraine war home to Moscow – Al Jazeera
How Quickly Could Andy Burnham Become U.K. Prime Minister? – The New York Times
- How Quickly Could Andy Burnham Become U.K. Prime Minister? The New York Times
- Burnham’s Stunning Victory in Makerfield Election May Trigger Starmer’s Last Stand The New York Times
- Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged The Atlantic
- Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister The Washington Post
- Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes BBC
Israeli official spurns call for truce: ‘All of Lebanon must burn’ – The Hill
- Israeli official spurns call for truce: ‘All of Lebanon must burn’ The Hill
- Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 47 as Israel says four soldiers killed by Hezbollah BBC
- Deadly Violence Rocks Lebanon in Threat to U.S.-Iran Deal The New York Times
- Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon in intense fighting as US-Iran talks postponed Yahoo
- 'All of Lebanon must burn,' Israeli minister says after IDF reports four soldiers killed Euronews.com
Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and ‘doing well’
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.