US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now – AP News

  1. US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump. Vance stays at home, for now  AP News
  2. Live updates: Vance no longer traveling to Switzerland for Iran talks as Lebanon clashes strain agreement  CNN
  3. US-Iran talks in Switzerland are postponed as Israel, Hezbollah enter ceasefire  Fox News
  4. Iran Delays Nuclear Talks With US as Lebanon Clashes Worsen  Bloomberg.com
  5. Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting as talks between the US and Iran hang in the balance  AP News
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‘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

  1. ‘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
  2. Two men jailed over Starmer-linked arson attacks  BBC
  3. Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app  The Guardian
  4. Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals  BBC
  5. Two men jailed for arson attacks on property linked to UK prime minister  Al Jazeera
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Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister – The Washington Post

  1. Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister  The Washington Post
  2. PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit  BBC
  3. Starmer has ‘absolutely no authority’, says Labour peer as pressure grows on PM to step aside for Burnham – UK politics live  The Guardian
  4. Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged  The Atlantic
  5. U.K. Updates: Starmer Under Pressure After Labour Rival Wins Key Election  The New York Times
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Suspect charged after 3-year-old boy injured in crocodile enclosure released on bail – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Suspect charged after 3-year-old boy injured in crocodile enclosure released on bail  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Man arrested in UK after toddler ends up in zoo crocodile enclosure  CNN
  3. 3-year-old critically injured by crocodile after ending up in its enclosure in British zoo  NBC News
  4. Grim New Details Emerge After Stranger Throws Boy, 3, to Crocodiles at Zoo in U.K.  The Daily Beast
  5. Police investigating carers’ role in toddler crocodile incident  The Telegraph
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How Quickly Could Andy Burnham Become U.K. Prime Minister? – The New York Times

  1. How Quickly Could Andy Burnham Become U.K. Prime Minister?  The New York Times
  2. Burnham’s Stunning Victory in Makerfield Election May Trigger Starmer’s Last Stand  The New York Times
  3. Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged  The Atlantic
  4. Andy Burnham wins U.K. Parliament seat, key step in bid to oust prime minister  The Washington Post
  5. Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes  BBC
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Israeli official spurns call for truce: ‘All of Lebanon must burn’ – The Hill

  1. Israeli official spurns call for truce: ‘All of Lebanon must burn’  The Hill
  2. Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 47 as Israel says four soldiers killed by Hezbollah  BBC
  3. Deadly Violence Rocks Lebanon in Threat to U.S.-Iran Deal  The New York Times
  4. Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon in intense fighting as US-Iran talks postponed  Yahoo
  5. 'All of Lebanon must burn,' Israeli minister says after IDF reports four soldiers killed  Euronews.com
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The Costs of the Iran War: Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars – The New York Times

  1. The Costs of the Iran War: Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars  The New York Times
  2. Was It Worth It? The True Cost of Trump’s Iran War  Council on Foreign Relations
  3. Tallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against Iran  The Guardian
  4. Here's how much the Iran war cost — and how its effects will linger  NPR
  5. Trump war on Iran wipes out wage growth since he retook office  People's World
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Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran

Former president nevertheless said in an interview that he was happy to see a ceasefire with Iran and hopes it holds

Barack Obama has said that after 15 weeks of war with Iran, the US is now “worse off” than before the conflict started in February.

“We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse off,” the former US president told NBC News in an interview that aired on Friday.

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Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo

US president provokes outrage as PM says he ‘totally invented’ story in interview with Italian media

Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said Donald Trump “totally invented” a story about her after the US president claimed she begged him to take a photo with her during the G7 summit.

The two former allies had appeared to be getting their relationship back on track by having several one-to-ones on the sidelines at the gathering in Évian after falling out in April over the US-Israeli war in Iran.

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Israel slams EU’s Kallas for ‘apartheid’ comment: Are ties unravelling? – Al Jazeera

  1. Israel slams EU’s Kallas for ‘apartheid’ comment: Are ties unravelling?  Al Jazeera
  2. Israel says it's cutting ties to EU's Kaja Kallas  DW.com
  3. Israeli foreign minister to ‘sever all contact’ with top EU diplomat  politico.eu
  4. The Joke's on Sa'ar: Nobody's Buying Stale, Recycled Slogans From Israel's Top Diplomat - Opinion  Haaretz
  5. Merz rebukes Kallas over Israel 'apartheid' comments  Euractiv
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Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree linked to ‘Robin Hood’ legend has died, experts say – ABC7 Los Angeles

  1. Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree linked to 'Robin Hood' legend has died, experts say  ABC7 Los Angeles
  2. The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died  The New York Times
  3. Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died  Yahoo
  4. Robin Hood's Oak Tree Hideout Dies After 1,200 Years in Sherwood Forest  People.com
  5. We would like to hear your memories of the Major oak in Sherwood Forest  The Guardian
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3-year-old critically injured by crocodile after ending up in its enclosure in British zoo – NBC News

  1. 3-year-old critically injured by crocodile after ending up in its enclosure in British zoo  NBC News
  2. Man Forced Boy, 3, Into Crocodile Pen at English Zoo, Police Say  The New York Times
  3. Police release man arrested after boy, 3, ends up in UK zoo's crocodile enclosure  KSL News
  4. Man arrested after 3-year-old boy critically injured in crocodile enclosure: Police  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Woman who saved boy at Cambridgeshire crocodile zoo is praised  BBC
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ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended by British lawyers’ regulator – Reuters

  1. ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended by British lawyers' regulator  Reuters
  2. ICC prosecutor temporarily suspended from British bar  AP News
  3. British lawyers’ body suspends ICC Prosecutor Khan over misconduct claim  Al Jazeera
  4. ICC member states to vote July 24 on whether to remove chief prosecutor — WSJ  The Times of Israel
  5. ICC prosecutor suspended by UK barristers’ watchdog amid sexual misconduct inquiry  The Guardian
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Russian internet exploded after Moscow airstrikes, war channels demand nuclear revenge on Kyiv (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,576) – EUobserver

  1. Russian internet exploded after Moscow airstrikes, war channels demand nuclear revenge on Kyiv (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,576)  EUobserver
  2. Thursday, June 18. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine  Forbes
  3. Key Developments in Russian-occupied Ukraine June 8 to June 17, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine says Russian attacks kill 6, injure 20 across several regions  Anadolu Ajansı
  5. Ukraine War, Day 1,577: A “Historic Week” for Kyiv v. Russia’s Invasion  EA WorldView
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British lawyers’ body suspends ICC Prosecutor Khan over misconduct claim – Al Jazeera

  1. British lawyers’ body suspends ICC Prosecutor Khan over misconduct claim  Al Jazeera
  2. ICC prosecutor temporarily suspended from British bar  AP News
  3. ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended by British lawyers' regulator  Reuters
  4. ICC prosecutor suspended by UK barristers’ watchdog amid sexual misconduct inquiry  The Guardian
  5. Exclusive: ICC member states to vote on Karim Khan probe in New York on 24 July  Middle East Eye
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A Missing Ingredient in Ukraine’s Barrages on Russia: Ballistic Missiles – The New York Times

  1. A Missing Ingredient in Ukraine’s Barrages on Russia: Ballistic Missiles  The New York Times
  2. Ukraine's deep strikes leaving Russia short on air defense missiles, possibly at an "unsustainable rate"  CBS News
  3. Pentagon’s Ability To Supply Ukraine With More Patriot Interceptors Questioned By Congress (Updated)  Yahoo
  4. Ukrainian strikes exposed weaknesses in Moscow's air defenses – ISW  The New Voice of Ukraine
  5. Zelenskyy announced new air defense packages for Ukraine at the Ramstein meeting  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
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