What’s in the US-Iran agreement?
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.
Trump’s Anthropic restrictions rattle U.S. allies as AI leaders gather at G-7 – The Washington Post
- Trump’s Anthropic restrictions rattle U.S. allies as AI leaders gather at G-7 The Washington Post
- CEOs of Anthropic and Google DeepMind call for U.S.-led AI coalition in meeting at G7 CNBC
- AI chiefs call for regulation collaboration at the G7 summit Fortune
- At G7, Macron says he expects progress on broadening access to Anthropic's Mythos Reuters
- Tech C.E.O.s to Discuss A.I. With G7 Leaders The New York Times
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza during ceasefire, Palestinian authorities say – AP News
- More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza during ceasefire, Palestinian authorities say AP News
- Over 1,000 people killed during Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian authorities say NPR
- Israel kills at least three Palestinians in Gaza City drone strike Al Jazeera
- Death toll from Israeli fire in Gaza since ceasefire passes 1,000, says health ministry Reuters
- 253 children, 121 women among 1,000+ Gazans killed during cease-fire Haaretz
US transfers immigrants out of Florida Alligator Alcatraz detention centre
The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions.
Iranian Air Force personnel recount high-risk precision operation against US base in Kuwait – PressTV
- Iranian Air Force personnel recount high-risk precision operation against US base in Kuwait PressTV
- June 13, 2026 — US, Iran near agreement, officials plan virtual signing CNN
- Gulf Arab nations condemn new Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait. The New York Times
- Iran war day 104: Iran attacks US bases, closes strait after Trump strikes Al Jazeera
- Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Iran war live: Israel continues Lebanon attacks after US and Iran sign deal
Tehran insists on an end to Israel's war on Lebanon and full withdrawal for the long-term deal with the US to work.
‘I buried my parents one day after the other’ – Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely
A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.
Trump to Netanyahu: Use a ‘softer’ touch on Lebanon
US President Donald Trump has encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ in Lebanon.
Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein
Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with outgoing Bard president
Harvard University and Bard College are facing new questions about the institutions’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein amid allegations that the convicted child sex trafficker leveraged his ties to the universities and their faculty to traffic women, while also burnishing his reputation to avoid detection.
Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, said in a statement that Harvard and Bard had both previously attempted to investigate the role their universities and leadership played in facilitating Epstein’s abuse, but that those attempts either failed or fell short of a full accounting of what occurred.
Continue reading...Top Republican decries Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Reagan is rolling over in his grave’
Senator Bill Cassidy attacks ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’ while others in his party skeptical over peace deal
A handful of Senate Republicans have sharply criticized the agreement Donald Trump reached with Iran, accusing the administration of committing “the worst foreign policy blunder in decades”.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration released the text of an interim deal between Washington and Tehran to end the 110-day conflict, framing it as a “major win” for the US – even as the 14-point accord made significant political and financial concessions to Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a “worldwide depression”.
Continue reading...Yes, Jonathan the tortoise is still alive, and he’s a Guinness icon now – USA Today
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site – BBC
- Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site BBC
- Ancient monument marked summer solstice centuries before Stonehenge New Scientist
- Archaeology team unearths 'prototype' of world-famous Stonehenge monument just a few miles away AP News
- 'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge long before the stones of sacred site were placed Live Science
- Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists The Guardian
‘We had to get out of the way’: The backlash over delivery robots
As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.
Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died – CNN
- Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died CNN
- ‘Most famous tree in the world’: Sherwood Forest’s 1,000-year-old Major oak dies The Guardian
- Ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died NBC News
- Major Oak: Ancient 'Robin Hood' tree is dead, experts say BBC
- World-famous Robin Hood oak tree has died Sky News
Canada should ‘indefinitely exclude’ people with mental illness from assisted dying, report says – BBC
- Canada should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from assisted dying, report says BBC
- Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from MAID, committee recommends CBC
- Chris Selley: The euthanasia committee did its job. Now it's Parliament's turn National Post
- They finally blinked. National Right to Life
- MAID should not be allowed solely for mental illness, committee report says Global News
The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35
Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager told the BBC.
How Macron won Trump round at the G7. Until the next bust-up. – politico.eu
- How Macron won Trump round at the G7. Until the next bust-up. politico.eu
- Inside the Race to Save One of Ukraine’s Holiest Sites From a Russian Strike WSJ
- Faith, belonging, survival – and now destruction: a photographic account of Kyiv’s Pechersk Lavra monastery before Russia’s attack The Guardian
- Ukraine’s historic Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery set on fire in major Russian attack CNN
- As Russia Strikes Ukraine, a Cultural Symbol Catches Fire The New York Times
Japan ramping up defence is ‘critical’ to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC
Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.
US House staff visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison after claims of laptop and puppy
Epstein associate’s lawyer rejected preferential treatment claims in January, saying ‘humane treatment isn’t special’
Staff from the House oversight and judiciary committees visited the Texas prison where Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving her sentence, according to Democratic lawmakers.
In a statement, the Democratic representatives Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin said staff from the committees traveled to the minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, on Tuesday to seek answers about Maxwell’s transfer there, and about allegations that she has received preferential treatment at the prison camp.
Continue reading...Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds
Review reveals rise in users and rates of psychosis in countries where cannabis is sold commercially
Decriminalising the possession of cannabis or strictly regulating access to the drug do not appear to drive up usage, but when the drug is sold commercially the number of users increases and more mental health problems are seen, a review has found.
An international team analysed the dramatic shift in policies on cannabis between 2000 and 2025, including how the numbers of people taking the drug, its potency, and rates of psychosis changed after new rules came in.
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