Iran war day 116: US eases Iran sanctions; Israel kills two in Lebanon
US eases oil sanctions for 60 days after Iran agrees to allow international nuclear inspections.
US gov’t investigates New York coffee chain over ban on pro-Israel lawmaker
Top civil rights prosecutor announces probe after cafe chain says it will not serve Democratic lawmaker Dan Goldman.
Inside Ukraine’s Secret Drone Campaign Destroying Sites Deep in Russia – Business Insider
- Inside Ukraine's Secret Drone Campaign Destroying Sites Deep in Russia Business Insider
- No fuel, no weapons: How Ukraine’s new drone strategy is mauling Russian supply lines CNN
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Inside the Ukrainian Deep-Strike Campaign That Has Moscow on the Back Foot The Moscow Times
- Are Ukraine drones really exposing gaps in Russia's defense? DW.com
A Claim to Lead, a Hesitation to Act: Germany’s New Military Strategy – War on the Rocks
- A Claim to Lead, a Hesitation to Act: Germany’s New Military Strategy War on the Rocks
- Germany’s Army Is Rebooting for What Was Once Unthinkable: A War with Russia 19FortyFive
- Nato 3.0 – 85 years after Operation Barbarossa Morning Star | The People’s Daily
- 85 years after Hitler’s invasion, Germany rearms for war on Russia MR Online
- From Responsibility To Readiness: Germany’s 2039 Strategy For Military Leadership – OpEd Eurasia Review
What to know about Tuesday’s primary elections in Maryland, Utah, New York
Redistricting will be central to Democratic primaries in Utah and Maryland while South Carolina faces Republican run-off.
Brexit, 10 years later: 7 prime ministers, a demographic slide, and a 6% to 8% smaller economy – Fortune
- Brexit, 10 years later: 7 prime ministers, a demographic slide, and a 6% to 8% smaller economy Fortune
- Starmer holds talks with Burnham as he seeks 'orderly' transition BBC
- ‘We can’t stand Starmer’: Where it all went wrong for Britain’s prime minister The Washington Post
- Ten years after Brexit, the U.K. marks a lost decade Axios
- Can anyone fix Britain? Regular change of PM a symptom of UK's malaise Reuters
Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
In joint appeal, Ukrainian and Polish media sound alarm over crisis in relations – The Kyiv Independent
- In joint appeal, Ukrainian and Polish media sound alarm over crisis in relations The Kyiv Independent
- Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit CNN
- Poland, Ukraine: Dispute between two close allies deepens dw.com
- Poland, Ukraine, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Foreign Policy
- Polish president strips Zelensky of honor after special forces unit’s renaming The Washington Post
Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back
Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.
Why was JD Vance in a luxury Swiss resort for talks with Iran?
BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.
Rubio to address Gulf allies’ fears over U.S. Iran deal – Reuters
- Rubio to address Gulf allies' fears over U.S. Iran deal Reuters
- Rubio will visit Gulf allies amid scrutiny of his position on Iran deal The Washington Post
- Rubio meeting with Gulf allies to shore up support for Iran deal The Hill
- Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran deal AP News
- Marco Rubio: Iran must end proxy regime for a secure Middle East The Jerusalem Post
Bird Flu Has Reached The Last Free Continent. Can We Stop Its Spread? – ScienceAlert
- Bird Flu Has Reached The Last Free Continent. Can We Stop Its Spread? ScienceAlert
- Australia ramps up bird flu testing as second state reports case Reuters
- Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why CNN
- Tasmanian devils, swift parrots, black swans: the animals at risk if bird flu takes off in Australia The Guardian
- Deadly bird flu discovered in second Australian state as virus found in SA Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘I’m not the Godfather’, Albanian PM says – Financial Times
- ‘I’m not the Godfather’, Albanian PM says Financial Times
- ‘Albania is not for sale’: Protests grow over Kushner-linked luxury development project CNBC
- Albanians are protesting a real estate deal with ties to Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump NPR
- Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent The New York Times
- ‘We want a new Albania’: protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort turn anger on government The Guardian
EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels
Rights campaigners and MEPs say meeting would normalise regime that erases women from public life
Rights campaigners and MEPs have warned that a meeting between EU officials and a Taliban delegation in Brussels risks normalising a regime that has banned girls from school beyond the sixth grade and sought to erase women from public life, while its ranks include two leaders accused of crimes against humanity.
A spokesperson for the Afghan foreign ministry confirmed that a delegation representing the Taliban had travelled to Brussels after the Belgian foreign ministry issued five single-day visas.
Continue reading...2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 and wounds 20 – NBC News
- 2 students in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3 and wounds 20 NBC News
- Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three The Guardian
- Philippines Bans GoreBox After Three Killed in School Shooting Bloomberg.com
- From Duterte’s 1972 shooting story to Tacloban: School violence in PH Inquirer.net
- Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Douglas Murray: Why Britain’s Leaders Forgot How to Lead – The Free Press
- Douglas Murray: Why Britain’s Leaders Forgot How to Lead The Free Press
- Why can’t Britain hold on to prime ministers? It’s the economy CNN
- Keir Starmer is out. Other establishment politicians are in trouble. The Washington Post
- How Britain's economic troubles toppled another prime minister NPR
- Britain needs more than better leadership. Here’s how we get it Financial Times
2 killed, including police officer, in shooting in Montreal – CBS News
- 2 killed, including police officer, in shooting in Montreal CBS News
- Police officer among 3 dead in Montreal shooting WCAX
- 2 killed, including police officer, in Montreal shooting Yahoo
- Officer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting that sources say appeared to target police. Suspect is also dead CNN
- Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead BBC
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Five dead after attack on Russia's Voronezh, governor says Reuters
- Ukraine says it hit missile electronics plant in western Russia Al Jazeera
- Russia Says Ukrainian Attack on Industrial Plant Kills Five Bloomberg
- Satellite images show damage at Russian factory that makes electronics for Iskander missiles and Pantsir air-defense systems Meduza
Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
Written in 1947, Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s account of the horrors of the atomic bomb attack will be published in August and is being made into a film
The memoir of a man who survived the horrors of Hiroshima is to be published for the first time this summer after its discovery in a US archive.
The 230-page memoir was written almost 80 years ago by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who witnessed the city’s destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. He will now be portrayed in a feature film by Takehiro Hira, whose acclaimed roles include the detective in the Netflix Japanese-British drama Giri/Haji. Pre-production begins in November, ahead of the shoot in February 2027.
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