Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation – AP News

  1. Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation  AP News
  2. ‘A Terrible Inheritance’: Could Andy Burnham Succeed Where Starmer Failed?  The New York Times
  3. Labour MPs mull leadership challenge to prevent Burnham 'coronation'  BBC
  4. The politician who kicked his way to power  Politico
  5. The Bond Market’s Skepticism of Burnham Is a Warning  Bloomberg
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Former Pinochet agents convicted over 1976 Washington DC carbomb murder

Attack targeted former Chile ambassador Orlando Letelier and his US colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt

Fifty years after Gen Augusto Pinochet’s secret police detonated a car bomb in the heart of Washington DC, killing Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean minister and ambassador to the US, and his American colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a Santiago court has convicted three former agents of Moffitt’s murder.

Judge Paola Plaza, a special minister for human rights in Chile, sentenced Pedro Espinoza, José Zara, and Raúl Iturriaga to 15 years in prison for their roles in the killing of Moffitt, 25.

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Putin says Russia ready to negotiate with Ukraine ‘on the basis of the Istanbul agreements’ of 2022 – Meduza

  1. Putin says Russia ready to negotiate with Ukraine ‘on the basis of the Istanbul agreements’ of 2022  Meduza
  2. Vladimir Putin sours on Donald Trump over his latest Ukraine shift  Financial Times
  3. Putin: Russia ready for talks with Ukraine only if based on Istanbul 2022 agreements  Українська правда
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 19, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Putin says Russia 'ready for peace talks' after Ukraine refinery strikes  Sky News
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10 years after “Brexit” vote, majority of Britons say leaving European Union was a mistake – CBS News

  1. 10 years after "Brexit" vote, majority of Britons say leaving European Union was a mistake  CBS News
  2. Opinion | What Brexit really gave Britain  The Washington Post
  3. Britain Is Still Deep in the Shadow of Brexit  The New York Times
  4. Brexit 10 years later: How the UK economy and politics changed, in charts  CNBC
  5. 10 years since Brexit, and the results are in  Axios
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The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything – SciTechDaily

  1. The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything  SciTechDaily
  2. The Worldwide Fertility Crash Is Bringing Countries Back To Pre-Industrial Birth Levels  American Enterprise Institute - AEI
  3. Introduction: Should We Worry That Fertility Rates Have Fallen? | Robert Whaples  Independent Institute
  4. The (un)success of Hungary's experiment to increase fertility  KOHA.net
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The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything – SciTechDaily

  1. The World’s Biggest Population Fear Has Flipped – and It Could Change Everything  SciTechDaily
  2. The Worldwide Fertility Crash Is Bringing Countries Back To Pre-Industrial Birth Levels  American Enterprise Institute - AEI
  3. Introduction: Should We Worry That Fertility Rates Have Fallen? | Robert Whaples  Independent Institute
  4. The (un)success of Hungary's experiment to increase fertility  KOHA.net
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EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time – Reuters

  1. EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time  Reuters
  2. EU officials meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations  Euronews.com
  3. EU to hold migration meeting with Taliban officials in Brussels  Al Jazeera
  4. Taliban use Brussels visit to push for consular access in Europe  Euractiv
  5. Taliban and E.U. Officials to Discuss Afghan Deportees in Brussels  The New York Times
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Ukraine says key Crimea rail bridge ‘no longer exists’ after drone strikes – Euronews

  1. Ukraine says key Crimea rail bridge ‘no longer exists’ after drone strikes  Euronews
  2. Ukraine’s drones are spoiling Putin’s vision for Crimea  The Washington Post
  3. Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales  NBC News
  4. Ukraine says major Crimea bridge destroyed in latest attack  DW.com
  5. Crimea blockade: No fuel for sale as Ukraine's attacks take effect in Russian-occupied region  BBC
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‘Lord Joseph’ Yelled the Word ‘Now,’ Broke Guinness Record – Newser

  1. 'Lord Joseph' Yelled the Word 'Now,' Broke Guinness Record  Newser
  2. Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Man breaks Guinness world record for loudest ever shout  Sky News
  4. Aussie town crier's 122.4-decibel yell earns Guinness World Record  upi.com
  5. Australian town crier has loudest shout in the world after growing up as the 'quiet kid'  Guinness World Records
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Trump, US receive overwhelmingly negative reviews in new Pew global survey – The Hill

  1. Trump, US receive overwhelmingly negative reviews in new Pew global survey  The Hill
  2. Trump Gets Negative Reviews Internationally as Fewer Say U.S. Is a Reliable Partner  Pew Research Center
  3. Trump's America faces global side-eye  Axios
  4. New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America  South China Morning Post
  5. Trump’s international approval ratings plummet, even among far-right groups  The Globe and Mail
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Police officer and civilian killed in Montreal shooting – NBC News

  1. Police officer and civilian killed in Montreal shooting  NBC News
  2. Coroner identifies Montreal shooting suspect that left 2 dead  CBC
  3. Manifesto laden with incel ideology linked to Côte-des-Neiges shootings  Montreal Gazette
  4. Officer among 2 killed in Montreal shooting; suspect was Alberta university student  CNN
  5. Montréal gunman leaves behind manifesto inspired by the 'incel' movement  Le Monde.fr
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Iran’s President Pezeshkian lands in Pakistan for talks after US deal – Al Jazeera

  1. Iran’s President Pezeshkian lands in Pakistan for talks after US deal  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran President To Visit Pakistan Following Historic Deal With US  Bloomberg
  3. 'Hands of friendship': Iran president calls for new regional security structure among Muslim nations  Dawn
  4. US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections  6abc Philadelphia
  5. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, called on the President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, in Rawalpindi  The Independent Record
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“Time Is Not on Moscow’s Side”: US Urges Russia to “Make a Deal” and Secure Immediate Ceasefire – UNITED24 Media

  1. “Time Is Not on Moscow’s Side”: US Urges Russia to “Make a Deal” and Secure Immediate Ceasefire  UNITED24 Media
  2. Security Council LIVE: Warnings of ‘dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine  UN News
  3. UK Tells Russia at UN: ‘Enough Is Enough’ After Latest Mass Strikes on Ukraine  Kyiv Post
  4. UN: May becomes deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since 2022  Українська правда
  5. Chinese envoy calls for efforts to achieve ceasefire in Ukraine  chinadailyhk
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UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

The British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan’s civil war as far back as 2024 but did not go public with the news for fear of upsetting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a parliamentary committee will hear.

In May 2024, officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told Nathaniel Raymond, an American human rights investigator at Yale University, that “significant private pressure” from the UAE meant the UK would not publicly divulge information linking Ethiopia and the emirates to their support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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