Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts

• Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts  BBC
• Cabinet minister says he had 'frank conversation' with Starmer, as PM considers future  BBC
• U.K. Prime Minister Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts  The New York Times
• The business secretary knows about jobs, and seems pretty sure Keir is out of one | John Crace  The Guardian

Another major heat dome will bake swaths of Europe

• Another major heat dome will bake swaths of Europe  The Washington Post
• France bans alcohol at music festival events under red headwave alert  BBC
• France bans some outdoor drinking as heat wave threatens Europe  CBS News
• A week in France - France swelters under record-breaking temperatures  France 24

Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish president revokes it in history dispute

• Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish president revokes it in history dispute  CBS News
• Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit  CNN
• Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance  The New York Times
• Polish president strips Zelensky of honor after special forces unit’s renaming  The Washington Post
• Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor as row deepens  DW.com

Freed from Cambodia's scam compounds, trafficking victims face a new crisis

• Freed from Cambodia's scam compounds, trafficking victims face a new crisis  NPR
• Cambodia should not be scapegoat for online scams, says central bank chief  Nikkei Asia
• IN PICTURES: 13 arrested in Phnom Penh scam and drug raids  Khmer Times
• DMW warns of serious penalty for anyone linked to scam hubs  The SUN HK
• Pathway for Transnational Cybercrime as a Growing Threat  Cambodianess

The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules

The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules  The New York Times

Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks, overshadowed by closure of Strait

• Vance lands in Switzerland as Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed over ceasefire violations  NBC News
• Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Few ships were leaving in the first place  CNN

Burnham May Yet Rewrite UK Fiscal Playbook If He Becomes PM

• After Andy Burnham’s Win, the UK Is Set to Test How Far Charisma Can Shift Electoral Dynamics  The New York Times
• Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged  The Atlantic
• PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit  BBC

Are Ukraine drones really exposing gaps in Russia's defense?

• Are Ukraine drones really exposing gaps in Russia's defense?  DW.com
• Ukraine war briefing: Drones strike Russia’s Tyumen oil refinery 2,000km away, says Zelenskyy  The Guardian
• No fuel, no weapons: How Ukraine’s new drone strategy is mauling Russian supply lines  CNN
• Moscow Refinery Blast May Have Been Caused by Friendly Fire, Video Suggests  The New York Times
• Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery  BBC

Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

• Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza  The Guardian
• Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say  BBC
• ‘Kind, principled’: Palestinian journalists remember slain Gaza journalist  Al Jazeera
• Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza months after his journalist brother died in a separate strike  NBC News
• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman  AP News

Colombia's brutal internal conflict is defining its presidential election

• Colombia's brutal internal conflict is defining its presidential election  BBC
• Colombia's presidential runoff election will decide how the country continues to tackle drug trafficking  NPR
• Colombia flirts with the right as Trump-backed candidate ‘the Tiger’ leads into runoff  CNN
• The Colombian diaspora is overwhelmingly right-wing  The Economist
• Colombians vote in consequential presidential runoff: "Two very extreme sides"  CBS News

Israel continues strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire with Hezbollah

• Israel continues strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire with Hezbollah  politico.eu
• Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Fighting, Several Cease-Fires Later  The New York Times
• IDF soldiers pin dozens of Hezbollah terrorists in secret tunnel base  The Jerusalem Post

Welcoming the longest day at Stonehenge, in photos

• Welcoming the longest day at Stonehenge, in photos  AP News
• In pictures: Swimmers and hikers enjoy solstice  BBC
• Stonehenge exhibition opens virtually for solstice  Yahoo
• Stonehenge revelers ring in summer solstice  DW.com
• Secrets of Stonehenge and other ancient sites unlocked for the summer solstice  The Conversation

Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent

• Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent  The New York Times
• Albanian protesters rally against Kushner-backed resort in protected area  Al Jazeera
• A controversial resort project in Albania linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump  NPR
• How the Trumps seek to expand their real estate empire in Europe  EL PAÍS English

Italian tourist killed in massive fire at Dominican Republic luxury beach resort

• Italian tourist killed in massive fire at Dominican Republic luxury beach resort  PBS
• Huge Blaze Ravages Dominican Republic Beach Resort  The New York Times
• Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic  CNN
• Tourist dies in Dominican Republic luxury resort fire  BBC
• Massive fire destroys resort in Dominican Republic and forces evacuation of almost 1,700 tourists  CNBC

Bedford train crash disruption to last until Thursday

• Bedford train crash disruption to last until Thursday  BBC
• Nine people in critical condition among 100 injured in fatal Bedford train crash  BBC
• Trains Collide in UK, Killing at Least One and Injuring Dozens of Others  The New York Times
• ‘There was panic’: shock and horror in the Bedfordshire village next to the train crash  The Guardian

Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Philippine President Marcos talks with Putin

Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Philippine President Marcos talks with Putin  CBS NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet

• How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet  BBC
• Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me | Dave Schilling  The Guardian
• Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back  GOV.UK
• The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents  Electronic Frontier Foundation

Russian-occupied Crimea cuts off civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes

• Russian-occupied Crimea cuts off civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes  politico.eu
• Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities  BBC
• Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis  Euronews.com

Wife of Spanish Prime Minister to Stand Trial for Corruption

• Wife of Spanish Prime Minister to Stand Trial for Corruption  The New York Times
• Spain: PM's wife must face corruption trial, judge rules  DW.com
• Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country  The Guardian

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows’

• A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows’  Yahoo Finance
• A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump's playbook  Fortune
• China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy, raising concern at G7 summit  AP News

Trump claims he can control IDF actions in Lebanon because Israelis respect him

• The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance  Foreign Policy
• U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say  The Washington Post
• ‘They Do As I Say’ Trump Says Of Israel Amid Disagreement Over Iran Deal  Forbes
• Can US-Iran peace ‘deal’ survive Israeli bombing of Lebanon?  Al Jazeera

Pope in Pavia: "The city is both a gift and a task"

• Pope in Pavia: "The city is both a gift and a task"  Vatican News
• Pope in Pavia: St Augustine shows us ‘the need to turn inward’  Vatican News
• At St. Augustine’s tomb, Pope Leo XIV urges Pavia to honor every human life  EWTN News
• Pope Leo prays at relics of St. Augustine, then visits Mother Cabrini's birthplace  National Catholic Reporter
• Pope Leo XIV visits Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano during day trip to northern Italy  Yahoo

New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states at G7

• AI's most powerful bosses deliver message to world leaders - and it's not very reassuring  Sky News
• CEOs of Anthropic and Google DeepMind call for U.S.-led AI coalition in meeting at G7  CNBC

Putin Cherished Ukraine’s Holiest Site, Then His Drones Struck

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
• As Russia Strikes Ukraine, a Cultural Symbol Catches Fire  The New York Times
• Inside the Race to Save One of Ukraine’s Holiest Sites From a Russian Strike  WSJ
• How Macron won Trump round at the G7. Until the next bust-up.  politico.eu

US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again

• US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again  CTV News
• Trump says US will begin charging tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days  Yahoo
• ‘VIP pass’: Trump administration mulling how to coax more oil tankers through Hormuz  Politico
• Trump threatens to charge U.S. tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days  PBS

Hormuz must be cleared of 80 mines, may not open until year's end, says tanker body - report

• Hormuz must be cleared of 80 mines, may not open until year's end, says tanker body - report  The Jerusalem Post
• Ships Told They Can Use South Hormuz Route With Signals On  gCaptain
• JMIC Warns of Confirmed Mine in Hormuz as Uncertainties Continue  The Maritime Executive
• UKMTO lowers Strait of Hormuz threat level to moderate  Middle East Eye

Mona Khalil, Defender of Sea Turtles, Killed in an Israeli Strike in Lebanon

• Mona Khalil, Defender of Sea Turtles, Killed in an Israeli Strike in Lebanon  The New York Times
• Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike  BBC
• Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon  The Guardian
• Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack  Al Jazeera
• Famed Lebanese turtle ecologist succumbs to injures recieved by Israeli strike  The Jerusalem Post

'I've banned most men from my massage clinic because of their behaviour'

'I've banned most men from my massage clinic because of their behaviour'  BBC

Ukraine hits Russia-controlled Crimea in deadly drone attack

• Ukraine hits Russia-controlled Crimea in deadly drone attack  DW.com
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
• Ukraine strikes hit oil facilities in Crimea, Russia’s Krasnodar  Al Jazeera
• Ukraine's drone commander shows strikes on Kerch, apologises to Ukrainians in occupied territories – video  Українська правда
• Sending Fuel Trucks Up in Flames, Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea  The New York Times

'Send them back' chants rock European Parliament after landslide vote to speed up deportations

• 'Send them back' chants rock European Parliament after landslide vote to speed up deportations  Yahoo
• EU Parliament approves 'strictest-ever' migration law  Euronews.com
• Anger at ‘send them back’ chants by rightwing MEPs after EU migration law vote  The Guardian
• PICUM: No to EU law enabling home raids, policing of public services and racial profiling  European AIDS Treatment Group

Zelenskyy gives 1-week ultimatum to Belarus over drone relay equipment

• Zelenskyy gives 1-week ultimatum to Belarus over drone relay equipment  Euronews.com
• Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’  The Guardian
• Ukraine war live: Zelensky gives Belarus stark warning as Kyiv hits Siberian refinery  The Independent

Boy, 3, ‘critical but stable’ after man throws him into crocodile pen

• Boy, 3, ‘critical but stable’ after man throws him into crocodile pen  NewsNation
• Woman who saved boy at Cambridgeshire crocodile zoo is praised  BBC
• 3-year-old critically injured by crocodile after ending up in its enclosure in British zoo  NBC News
• Man Forced Boy, 3, Into Crocodile Pen at English Zoo, Police Say  The New York Times
• Mother, father and son rescued boy ‘thrown into crocodile pit’  The Times

Germany news: Pension overhaul may push retirement age to 70

Germany news: Pension overhaul may push retirement age to 70  DW.comSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Vladimir Putin’s war machine sputters in drone age

Zelensky warns of new large-scale Russian attacks, urges precautions

• Zelensky warns of new large-scale Russian attacks, urges precautions  Yahoo
• Ukraine war live: Zelensky warns of ‘massive attack’ from Moscow  The Independent
• Zelenskyy: Putin is becoming weak and may intensify strikes  Українська правда
• Russia preparing 'new massive strike,' Zelensky warns  The Kyiv Independent
• Zelenskyy warns of massive Russian attack on Ukraine in coming days  TRT World

3 more instructors arrested in harrowing death of bungee jumper without cord in Brazil

• 3 more instructors arrested in harrowing death of bungee jumper without cord in Brazil  New York Post
• Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness  The New York Times
• Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope  NBC News
• Woman, 21, Plummets 131 Feet to Her Death After Bungee Jump Staff Allegedly Forgot to Attach Safety Cord  People.com
• Woman thrown to her death during bungee jumping trip in Brazil  USA Today

Russia Faces Spreading Fuel Shortages After Ukrainian Drones Pummel Refineries

• Russia Faces Spreading Fuel Shortages After Ukrainian Drones Pummel Refineries  WSJ
• Petrol shortages and ‘oil rain’ bring Russia-Ukraine war home to Moscow  Al Jazeera
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
• Ukraine keeps striking Russian refineries and supply routes. How close is the country to an energy crisis?  CBC

What lessons will Iran’s new leadership draw from the 110-day war?

• What lessons will Iran’s new leadership draw from the 110-day war?  The Guardian
• Analysis: A confident Iran is pressing its advantage, but challenges loom  AP News
• War has strengthened the Islamic Republic. Peace could split it  The Economist
• US-Iran peace deal: How Iran won the war  vox.com
• Opinion | Three lessons from the failed war in Iran  The Washington Post

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention

Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention  PBSSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News