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The G7 summit opened in Évian, dominated by the war in Ukraine, the new Washington-Tehran agreement, and Donald Trump's threat of 100% tariffs on French wine and big tech.
The United States and Iran finalized a peace deal calling for an immediate halt to military operations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices lower as Europe warned over the nuclear file.
Russian strikes killed several people in Kyiv and set ablaze the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, while Ukraine struck bridges in occupied Crimea — an escalation now reaching cultural and religious heritage.
Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hosting a UFC mixed-martial-arts fight on the White House lawn, an unprecedented spectacle blending presidential power and mass entertainment.
Pakistan talks of an 'electronic signature' within 24 hours, Trump promises the Strait of Hormuz 'open to all' the moment it's signed — and Tehran replies it won't be Sunday. Crude falls to its lowest since April, yet Iran already proclaims: 'we are the winner.'
Three days after launch, the Trump administration orders Anthropic to cut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from 'any foreign national' — including its own staff. For the first time, Washington treats AI software itself as an export-controlled weapon.
A 'swift and lethal' Southern Command strike levels a warehouse in southern Venezuela and kills 'Niño Guerrero' — and the operation was run with the government that has controlled Caracas since Maduro's capture.
Twenty thousand Iranians cut off from drinking water in 50°C heat, US bases hit from Kuwait to Bahrain, and a president who promises to 'keep going' — April's truce is hanging by a thread.
Zelensky says he achieved 'the expected result' from his open letter to Putin after meetings with Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner. Von der Leyen presents the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia, including for the first time the fishing sector. Moscow says it has not yet received details of the Witkoff-Kushner-Zelensky call.
A US Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz on the night of June 9-10. CENTCOM responded with strikes on Iranian installations near Qeshm and Jask. Trump says negotiations are not compromised; Tehran vows to respond to any further attack and launches drones at US bases in the Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan).
Two countries of less than four million inhabitants voted on the same Sunday to decide whether to swing toward the EU or stay in Russia's orbit — and both times, the pro-European option wins without an absolute majority.
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