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Tehran postpones the talks scheduled in Switzerland over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, jeopardizing the nuclear deal with Washington. The agreement divides the United States and Israel, which is defying Donald Trump. Observers speak of a '60-day test' for the deal's survival.
Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, wins a by-election and enters the Commons, poised to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. The weakened prime minister vows to run in any internal contest. The British press anticipates 'political drama.'
At least 18 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah. An Israeli minister declares that 'all of Lebanon must burn,' Lebanon's president appeals to Washington, and the escalation jeopardizes the nuclear deal with Iran.
Donald Trump threatened to pull unemployment benefits from all US states for the first time in history, escalating a standoff with Democrats and governors over federal power and social spending.
An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland, straining ties with Denmark and the EU and unsettling Greenlanders over sovereignty and Arctic strategy.
California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of ordering a federal investigation targeting him and his wife, reviving debate over the political use of the justice system against a rival.
Swiss voters rejected an initiative to cap the country's population at 10 million, defeating an anti-immigration proposal tied to free movement with the EU in a closely watched referendum.
Viktor Orbán was re-elected leader of his Fidesz party, keeping control despite losing the national election, reviving questions about Hungary's political future and its place in the European Union.
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.
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.
Behind tarps and to chants of 'Take it down!', workers pried off the 18 gold letters 'THE DONALD J. TRUMP AND' overnight. A judge ruled only Congress can rename the landmark. The same weekend, another court ordered slavery signage restored in the national parks.
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.
Under 16,000 police and the threat of 50,000 protesters in Geneva, the Seven gather on Lake Geneva. Trump will see Zelensky with no bilateral, dine at Versailles — and every leader knows you 'cannot manage Trump.'
The biggest World Cup in history begins — and the first US president to snub his team's opening match looks elsewhere, while Mexico City absorbs 19 arrests and the world asks whether 'his' tournament is a triumph or an own goal.
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.
Trump vows 'total control' of Iran's oil 'much like Venezuela,' eyeing the island that ships 90% of Tehran's crude — then, hours later, cancels the strikes and declares a deal 'all but finalized.'
Xi's first visit to North Korea in seven years, an 'important consensus,' expanded military cooperation — and not a word on nuclear weapons. What went unsaid weighs more than what was said.
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).
As Israel-Iran exchanges shattered two months of ceasefire on June 7-8, 2026, Donald Trump ordered both sides to stop shooting and promised total victory within two weeks — but Netanyahu ignored the directive and continued strikes, exposing a public command fracture between Washington and Tel Aviv.
Pope Leo XIV drew over one million people to Madrid and delivered the first-ever papal address to the Spanish Parliament, calling for action against polarization, welcoming migrants and repairing clergy abuse survivors — while condemning abortion and euthanasia, igniting sharp political divisions across Europe and Latin America.
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.
