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China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback
China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback China’s Commerce Ministry on June 22, 2026 imposed export controls on 10 American defense-linked companies, barring Chinese suppliers from shipping “dual-use” goods — materials with both civilian and military applications — to targets including drone manufacturers Teal…
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Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries
Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries A record-breaking heat wave — the continent’s second major “heat dome” in the span of two months — baked western and central Europe around the June 22–23 solstice, driving temperatures 14 to 18 degrees Celsius above normal for late…
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Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade
Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour Party leader on June 22, 2026, less than two years after Labour’s historic 2024 general election landslide. In his statement, Starmer said he was “not best placed to lead…
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Ukraine Cuts Crimea’s Fuel Supply — Drone Strikes Trigger Occupied Peninsula’s Worst Energy Crisis Since 2014
Ukraine Cuts Crimea’s Fuel Supply — Drone Strikes Trigger Occupied Peninsula’s Worst Energy Crisis Since 2014 Ukrainian forces carried out a series of drone strikes targeting fuel storage and transport infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight on June 21, 2026. Kremlin-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov announced at 9 a.m. local time that all…
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Colombia’s Election Goes to the Far Right by a Razor’s Edge — and the Losing Side Is Already Calling Foul
Colombia’s Election Goes to the Far Right by a Razor’s Edge — and the Losing Side Is Already Calling Foul Colombia held its presidential runoff on Sunday, June 21, pitting right-wing businessman and criminal defense attorney Abelardo de la Espriella — known by his nickname “El Tigre” — against left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, a close…
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Trump Torches His Own Iran Talks: Social Media Threats Nearly Derail Vance’s Switzerland Summit
Trump Torches His Own Iran Talks: Social Media Threats Nearly Derail Vance’s Switzerland Summit Vice President JD Vance arrived at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne on Sunday, June 21, for the second round of direct U.S.-Iran negotiations. Vance sat across from Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in…
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Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo With Him. Italy’s Response: Cancel the Secretary of State Meeting.
Trump Said Meloni “Begged” for a Photo With Him. Italy’s Response: Cancel the Secretary of State Meeting. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted a video to social media on Friday, June 19, calling claims by U.S. President Donald Trump “completely fabricated” after Trump stated at a recent G7 summit that Meloni had “begged” to have…
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Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed — The U.S. Military Says 55 Ships Just Sailed Through It
Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz Is Closed — The U.S. Military Says 55 Ships Just Sailed Through It Iran’s joint military command announced on Saturday, June 20, that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s seaborne oil passes — citing continued Israeli…
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Over 100 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon in the Hours After Both Sides Agreed to a Ceasefire
Over 100 Israeli Airstrikes Hit Lebanon in the Hours After Both Sides Agreed to a Ceasefire A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon — mediated by the United States, Qatar, and Iran and set to take effect at 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, June 19 — collapsed almost immediately. Israeli forces launched more than 100…
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Andy Burnham Wins His Parliament Seat by Landslide — and Keir Starmer’s Leadership Clock Is Now Running
Andy Burnham Wins His Parliament Seat by Landslide — and Keir Starmer’s Leadership Clock Is Now Running Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester and consistently Britain’s most popular politician, won the Makerfield by-election in Wigan on June 18, 2026, taking 54.8 percent of the vote — 24,937 ballots — against Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon,…