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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,…
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Israel Bombs Lebanon — 47 Dead — Then Agrees to Another Ceasefire to Save the U.S.-Iran Deal
Israel Bombs Lebanon — 47 Dead — Then Agrees to Another Ceasefire to Save the U.S.-Iran Deal An exchange of fire erupted in southern Lebanon on June 19, 2026, after a Hezbollah attack killed four Israeli soldiers, prompting Israel to launch approximately 150 airstrikes across the south of the country. Lebanon’s health ministry reported that…
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France Hits 40°C for the First Time in 2026 — 60 Departments on Alert, Records at Risk, and the Worst Is Still Coming
France Hits 40°C for the First Time in 2026 — 60 Departments on Alert, Records at Risk, and the Worst Is Still Coming A powerful heat dome pushed temperatures above 40°C across parts of France for the first time in 2026 on June 19, with 60 departments placed under an orange heatwave alert and Météo-France…
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Hegseth Drops a Bomb at NATO HQ: Six-Month Review Could Redraw America’s Role in Europe
Hegseth Drops a Bomb at NATO HQ: Six-Month Review Could Redraw America’s Role in Europe U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Brussels on Thursday, June 18, and delivered a blunt ultimatum to NATO allies: the United States is launching a six-month Pentagon review of American military forces stationed in Europe, with outcomes — including…
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Trump Signs Iran Peace Deal at Versailles — Now a 60-Day Nuclear Clock Is Ticking
Trump Signs Iran Peace Deal at Versailles — Now a 60-Day Nuclear Clock Is Ticking President Donald Trump signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran on Wednesday evening, June 17, from the Palace of Versailles following the G7 summit, formally ending the U.S.-Iran war and ordering the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz…
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Ukraine Hits Moscow’s Oil Refinery in Record 555-Drone Barrage — and the Smoke Is Still Rising
Ukraine Hits Moscow’s Oil Refinery in Record 555-Drone Barrage — and the Smoke Is Still Rising Ukraine launched what appears to be the largest drone assault on Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion began more than four years ago, with Russia’s Ministry of Defense reporting that its air defenses destroyed 555 Ukrainian drones across the country…