Starmer proves adept at juggling egos and issues at tricky G7 summit PM managed to successfully balance foreign and domestic political considerations during his three days in Canada The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025
Trump is ‘losing confidence’ in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as he mulls removing her entire office, senior official says President reportedly angered by intelligence chief’s social media warning against ‘warmongers’ placing the world ‘on the brink of nuclear annihilation’ The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Trump accuses Obama of wanting war with Iran in resurfaced clip Footage of Donald Trump accusing then-president Barack Obama of wanting to start a war with Iran in 2011 has resurfaced after the US president launched strikes on three Iran nuclear sites. The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Spain Pushes Back Against Mooted 5% NATO Spending Goal Spain is resisting US President Donald Trump's demands to hike defence spending to five percent of national output, potentially threatening NATO unity at a crucial alliance summit this month. International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025
Jason Isaacs hails success of The Salt Path amid film industry ‘terror’ over AI The White Lotus and Harry Potter actor said that ‘with AI coming for everybody, the industry is full of terror’. Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025
India and Canada restore diplomatic services nearly two years after killing of Sikh separatist India and Canada have agreed to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after Ottawa accused New Delhi of alleged involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, which turned into a row straining relations between the two countries The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
PEN America ‘gravely concerned’ by deportation of Australian writer critical of Trump administration US administration describes suggestion Alistair Kitchen was targeted because of his political beliefs as ‘unequivocally false’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025
India’s Modi tells Trump there was no US mediation in Pakistan truce Donald Trump had said last month that the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire after talks mediated by the US. Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025
R Kelly Overdose: Was It Part of a 'Secret' Murder Plot? Could Trump Grant a Presidential Pardon? R Kelly's overdose sparks claims of a prison murder plot as his legal team seeks a Trump pardon. Could the disgraced singer be released? International Business Times UK · Jun 18, 2025
Legal experts and economists sound the alarm over the EU's sustainability rules rollback Legal and economics scholars, environmental organizations and businesses, along with countries such as Sweden and Denmark, have united to defend the regulations. Fortune · Jun 18, 2025
European shares show slight rise despite Iran-Israel crisis, while oil stays high Israel and Iran continued to exchange airstrikes on Wednesday while the US moved fighter jets to the region. Euronews · Jun 18, 2025
Iran's supreme leader Khamenei trades war threats with Trump in 'incredibly dangerous moment' for Middle East Ayatollah warns any US air strikes on Iran would have ‘serious irreparable consequences’ as US President considers military action Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025 Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s unpredictability is shaping the Middle East crisis In today’s newsletter: As Israel escalates its offensive and Tehran weighs its response, the US president appears to be paving the way for military action
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025 G7 leaders are paralysed by their fear of upsetting Donald Trump Tyranny is contagious – and western governments’ reluctance to name the threat is helping it spread, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Japan records trade deficit as exports suffer from Trump's tariffs Japan has reported its exports fell in May as shipments of autos to the U.S. dropped nearly 25% from a year earlier due to higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump
We Got This Covered · Jun 18, 2025 An appeals court is deciding if you can legally protest Trump without the Marines arresting you We may have been silly in thinking it's a constitutional right.
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Takeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei's dramatic cuts to Argentine health care Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei's state overhaul mirrors Trump's Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system
The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025 Trump claims Iran was ‘a few weeks away’ from nuclear weapon – as it happened This live blog is closed
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025 Asian shares are mixed and oil prices rise as escalating Iran-Israel crisis hits Wall Street Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street
Reason · Jun 18, 2025 The Government Seized Her Home for a Project That Never Happened Twenty years after Susette Kelo lost at the Supreme Court, the land where her house once stood is still an empty lot.