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#01US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz
📍 BBC News
The US disputed Iran's claim the waterway is shut, a move Tehran says was a response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
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#02After Andy Burnham’s Win, the UK Is Set to Test How Far Charisma Can Shift Electoral Dynamics
📍 NY Times World
The governing Labour Party may oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer in favor of the more popular Andy Burnham — who will still face all the same challenges.
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#03CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda
📍 The Guardian
Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains lowSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the ...
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#04DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization
📍 NPR
The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.
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#05Japan grab 4-0 win, as Ueda’s brace knocks Tunisia out of 2026 World Cup
📍 Al Jazeera
Two goals from Ayase Ueda, and one each from Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito keeps Asian giants Japan second in Group F.
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#06How location sharing helped police catch a serial rapist-turned-killer
📍 CBS News
The mother of murdered model Christy Giles pleads for others to share their locations. She says the technology helped police catch David Pearce, who murdered Giles and her friend, architect Hilda Marcela Cabrales.
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#07Iran live updates: VP heads to Switzerland for talks amid opposing claims on strait
📍 ABC News
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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#08Terror police probe suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
📍 DW News
Counterterrorism police have taken charge after a series of violent attacks in the Scottish capital that left five men injured.
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#09High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator
📍 France 24
Voters in Colombia will choose a new president Sunday as hard-right White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a high-stakes vote that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington.
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#10Fête de la Musique 2026: When the whole of France becomes one big music festival
📍 Euronews
If you are out and about anywhere in France on 21 June 2026, your ears will be in for a treat as the 45th edition of the now world-famous music event "Fête de la musique" takes place. The lineup country-wide is very promising...
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#11UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected To Resign On Monday: Report
📍 ZeroHedge
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected To Resign On Monday: Report Keir Starmer's premiership appears to have entered its final act. Just over a week after Andy Burnham stormed back into Parliament with a crushing by-election win, the Prime Minister is - according to senior Labour figures cited ...
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#12Starmer could step down as early as Monday – Telegraph
📍 RT News
Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to step down as UK prime minister after senior Labour figures urged him to set out a departure timeline Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13South Korea Becomes World's Fastest‑Growing Arms Exporter - SIPRI
📍 Sputnik
South Korea has emerged as one of the world's fastest‑growing arms exporters, with revenues from its top defense firms projected to nearly quadruple since 2021, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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#14Kentucky law shields pesticide companies; critics warn of preemption on cancer warnings
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) A new Kentucky law, SB 199, shields pesticide companies from lawsuits if their labels are EPA-approved. The law takes effect July 15, overridin...
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#15Trump: ‘Years in Jail!’ U.S. Park Police Arrest Multiple People over Reflecting Pool Vandalism
📍 Breitbart
President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. Park Police made multiple arrests connected to vandalism at the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and that repair work would start right away. The post Trump: ‘Years in Jail!’ U.S. Park Police Arrest Multiple People over Reflecting ...
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#16Former U.S. Olympian arrested in connection with alleged Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism
📍 OANN
A former Team USA Olympian has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the completion of President Donald Trump’s renovation.
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#17Strategic Oil Reserve Nears Collapse… US Must Choose: Guns or Butter, by Larry C. Johnson
📍 UNZ Review
As of the week ending June 12, 2026, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) held approximately 340.25 million barrels of crude oil… Sounds like a lot, but it is approaching the danger zone. In late May, that number was 372 million barrels, which consisted of Sweet crude: ~142 MMB | Sour crude: ...
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#18The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory
📍 The Intercept
Despite extracting extraordinary concessions, the reaction in Iran isn’t entirely jubilant. Past betrayals are too recent to forget. The post The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory appeared first on The Intercept.
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#19Might The Polls Be Wrong?
📍 Veterans Today
Every poll published so far in the British General Election campaign has shown Labour well in the lead, with margins of between roughly 15 and 25 per cent over the hapless Tories. Some of these have been MRP mega-polls with over 20,000 people contacted. The Tories are in full retreat, restricting...
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#20Cult-Building, Sex and WWIII: Leak Exposes Peter Thiel’s Secret Society
📍 Corbett Report
Do you know about "Dialog," Peter Thiel's own private, invitation-only secret society? No? Well, strap in and get ready! You're about to find out all about this shady cabal.
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#21Three Stories You Missed While The White House Parades The UFC On The Front Lawn
📍 Activist Post
While the public’s attention is drawn towards pointless theatrics, here are three important stories that actually deserve attention. The second century Roman satirical poet Decimus Junius Juvenalus once famously said “Give them bread and circuses, and they will never revolt”. An astute observatio...
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#22The Dark Occult Meaning Madonna’s Film “Confessions II”
📍 VigilantCitizen
"Confessions II" is a star-studded short film replete with strange imagery involving Luciferian concepts and Monarch mind control. Here's a look at the hidden meaning behind it all. The post The Dark Occult Meaning Madonna’s Film “Confessions II” first appeared on Vigilant Citizen.
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#23America the Unfree—Home of the Policed, Surveilled and Occupied
📍 David Icke
America has become an occupied nation. Not by one invading army, but by many occupying powers: the police state, the surveillance state, the war state, the corporate state, the foreign influence machine, and a ruling class that treats the American people as little more than collateral damage in i...
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#24Africa: Rwanda and South Africa - From Diplomatic Frost to Strategic Partnership and Greater People-to-People Mobility
📍 AllAfrica
[allAfrica] After more than a decade of diplomatic estrangement, Rwanda and South Africa appear to be taking meaningful steps toward rebuilding a relationship long marked by suspicion, political tensions, and missed opportunities. Recent high-level engagements between Kigali and Pretoria suggest ...
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#25Black Agenda Report June 19, 2026
📍 Black Agenda
Black Agenda Report June 19, 2026 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 06/19/2026 - 06:12 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Report June 19, 2026 In this week’s segment, we discuss the increase in racist mob violence against Black and brown immigrants in Britain. Firs...
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#26‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude
📍 IPS News
The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support and emissions reductions, leaving negotiators with significant unresolved issues ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya,...
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#27A room of cowed journalists legitimised Pauline Hanson. It’s proof she’s muzzled the watchdog
📍 Crikey
Rather than challenge the premise of Pauline Hanson's press club speech with questions about its contents, reporters looked the other way. It proved we're dealing with a new type of journalism. The post A room of cowed journalists legitimised Pauline Hanson. It’s proof she’s muzzled the watchdog ...
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#28Drawn-out anti-Herzog probe means laws unenforceable
📍 The Klaxon
The drawn-out investigation into police brutality at February’s anti-Herzog rally means officers who have broken important laws will avoid penalties. The post Drawn-out anti-Herzog probe means laws unenforceable appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#29Sanctions not working. Israeli settler violence continues unopposed
📍 Michael West
Australia’s sanctions regime on Israel is not holding many perpetrators accountable for grave human rights abuses and war crimes.
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#30Seal pups and seabird chicks are suffering in extreme weather. How can we protect them?
📍 Conversation AU
Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves – four experts explain why this matters.
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#31Google Trends: Cepeda repunta frente a Abelardo a horas de la elección
📍 La Silla Vacía
No es una medición de voto, pero mide las búsquedas en ese explorador. Previo a primera vuelta, el más buscado fue De la Espriella. The post Google Trends: Cepeda repunta frente a Abelardo a horas de la elección appeared first on La Silla Vacía.
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#32Cuba’s Communist Party Government Can’t Reform Itself
📍 Havana Times
It is not merely a failed economic model; it is a system of power incapable of transforming itself while putting its own existence at risk. The post Cuba’s Communist Party Government Can’t Reform Itself appeared first on Havana Times.
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#332 de agosto, el natalicio de Samir
📍 Subversiones
Samir Flores Soberanes era oriundo de la comunidad de Amilcingo, en Morelos, y hoy estaría cumpliendo 38 años, sin embargo el 20 de febrero del 2019 fue asesinado en la entrada de su casa. Amilcingo y muchas personas más decidieron recordar y festejar a Samir este 2 de agosto, porque fue una aleg...
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#34Influencers and Organized Crime: Identifying Patterns in Their Relationship
📍 InSight Crime
Influencers and Organized Crime: Identifying Patterns in Their Relationship Nelson highlighted the gap between reporting and social media news around influencers and hard, verifiable data, and was clear about its own shortcomings there, not representing open-source information as over-reliable, a...
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#35Comunidades, organizaciones y municipios impulsan opciones para manejar estorbos públicos
📍 Periodismo Inv.
Aunque decenas de municipios han privatizado el manejo de estorbos públicos, otros han optado por establecer bancos de tierras comunitarias o gestionarlos mediante fideicomisos que garanticen casas asequibles.
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#36Family Confirms Body Found in Costa Rica Is Missing U.S. Tourist
📍 Tico Times
The family of Ashley Nicole Phillips has confirmed that a body found in a river in Barú de Pérez Zeledón is the missing 30-year-old U.S. tourist, ending a search that had drawn attention in Costa Rica and the United States. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), confirmed that the body...
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#37The Cost of Speaking Out in Ecuador
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on June 17, 2026 Santa Elena, Ecuador – On June 8, nature defender and anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek was found dead in her home in the coastal community of Montañita. The scene was set for a suicide – she was found on the floor with a noose around her neck – but […]...
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#38Filmy akcji w Korei Północnej
📍 WolneMedia
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