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Undoing the ‘tangled nest’ of Iran sanctions won’t be easy or quick
WASHINGTON, June 23 — Tehran stands to gain billions of dollars from a 60-day reprieve from US sanctions announced yesterday, but unwinding more than four decades of restrictions poses legal, […]
Trump announces Iran’s ‘nuclear honesty’ with full inspection agreement
WASHINGTON, June 23 — US President Donald Trump said today that Iran has “fully and completely agreed” to allow nuclear inspectors to return to the country, and that US Navy […]
UN investigators: Israel ‘deliberately targeting’ Palestinian children as part of Gaza ‘genocide’
GENEVA, June 23 — Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing “genocide” in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged on Tuesday, in […]
UN chief demands tech giants ‘be honest’ about the hidden water, power, and carbon cost of the AI boom
LONDON, June 23 — The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their data centres and use renewable power, […]
European leaders hail ‘statesman’ Starmer while Trump and Putin take shots at outgoing UK PM
BERLIN, June 23 — Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his departure on Monday amid plunging approval ratings, but there were warm words from European leaders who had generally […]
‘Never return to pre-war conditions’ — Iran sets new rules for Hormuz strait
TEHRAN, June 23 — Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday, following talks pushing to […]
‘Race to bottom’: 40 mayors sign global data centre pact to curb ‘unprecedented’ drain on power and water
LONDON, June 23 — Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the growing strain the rapid growth in data centres is […]
Is Britain a ‘failed state’? What Starmer’s resignation reveals about the UK
LONDON, June 23 — On Monday morning, Keir Starmer emerged into the sunshine in Downing Street flanked by his staff and wife, his voice thick with emotion as he said […]
Three killed in Montreal, Canada shooting; police investigate potential ‘incel’ link
MONTREAL, June 23 — A midday shooting in Montreal killed three people on Monday, including a police officer, a civilian, and the alleged gunman, triggering rare levels of shock across […]
Heatwave smashes European temperature records; 18 people, including two children, dead in France
PARIS, June 23 — At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several […]