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Trump heads to G7 summit with wind at his back after announcing agreement aimed at ending Iran war (LINK) — 15 June 2026
United States and Iran reach framework deal to end war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz: document signing Friday in Switzerland (LINK) — 14 June 2026
U.S.-Iran deal explained: What we know — and what remains unresolved (LINK)
— CNBC: "The deal has not been signed, the text is unreleased, and Israel is not party to the agreement." The Strait of Hormuz isn't officially open yet, but both President Trump and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister have said it would reopen Friday after the signing in Geneva.
Russian attack sets fire to centuries-old religious site in Kyiv and kills rescuers in Kharkiv (LINK) — 15 June 2026
UK Prime Minister Starmer says Britain will ban under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube (LINK) — 15 June 2026
— Australia, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia have introduced legislation or announced age-based restrictions or requirements for children's access to social media. France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea are among others studying or developing similar approaches.
Estimated 20,000, including some 600 so-called "Black Bloc" militants, protest G7 in Geneva as Trump, other leaders ready for summit in Evian, France (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— Clashes broke out between protesters and police near the United Nations headquarters, as protesters threw bottles, stones, pieces of cement and firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march (LINK) — 14 June 2026
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million: (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— Some 54.79% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People's party (SVP) and 45.21% were in favour. Turnout was 58.86%. A different outcome would have obliged the Swiss government to limit the population, currently 9.1 million, to 10 million by 2050, enacting tough restrictions on family reunification, residency permits and asylum if the number had reached 9.5 million before that date. Under the proposals, if the threshold of 10 million people was exceeded before 2050, the Swiss government would have been obliged to withdraw from the country's free movement agreement with the EU — ending its access to the bloc's single market.
Eastern Congo reports 782 Ebola cases and 181 deaths, authorities say, but may be higher: contact tracing coverage rate is at 56%, a sharp decrease from last week (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— Fifty-six people have recovered, and the current fatality rate of the outbreak is 23%. Cases have also been recorded in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, as well as Ituri, and have spread across the border to Uganda.
Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80 — from Greta Thunberg, Piers Morgan and more (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— Greta Thunberg: "I will [...] give you a can of alphabet soup; the sentences you poop out will be more coherent than anything you have ever said."
UK forces seize suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— Tne tanker, sailing under a Cameroon flag, was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials with support from Chinook helicopters and other aircraft, a frigate and a minehunter
IDF says over 70 Hezbollah sites hit as troops advance near south Lebanon's Nabatieh (LINK) — 13 June 2026
Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad, leading the organization to dismiss 18 staff members and bar them from future employment (LINK) — 13 June 2026
— Premium Times: The investigation was conducted between 2024 and 2025. It was completed last July but did not reach the public until Saturday, when AP first reported it. MSF was unaware of most of the abuse allegations until they were uncovered through AP's reporting. MSF said urgent staffing needs, coupled with inadequate reference checks, led to the recruitment of individuals with prior records of misconduct or abuse.
Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center (LINK) — 13 June 2026
Woman's hypothermia death after being released by ICE is ruled a homicide (LINK) — 13 June 2026
UK: Hospital resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government (LINK) — 13 June 2026
European airports hit by 1,225 flight delays and 73 cancellations as passengers stranded (LINK) — 13 June 2026
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UN Secretary-General appoints Ahunna Eziakonwa as Special Adviser On Africa (LINK) — 14 June 2026
— She currently oversees the organisation's support to 46 African countries in pursuing Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the African Union's Agenda 2063.
Russia's overwhelming manpower advantage against Ukraine is starting to wane: the first war in Russia's history in which the state is paying citizens to fight rather than forcing them is leading to economic strain and manpower issues (LINK) — 14 June 2026
'A fool and his money are soon parted': Barron Trump-backed beverage company is charging $39 for a 12-pack (LINK) — 14 June 2026
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant reconnected to grid after IAEA-brokered ceasefire (LINK) — 13 June 2026
Armed men in Haiti's capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction: kidnappings are occurring more often in areas of Port-au-Prince once considered safe (LINK) — 13 June 2026
— James Boyard, the cabinet director of the Defense Ministry, is a respected security expert and also serves as inspector general of the country's police, CBS News reported. Boyard was tasked with rebuilding Haiti's armed forces and was helping assess the country's national police.
Mexico investigates murder of mayor of town in Oaxaca state (LINK) — 13 June 2026
— Joel Bravo Martínez was shot dead on Saturday, weeks after he said he feared for his life and asked the state government for protection, according to a statement from his party, the National Action Party (PAN).
Nigeria: Abducted retired General dies in captivity after kidnapping 2 weeks ago: in a statement on Saturday, the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Katsina, said Abubakar Rabe died from complications of diabetes and hypertension (LINK) — 13 June 2026
'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current US measles outbreak (LINK) — 13 June 2026
EU says it has proof China trained Russian troops fighting in Ukraine (LINK) — 12 June 2026
Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) announces a €2 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts of interim President Assimi Goita (LINK) — 13 June 2026
Mali offered $3.5 million reward for Iyad Ag Ghaly, leader of the (JNIM) on 5 June — (LINK)
— In a major April offensive JNIM joined forces with Tuareg rebels to launch the largest attacks against the government in over a decade, intensifying the region's 15-year struggle with extremist violence.
Scientists concerned latest gene editing of human embryos could "open floodgates" (LINK) — 13 June 2026
South African president seeks to stop impeachment probe over 'Farmgate' scandal (LINK) — 12 June 2026
— The Citizen, South Africa: The legal developments follow a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling in May, which found that Parliament had acted unlawfully when it blocked impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa in December 2022. ActionSA filed criminal charges against Ramaphosa at the Bela-Bela Police Station last month, accusing him of misrepresenting details related to the Phala Phala cash theft. The complaint centres on claims that the amount of money stolen from the president's farm was significantly higher than initially disclosed. ActionSA's charges include alleged violations of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (Precca), as well as accusations of perjury and fraud. Namibian national Imanuela David, along with fellow compatriots Froliana Joseph – a former cleaner employed at the farm — and her brother Ndilinasho David Joseph, are currently on trial at the Modimolle Regional Court. The three face are facing charges of housebreaking, theft and conspiracy to commit burglary.
11 skydivers and pilot killed after Missouri plane crashes in one of the deadliest US skydiving incidents in decades, officials say (LINK) — 14 June 2026
Google is paying $920 million per month to SpaceX but Nvidia is the quiet winner: most AI roads still run through Nvidia (LINK) — 14 June 2026
Global Dialogue on AI Governance: PalExpo 6-7 July 2026 (LINK) — 2 June 2026
25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026
11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027:: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026
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