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UK PM Starmer resigns as Britain faces its seventh leader in 10 years (LINK) — 22 June 2026
Fox News: Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister after devastating Labour revolt and local election losses — (LINK)
US-Iran negotiations end, technical talks will continue: Iran and the United States agreed to create a "de-confliction cell" to address the fighting in Lebanon including the Lebanese government (LINK) — 22 June 2026
— Iran insisted it had again shut the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, while the U.S. said traffic continued.
Guardian: US-Iran talks strained as Trump threats spark Iranian walkout — (LINK)
— The US president had threatened to bomb Iran and even to kidnap the Iranian negotiating team unless the strait of Hormuz was reopened, forcing mediators Qatar and Pakistan to continue negotiations in the background. Iranian state media said the talks had entered a "difficult phase" and recessed after the "publication of an insulting message by the US president". It also said the Iranian delegation met Qatari mediators and then left the negotiating site.
US-Iran talks in Switzerland shunt Israel to the sidelines, but it's not out of the fight (LINK) — 21 June 2026
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, 25, killed in Israeli airstrike on Bureij refugee camp in Gaza: two months after a separate Israeli attack killed his brother, fellow al Ja zeera journalist Mohammed Wishah (LINK) — 21 June 2026
Ukraine hits Russia-controlled Crimea in deadly drone attack, at least four people dead and 28 others injured, the territory's Russia-backed authorities said (LINK) — 21 June 2026
— A separate Ukrainian drone attack was also reported in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, with local authorities saying one person was killed. A separate Ukrainian drone attack was also reported in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, with local authorities saying one person was killed.
Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows (LINK) — 21 June 2026
UK: Starmer reflecting on 'political realities' amid reports of imminent resignation (LINK) — 21 June 2026
Ethiopian prime minister's party easily wins parliamentary election: poll overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and little participation by opposition parties (LINK) — 21 June 2026
France restricts public drinking and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe (LINK) — 21 June 2026
UN Security Council appeals to RSF against atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on El-Obeid (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Catchup: Trump to cut emergency HIV funds to South Africa launched in 2003: State Department said the country had failed to address the president's concerns about treatment of its white citizens (LINK) — 18 June 2026
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Alan Greenspan, economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease (LINK) — 22 June 2026
Court bans Spanish PM's wife from leaving country as she prepares to face trial on corruption charges: Begona Gomez is accused of using her position to secure work contracts (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Al Jazeera: UN meeting erupts over sexual violence allegations against Israel (LINK video) — 20 June 2026
Some 75 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads 'fast' (LINK) — 19 June 2026
— Aid cuts and poor sanitation are deepening fears that Ebola is spreading through displacement camps. Seventeen medics have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the death toll surpasses 200.
UN agencies IAEA and WFP launch $1 million project to contain screwworm outbreak in Central America, Mexico amd US (sending beef prices there to near record highs) (LINK) — 19 June 2026
— The outbreak could be tackled through the release of flies treated with radiation to make them unable to reproduce, the agencies said. The sterile flies then mate with wild flies, reducing the population over time. Emergency response efforts could require up to 600 million sterile flies a week, they said. The only operational facility located in Panama now produces about 100 ?million. They said planned capacity in Metapa de Dominguez, Mexico, and Mission, Texas, could add up to 400 million sterile flies a week in coming years.
Swiss government wants to strengthen medicine supply: plans to make it easier to import and manufacture medicines. Online sales of over-the-counter medicines are also set to become easier (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Swiss Parliament proposes VAT increase by 0.4% to fund 13th Swiss pension payment (LINK) — 19 June 2026
— As the Constitution must be amended to implement it, the people and the cantons must give their approval at the ballot box. The referendum could take place before the end of the year.
Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honour, escalating World War II-era row (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Orbán-appointed Hungarian president bans him from returning to power (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Cambodian Supreme Court upholds incitement conviction of opposition politician in charged case (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Trump's reflecting pool nightmare takes another turn, as the algae controversy leads to an even more embarrassing discovery: videos of blue paint strips peeling off the bottom — "hydrogen peroxide is a paint remover" (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Zelenskyy gives Belarus a week to remove relay stations helping Russia (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024 (LINK) — 18 June 2026
Swiss franc holds near seven-month lows as dollar strength persists (LINK) — 22 June 2026
Art Basel: 18-21 June: over 290 top galleries presenting works by over 4,000 artists: drone tour (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Thousands flock to Art Basel in Switzerland as market outlook improves: VIP preview days (LINK)
A $35m Picasso led first-day sales (Pablo Picasso's Le peintre et son modèle dans un paysage / the painter and his model in a landscape, 1963), while galleries reported strong seven-figure results across both historic and contemporary material — (LINK)
— Bringing together around 4,000 artists. Works by leading figures including Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and David Hockney drew significant attention throughout the fair.
Florida Gulf Coast tourism plummets as threat of hurricane travel chaos and flight cancellations drive European and Canadian visitors away (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives: species have adapted to feed on pollen — even as adults — which could provide the insects with more energy. Pollen also contains lipids, which help with energy storage but also boost immunity (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Bird flu kills more than 75% of baby elephant seals, some 13,000, on remote Australian islands, study finds: "These observations of H5 bird flu at Heard Island and McDonald Island are the first detection in an Australian external territory and show the continued eastward movement of the virus." (LINK) — 17 June 2026
Art Basel: 18-21 June: over 290 top galleries presenting works by over 4,000 artists: drone tour (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Thousands flock to Art Basel in Switzerland as market outlook improves: VIP preview days (LINK)
A $35m Picasso led first-day sales (Pablo Picasso's Le peintre et son modèle dans un paysage / the painter and his model in a landscape, 1963), while galleries reported strong seven-figure results across both historic and contemporary material — (LINK)
— Bringing together around 4,000 artists. Works by leading figures including Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and David Hockney drew significant attention throughout the fair.
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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