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Iran war day 116: US eases Iran sanctions; Lebanon ceasefire holds (LINK) — 23 June 2026
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.
— 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.
The crowd is dumping SpaceX stock: at $154.60, a drop of more than 31% in a matter of days (LINK) — 23 June 2026
US: Ransom note re Nancy Guthrie reported she died after abduction and apologized (LINK) — 23 June 2026
UK PM Starmer resigns as Britain faces its seventh le ader 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)
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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
Larry Ellison cuts 21,000 jobs at Oracle as AI replaces human workers (LINK) — 23 June 2026
Swiss franc holds near seven-month lows as dollar strength persists (LINK) — 22 June 2026
Teams out of World Cup 2026: Updated list of nations eliminated from FIFA tournament: Haiti, Turkey and Tunisia (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.
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