# NuseReal
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US Vice-President Vance arrives in Switzerland for talks with Iran and Pakistan as fighting in Lebanon threatens to derail talks (LINK) — 21 June 2026
Iran's IRGC said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but CENTCOM said 55 ships carrying 17 million barrels of oil transited unhindered. Trump meanwhile warned of US tolls if a final deal was not reached within 60 days (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike — wounded two weeks ago in her house on Mansouri beach, near the southern city of Tyre (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Ukraine says Russian glide bomb attack kills five people in Zaporizhzhia (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Russian guided bombs strike an apartment block in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv, killing 1 person (LINK) — 20 June 2026
— Head of the regional administration Oleh Syniehubov said at least nine people were injured, five of whom hospitalized. Elsewhere in Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck a civilian car on Friday evening, killing a man and injuring the woman driving, Syniehubov said. Later on Saturday, Russia again launched guided bombs at Ukraine, striking the outskirts of the northern city of Sumy, according to local administration head Oleh Hryhorov. The attacks killed a civilian man and damaged at least 20 private houses, Hryhorov reported on Telegram. Ukraine's air force said it shot down 92 of 99 Russian drones launched overnight and that seven struck targets in three locations.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms drone strike on refining facilities in Russia's Tyumen region (LINK) — 20 June 2026
Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 956, including 247 deaths (LINK) — 20 June 2026
WHO on Ebola outbreak: 896 confirmed cases, including 232 deaths in DRC as of 17 June, Uganda 19 confirmed cases including two deaths as of 18 June: Uganda has not reported any new cases since 5 June 2026 (LINK) — 19 June 2026
Trump doubles down on feud with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, insisting she asked for G7 photo (LINK) — 20 June 2026
US: Bethesda man and former olympian arrested for taking paint from newly refurbished Reflecting Pool in Washington's National Mall (LINK) — 20 June 2026
— For days, D.C. residents and tourists have been spotted pulling chunks and large strips of paint from the iconic Reflecting Pool. Just weeks after the pool reopened sporting $13 million in renovations under President Trump, algae blooms expanded rapidly. This week, large chunks and strips of paint began appearing on the surface of the shallow water.
Trump says vandals used chemicals to damage newly renovated reflecting pool (LINK) — 19 June 2026
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Al Jazeera: UN meeting erupts over sexual violence allegations against Israel (LINK video) — 20 June 2026
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
Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed (LINK) — 19 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
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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