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World newsGuardianJun 16, 2026

Iran’s top envoy says peace deal with the US dependent on Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon

Abbas Araghchi says ‘war has not fully come to an end’ without Israeli forces leaving territories occupied during present conflictMiddle East crisis – live updates

By Patrick Wintour in Evian

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World newsGuardianJun 16, 2026Deepa Parent

‘Everyone is angry for different reasons’: scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears

Any sense of relief offset by doubts over durability of agreement and feelings of betrayal by Trump administrationMiddle East crisis – live updates

World newsGuardianJun 16, 2026Jakub Krupa

G7 leaders meet for first full day of talks with Russia-Ukraine war first on the agenda – Europe live

World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on side

World newsGuardianJun 16, 2026Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

Spanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds

Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran war

World newsGuardianJun 16, 2026Libby Brooks

Tuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemma

In today’s newsletter: An argument about money has also spotlighted questions about Britain’s place in the world and the changing face of warfare

US midterm primaries 2026 live: Mike Collins projected to win Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia

Self-described ‘Maga warrior’ will face Jon Ossoff in November; polls close is Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington DC With 55% of the vote counted in Georgia, NBC News projects Mike Collins will defeat former football coach Derek Dooley to win the Republican primary for the US Senate. Collins currently leads by 10 points, 55% to 45%. The Associated Press has not yet made a call, but NBC’s analysis is based on the fact that Collins is doing better than Dooley in the votes cast on election day, which tend to favor candidates, like Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, who hates mail-in ballots almost as much as he hates windmills. Continue reading...

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026Paul Steinhauser

Trump's endorsement fails to save MAGA candidate as billionaire advances in key governor race

Billionaire Rick Jackson defeats Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial runoff, the Associated Press reports today.

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Via AP news wire

Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case

The rapper Mystikal will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Diego Pineda

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

A U.S. military strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday targeted a suspected drug smuggling vessel, resulting in one fatality and two survivors. This incident increases the death toll from U.S. military boat attacks to at least 208 since the administration initiated its campaign against all

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

One dead, dozens injured after Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, June 17 - One person died and dozens were injured after a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the disaster mitigation agency said. Here are the details: • The quake struck on Tuesday morning, with the epicentre recorded about 42 km (26 miles) to the southe

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Diego Pineda

One killed, two survive after US strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to at least 208

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026Alex Miller

Trump-backed 'McCongressman' wins Oklahoma Senate primary, vows push for stalled SAVE Act

Rep. Kevin Hern cruised to a primary victory in Oklahoma and questions why Republican senators won't support the SAVE Act voter ID bill in Congress.

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026

Jamaica in talks to accept third-country migrants deported from US

KINGSTON, June 16 - Jamaica is in talks with Washington over accepting third-country migrants deported by the United States, the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Security Minister Horace Chang said in a statement on Tuesday. The deal remains to be finalized, he said. • U.S. President Donald Tru

WorldFrance 24Jun 17, 2026FRANCE 24

Brazil Supreme Court Eduardo Bolsonaro over US sanctions push

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favor him.

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

US military says one killed, two survive in its strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON, June 16 - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing one person and leaving two survivors. It marked the latest such attack that human rights groups call extrajudicial killings and Washington casts as targeting of "narco-terrorists." Here are s

WorldAssociated PressJun 17, 2026

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1 in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people

WorldAssociated PressJun 17, 2026Safiyah Riddle

Federal government challenges the United States' first ever reparations program in court

The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional. The program, laun

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Safiyah Riddle

Federal government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people

The federal government has asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program in Evanston, Illinois

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

Washington airport will halt operations for most of July 4

WASHINGTON – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will close on July 4 starting at noon local time due to 250th US anniversary events in the capital region, including a military flyover, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said on June 16. The airport, located in Virginia clo

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026Brittany Miller

A mother's concern, call to authorities may have prevented potential attack on UFC event at the White House

Tycen Proper, 19, allegedly planned an attack on a UFC event at the White House after his mother reported concerns about guns and online communications.

WorldAl JazeeraJun 17, 2026Adam Hancock, Apps Support

Democrat calls for Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha’s mother to get US visa

Ana Candida Evora was unable to travel to watch her son star in a goalless draw with Spain due to the cost of a US visa.

WorldBBCJun 17, 2026Sakshi Venkatraman

Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battle

Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battle The son of jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted by Brazil's highest court of pursuing US intervention during his father's coup trial last year. Eduardo Bolsonaro, 41, was charged last

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Diego Pineda

Manhunt underway after Wilmington hospital shooting in Delaware leaves one dead

The condition of the second victim has not been released

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid was a ‘terrible mistake’

NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton suggested in a new interview that the Democratic Party’s loss in 2024 boiled down to a “terrible miscalculation” – US President Joe Biden’s decision to run for re-election. At an event in Manhattan on June 15, Clinton told The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, that Bide

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026FOX News Radio

Feds Disrupt Alleged Attack Plot On UFC Freedom 250

A New York Times report says Jeffrey Epstein allegedly made multiple nooses, asked fellow inmates about suicide methods, and survived an earlier hanging incident before his death in federal custody in 2019. Federal authorities say they disrupted an alleged attack plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., involving explosive drones and a planned sniper assault, with five suspects arrested and more than 20 others under investigation. Karl-Anthony Towns says wedding planning with fiancée Jordyn Woods was put on hold while he focused on the Knicks’ championship pursuit, but now plans to shift attention to their upcoming wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices