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World newsGuardianJun 17, 2026

G7 commits to ‘unwavering support for Ukraine’ with pledge to offer more air defence – Europe live

World leaders backed Ukraine’s defence of ‘its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity’

By Jakub Krupa

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World newsGuardianJun 17, 2026Libby Brooks

Wednesday briefing: In a new era of far-right organising, how can we tackle hate?

In today’s newsletter: The far right are using social media to foster division, from Southampton to Belfast, but there are calls for clear and urgent ways to counter digital radicalism

World newsGuardianJun 17, 2026Pippa Crerar and Jennifer Rankin

Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EU

World newsGuardianJun 17, 2026Amy Hawkins in Beijing

They were forced into marriage and abused. Now women facing exploitation in China have a glimmer of hope

Female activists are working in the shadows to find and support vulnerable women they fear are being failed by authorities

World newsGuardianJun 17, 2026Noella Mwanza in Bunia and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi

Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers

A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virus

Hong Kong’s top court rejects challenge to law banning calls for election boycotts

Hong Kong’s top court has dismissed a legal challenge against a law barring calls to boycott the city’s “patriots-only” elections, ruling that the prohibition is necessary to counter “organised campaigns” seeking to undermine the establishment following the enactment of the national security law. In

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Henry Saker-Clark

Inflation holds steady at 2.8% as food price rises ease

The rate of inflation was lower than expected by economists, who had predicted an uptick in inflation to 3%.

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026Howard Kurtz

Republicans, media rip Trump’s secret Iran deal, with the harshest critics calling it a surrender

President Trump's emerging agreement with Iran is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum, questioning the deal's secrecy.

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026

Modi warns of ‘shortage of trust’ ahead of Trump meeting

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump shook hands and smiled on the sidelines of a Group of Seven (G-7) summit in France ahead of their first bilateral meeting in a year. Noticeably absent was Modi’s trademark bear hug, a hallmark of his interac

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

The human brain is not a machine

The temptation to see the human brain as a kind of machine has been around for a long time. Marvin Minsky, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, used to provocatively call humans “meat machines”. Going further back, one analogy from the pre-computer era described the brain as an “enchanted loom wher

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026The Independent

Forging the future: the future of British steelmaking

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WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

Uzbek president pledges continued reforms, tax-free zone at Tashkent forum

TASHKENT, June 17 - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised on Wednesday to continue economic reforms in the fast-growing Central Asian country, including establishing an independent financial regulator. "We are always open to investors interested in cooperating with Uzbekistan and ready

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Helen Macnamara, Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson

Farage has all the ingredients to stoke another summer of discontent

Nigel Farage has been busy.

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Trump hopes to put Iran conflict ‘in the rearview mirror’

President Trump expressed hope the conflict with Iran would be resolved imminently, saying he hoped the conflict would soon be "in the rearview mirror.” He remained tight-lipped about the new peace deal, which is believed to include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, financial incentives for Iran, an

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026

When wellness goes beyond body weight

Marking Global Wellness Day 2026, Code Wellness celebrated its fourth anniversary at the Indian Museum, with an evening dedicated to holistic health and well-being. The event featured a wellness walk by patients who shared inspiring journeys from illness to wellness and the felicitation of doctors f

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026

'Killed her': Bengaluru man calls lawyer after strangling wife

BENGALURU: A water tanker driver accused of strangling his 20-year-old wife after frequent domestic quarrels has been arrested by Bengaluru police days after allegedly confessing to the crime over a phone call and fleeing.The accused, identified as Sharath, was taken into custody after a manhunt lau

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Manisha Singh

Sarvam’s rise reflects India’s AI ambitions, its future will test them

Some might argue that the easy part was becoming a unicorn. The hard part begins now. Fresh off a $234 million funding round led by HCLTech, Sarvam finds itself carrying expectations that extend far beyond startup success. For many, the Bengaluru company represents India's best shot at building a ho

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Toi Entertainment Desk

Former IPS officer Sreelekha R accuses Shane Nigam starrer 'Dridam' of copying her short story: 'I wrote it several years ago'

Malayalam thriller 'Dridam', currently streaming on OTT, is at the center of a controversy following allegations made by former IPS officer and writer Sreelekha R. Sreelekha has alleged that the movie's core narrative bears significant similarities to a short story she wrote years ago. She further c

WorldIndependentJun 17, 2026Katie Hawkinson

Trump’s giant statue garden his legal wall

Several groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association, have sued the Trump administration over its plans to install the National Garden of American Heroes in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The proposed sculpture garden would feature 250 life-sized statues of famous Americans n

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Toi City Desk

6 killed, 20 injured as bus rams parked truck on Vadodara highway

VADODARA: Six people were killed and nearly 20 others injured after a private bus rammed into a parked truck on a highway in Gujarat's Vadodara district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The accident took place near Kotambi village on the Vadodara-Halol highway at around 4am.According to

WorldAssociated PressJun 17, 2026Isabel Debre

Right-wing populists gain in Latin America with strong-arm tactics

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Right-wing populists have been making headway in some of Latin America’s biggest economies, promising a strong-arm approach to combatting crime and illegal immigration as an answer to the left-wing populism that took hold in the region just a few years ago. Although homicide

WorldNPRJun 17, 2026The Associated Press

UN chief visits Haiti, where a new 'gang-suppression force' will be deployed

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.

WorldAl JazeeraJun 17, 2026Amr Alkazaz, Apps Support

Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally

From lakes to rivers, freshwater is declining worldwide under rising climate and land pressure.

Worldi24 NewsJun 17, 2026

At the height of rush hour, Orthodox protesters block Israel's highway

Members of the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Faction staged demonstrations across several major locations in Israel on Wednesday in protest of the arrests of yeshiva students accused of evading military service. The protests, which began during the morning rush hour, were aimed at disrupting traffic in

WorldAssociated PressJun 17, 2026Isabel Debre

Concerns over crime and immigration are fueling a far-right backlash in Latin America

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — At the start of this decade, Latin America was hurtling to the left. Progressives, seizing on public outrage over entrenched inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, swept to power in many of the region’s biggest economies, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. A politi