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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

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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

Europeans wary of committing naval ships to Strait of Hormuz quickly

BRUSSELS – European officials are wary of committing naval ships that could be placed in danger because US President Donald Trump wants to open up the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible. Discussions between the US and its allies over how to clear Iranian mines from the vital waterway have bec

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Prantik Prabal Roy

Crissy Froyd accuses Mike Silver of liking her old bikini photos right after she wrote about Dianna Russini scandal

The Vrabel-Russini saga is no longer just about two people. It has become a referendum on how NFL media operates. The latest development: freelance writer Crissy Froyd went public this week with a specific allegation against The Athletic's Mike Silver, claiming he dug through her Instagram and liked

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Toi World Desk

'Restoring legacy': Pentagon renames Indo-Pacific Command back to Pacific Command

The department of war announced Tuesday that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), reversing the 2018 decision to rename it.Originally established on January 1, 1947, by then-President Harry S Truman, the command operated unde

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026

Delhi police arrest 7 in Pakistan-backed terror plot; weapons, recce videos recovered

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police's Special Cell has busted a Pakistan-backed international terror-crime syndicate allegedly linked to gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and his associate, Ajmal Gujjar, arresting seven key operatives.Police said the accused were involved in smuggling illegal arms, ammun

WorldFox NewsJun 17, 2026Chantz Martin

LeBron James signals Lakers loyalty as ESPN insider says Lakers deal talks are underway

LeBron James said he could not be with a stay-at-home woman in resurfaced podcast comments as he reportedly negotiates a new deal with the Lakers.

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026

Barisan Nasional expected to put up new faces in Johor polls

JOHOR BAHRU – Barisan Nasional is expected to drop some of its incumbents to make way for new faces in the upcoming Johor state polls. It is learnt that Umno is expected to field at least 12 new faces including state puteri chief Rina Farhana Abdullah. Talk is rife that Umno wanita chief Asiah Md

WorldFrance 24Jun 17, 2026FRANCE 24

UN chief Guterres visits Haiti as gang violence surges

UN Secretary General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday as gang violence deepens a humanitarian crisis, with more than one in 10 Haitians displaced. The United Nations said 2,300 people have been killed and 100 kidnapped this year, while 1.5 million have been forced from their homes, including a senior defense ministry official abducted last week.

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Dwaipayan Ghosh,monotosh Chakraborty

Watch: Jahangir 'Pushpa' Khan's wife leads Falta crowd to police station demanding his release; chaos prevails

FALTA: Around 400 supporters of Trinamool’s Falta candidate Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan, angered by police making him walk in public wearing Bermuda shorts and by an AI-generated image of the strongman being forced to do sit-ups while holding his ears, blocked a road on Tuesday demanding his release. The

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026Sph Media Limited

Indonesian police seize over $130,000 worth of assets in Riau elephant tusk case

PEKANBARU, Indonesia - Detectives in Riau have confiscated some 1.8 billion rupiah (S$130,350 in assets of alleged money laundering proceeds involving members of a syndicate trading tusks from Sumatran elephants in the province. The assets included 650 million rupiah in cash, an excavator, a Mitsub

WorldThe Straits TimesJun 17, 2026

Swamp Thing: Algae mess with Trump’s pool project

WASHINGTON - One of US President Donald Trump’s pet beauty projects for Washington was supposed to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool look blue, like part of the US flag. Enter Mother Nature. Algae have proliferated in the water, turning it a swampy green. “Can you see it in my photos? Oh w

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Ians

Jeremy Allen White lauds U.K. for prohibiting social media for kids under 16: 'It's remarkable how addictive this stuff is'

Hollywood actor Jeremy Allen White is lauding the U.K. government for capping the age for social media usage. The media industry is facing a social reckoning. After mounting scrutiny of social media's impact on young users, the U.K. announced that it would move forward with a ban on children under 1

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Trending Desk

‘I barely needed cash’: Foreigner says India's payment system feels ahead of most of the world

Foreigner visits India, ends up carrying almost no cash: Says many countries are still catching up to this payment systemFor many tourists visiting India for the first time, the food, crowds and culture are usually what leave the biggest impression. But for one foreign traveller, it was something fa

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Toi World Desk

Trump's birthday attack plot: FBI arrests five in foiled White House UFC conspiracy targeting US President, Vance, Netanyahu & Musk

The FBI disrupted a planned attack targeting US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday event and UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend. They have arrested five suspects who allegedly discussed using explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled, accor

WorldTimes Of IndiaJun 17, 2026Toi Business Desk

Oil prices dip near $70 per barrel mark as Middle East turmoil cools

After repeatedly soaring beyond the $100 per barrel mark amid the Middle East conflict, oil prices have finally begun to cool down, inching near the $75 level seen before the conflict. This week, for the first time crude since early March, crude prices have tumbled below $80 as hopes surrounding a p

WorldGuardianJun 17, 2026Fran Lawther, George Chidi, Peter Stone, Robert Mackey

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.

WorldBBCJun 17, 2026Kate Whannel And Jennifer McKiernan

Streeting would 'be prepared' to trigger leadership contest as early as next week

But the former health secretary told BBC Newsnight he would prefer for the prime minister “to take a decision on his own terms”.

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

WorldAssociated PressJun 17, 2026

Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years for Louisiana rape

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022. Mystikal, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in March with a sentencing c

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