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• India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canadian intelligence agency says - Reuters

  1. India is a perpetrator of foreign interference, Canadian intelligence agency says  Reuters
  2. Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi  The Guardian
  3. India and Canada Move to Mend Ties Damaged by Sikh Activists’s Killing  The New York Times
  4. Canada and India reset relations as Mark Carney and Narendra Modi meet  Financial Times
  5. PM Thanks Mexico's President For Support In India's Fight Against Terrorism  NDTV

• The Civilian Cost of Israel and Iran’s Conflict - CNN

  1. The Civilian Cost of Israel and Iran’s Conflict  CNN
  2. Iran war gives Netanyahu political breathing room in Israel  Al Jazeera
  3. Ordinary Israelis React to the Attack on Iran  Time Magazine
  4. Israelis reeling from Iranian barrages brace for a new kind of war  The Washington Post
  5. Taking on Israel’s greatest foe has banished Netanyahu’s political troubles in an instant  CNN

• After a night of terror in Kyiv, the search for dead goes on - BBC

  1. After a night of terror in Kyiv, the search for dead goes on  BBC
  2. Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian strike climbs to 28  Reuters
  3. Russian bombs hits dozens of Ukrainian civilian targets, killing at least 15  NBC News
  4. Clashes erupt in southwestern Ukraine over church control amid shift away from Moscow-affiliated clergy  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10  The New York Times

• Nato summit ‘will be short and sweet’ to suit Trump’s attention span - The Times

  1. Nato summit ‘will be short and sweet’ to suit Trump’s attention span  The Times
  2. How to Make NATO More European: The Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Should Also Be From Europe  Foreign Affairs
  3. Why Europe should hijack Nato for its own purposes | Paul Taylor  The Guardian
  4. 2025 NATO Summit  NATO - Homepage
  5. As the NATO summit approaches, more than cash is at stake  The Economist

• Israeli attacks kill 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as focus shifts to Iran - Reuters

  1. Israeli attacks kill 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as focus shifts to Iran  Reuters
  2. Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say  Reuters
  3. Israeli forces kill 69 Palestinians in Gaza, including 29 seeking aid  Al Jazeera
  4. Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials  The Guardian
  5. Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for flour at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say  BBC

• In Attacking Iran, Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies - The New York Times

  1. In Attacking Iran, Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies  The New York Times
  2. The Arab world thinks differently about this Iran war  The Economist
  3. The Condemnations of Israel Are Half-Hearted  The Atlantic
  4. Behind the Gulf’s condemnations: A strategic interest in Israel's strikes on Iran - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  5. The Absent Arab Mind  Asharq Al-awsat - English

• Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways - NPR

  Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways  NPR

• Regime change won’t stop Iran from pursuing nuclear ambitions - Financial Times

  1. Regime change won’t stop Iran from pursuing nuclear ambitions  Financial Times
  2. Israel and U.S. intelligence differ on status of Iran's nuclear program. Who's right?  NPR
  3. Explainer-How Close Is Iran to Having Nuclear Weapons?  U.S. News & World Report
  4. Is Iran ‘very close’ to building a nuclear bomb as Trump claims?  Al Jazeera
  5. One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome  CNN

• Flights to Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption in Indonesia - Euronews.com

  1. Flights to Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption in Indonesia  Euronews.com
  2. Watch Indonesian volcano spew ash over 11km into the sky  BBC
  3. Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled  CNN
  4. Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancellations  NBC News
  5. Many flights to Indonesia's Bali cancelled after volcano eruption  Reuters

• How Iran Lost: Tehran’s Hard-Liners Squandered Decades of Strategic Capital and Undermined Deterrence - Foreign Affairs

  1. How Iran Lost: Tehran’s Hard-Liners Squandered Decades of Strategic Capital and Undermined Deterrence  Foreign Affairs
  2. The David Frum Show: What Comes Next for Iran?  The Atlantic
  3. Will Iran’s hated regime implode?  The Economist
  4. Opinion | Iran’s Ayatollahs Are Weaker Than Ever  WSJ
  5. The targeting of Iran: inside the 20 June Guardian Weekly  The Guardian

• Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel - The Times of Israel

  1. Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel  The Times of Israel
  2. Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices  AP News
  3. Meta 'concerned' by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says  CBS News
  4. Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work  The Conversation
  5. Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims  Al Jazeera

• Boeing 787’s emergency-power system likely active before Air India crash, WSJ reports - Reuters

  1. Boeing 787’s emergency-power system likely active before Air India crash, WSJ reports  Reuters
  2. Exclusive | Boeing 787’s Emergency-Power System Likely Active Before Air India Crash  WSJ
  3. Is It Safe to Fly on Boeing 787 Dreamliners?  AOL.com
  4. How the Air India crash investigation is unfolding  BBC
  5. A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and Two Pilots Who Never Made it Home  The New York Times

• U.K. Parliament bans women from being prosecuted for late-term abortion - NPR

  1. U.K. Parliament bans women from being prosecuted for late-term abortion  NPR
  2. Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales  The New York Times
  3. British lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion for pregnant women while America cracks down  CNN
  4. MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales  BBC
  5. Abortion remains a criminal offence in the UK because of the left’s timidity. We must learn from that – and fast  The Guardian

• How has Iran managed to pierce through Israel’s air defence systems? - Al Jazeera

  1. How has Iran managed to pierce through Israel’s air defence systems?  Al Jazeera
  2. Maps: See Where Israeli Strikes Damaged Iranian Nuclear and Military Facilities  The New York Times
  3. Iran Update Special Report, June 18, 2025, Morning Edition  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Trump says 'we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran'  NBC News
  5. Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’  AP News

• Putin is set to take questions from international journalists - AP News

  1. Putin is set to take questions from international journalists  AP News
  2. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s Regular Press Conference on June 17, 2025  mfa.gov.cn
  3. SPIEF’s propaganda pivot  Meduza
  4. In Saint Petersburg, 'Putin's Davos' features the Kremlin elite and their allies  Le Monde.fr
  5. Putin T-shirts, robots and the Taliban -- but few Westerners at Russia's Davos  Chronicle-Tribune

• Photos capture shooting of a man by a Kenyan police officer during protests against police brutality - AP News

  1. Photos capture shooting of a man by a Kenyan police officer during protests against police brutality  AP News
  2. Nairobi demonstration over Albert Ojwang's death sees Kenyan vendor Boniface Kariuki shot  BBC
  3. Man shot by Kenyan police during protests is in intensive care, father says  Reuters
  4. Kenya: Officer held after man shot at anti-brutality rally  DW
  5. Kenyan police shoot bystander at close range during latest protests  Al Jazeera

• Iran’s Supreme Leader Says ‘The Battle Begins’ After Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ (Live Updates) - Forbes

  1. Iran’s Supreme Leader Says ‘The Battle Begins’ After Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ (Live Updates)  Forbes
  2. Iran leader rejects Trump's demand for surrender; Trump says patience has run out  Reuters
  3. Trump says he gave Iran 'ultimate ultimatum,' as U.S. prepares to evacuate citizens from Israel  CNBC
  4. Israel-Iran live updates: Iran says it never asked to 'grovel' at White House gate  ABC News
  5. Iran Accuses Trump Of 'Despicable' Lies (Live)  Forbes

• Former Iranian minister calls for Iranian control over Strait of Hormuz - Reuters

  1. Former Iranian minister calls for Iranian control over Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
  2. Wall Street isn’t freaking out about Israel and Iran yet. This could change their minds  CNN
  3. Israel-Iran: Fuel Tanker Rates Surge as Mideast Conflict Puts Hormuz in Focus  Bloomberg.com
  4. Iran and Israel trade accusations at UN shipping agency over sea lanes  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Visual analysis: GPS interference raises risk of accidents in Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times

• Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine - The New York Times

  1. Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Zelensky’s G-7 Visit Is Overshadowed by Trump’s Exit  WSJ
  3. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit  Al Jazeera
  4. Zelenskiy leaves G7 with no Trump meeting or fresh arms support from US  Reuters
  5. Carney says support for Ukraine will be ‘unwavering’ on final day of G7 summit  BBC

• A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand - AP News

  1. A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand  AP News
  2. Opinion | Thailand and Cambodia have started a conflict nobody wants  The Washington Post
  3. Fruit and veg threat extends Thailand-Cambodia border row  Al Jazeera
  4. Cambodia severs internet from Thailand, closes border post  Nikkei Asia
  5. What to Know About the Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute  Time Magazine

• Chinese travel thousands of miles to flee Iran overland - Reuters

  1. Chinese travel thousands of miles to flee Iran overland  Reuters
  2. Xi says China 'deeply worried' about Israel-Iran conflict, urges de-escalation  Reuters
  3. China ‘condemns’ Israel as it looks to show itself as a potential peace broker  CNN
  4. Hundreds of Chinese citizens leave Iran as fighting with Israel continues  South China Morning Post
  5. China Touts Weapons Capabilities As Iran's Defenses Collapse  Newsweek

• Israel launches airlift to bring home stranded citizens after Iran strikes - Reuters

  1. Israel launches airlift to bring home stranded citizens after Iran strikes  Reuters
  2. 'I want to get home': Thousands of Britons trapped in Israel as conflict with Iran rages  BBC
  3. Israeli Airline Will Bring Back Stranded Israeli Travelers  The New York Times
  4. Tugboats, cruise ships and flights: Israel begins emergency evacuation of citizens amid Iran war  Fox News
  5. 1st flight bringing citizens back to Israel lands  The Times of Israel

• Israeli tornado striking Iran, Israel's defense minister says in threat - The Jerusalem Post

  1. Israeli tornado striking Iran, Israel's defense minister says in threat  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel says it has destroyed Iran internal security HQ  The Hill
  3. Headlines for June 17, 2025  Democracy Now!
  4. Katz amid ongoing Israeli operation in Iran: ‘This is how dictatorships fall’  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel Attacks Iran’s State Television, Live on the Air  The New York Times

• North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia - NPR

  1. North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia  NPR
  2. North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says  The New York Times
  3. Kim Jong Un is sending another 6,000 people to Kursk, after an estimated 6,000 of his troops were killed or wounded there  Yahoo
  4. Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending another 5,000 into Kursk – Russian claim  The Guardian
  5. North Korea to send thousands to help rebuild Russia's Kursk region  BBC

• Why Russia hesitates to help Iran in conflict with Israel - DW

  1. Why Russia hesitates to help Iran in conflict with Israel  DW
  2. Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran's conflict with Israel  BBC
  3. Russia tells US not to strike Iran, warns of nuclear catastrophe  Reuters
  4. Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia  The Guardian
  5. Ukraine kills collaborator tied to POW torture in occupied Berdiansk, intelligence source claims  The Kyiv Independent

• DeSantis charters flights through Tampa for stranded Americans in Israel - Tampa Bay Times

  1. DeSantis charters flights through Tampa for stranded Americans in Israel  Tampa Bay Times
  2. Birthright evacuates 1,500 participants stuck in Israel due to Iran attacks — on a luxury cruise ship  eJewishPhilanthropy
  3. With Israel’s airspace closed, fleeing tourists and homeward-bound Israelis take to the sea  The Times of Israel
  4. 1,500 Birthright Israel participants set sail to Cyprus amid Iran war  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Jewish-Americans evacuate from war-torn Israel with Gov. DeSantis's help  WPEC

• Could strikes on Iran cause a nuclear disaster? - Financial Times

  1. Could strikes on Iran cause a nuclear disaster?  Financial Times
  2. What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program  The New York Times
  3. Israel strikes Iran: Is the world close to a nuclear radiation incident?  Al Jazeera
  4. How much damage have Israeli strikes caused to Iran's nuclear programme?  Reuters
  5. IAEA confirms IDF hits at Karaj, Tehran uranium enrichment sites  The Jerusalem Post

• BBC Verify Live: Images show destroyed Iran jet and new air strikes on Tehran - BBC

  1. BBC Verify Live: Images show destroyed Iran jet and new air strikes on Tehran  BBC
  2. Air Force conducts new wave of strikes in western Iran  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel Strikes Iranian Missile Site It Says Supplied Hezbollah  WSJ
  4. Israeli Air Force hits Iranian anti-tank missile production site  The Times of Israel
  5. IDF strikes destroy Iran air force attack helicopters, missile launchers  The Jerusalem Post

• Nearly 800 babies likely inside hidden septic tank at home for unwed mothers: officials - WKRC

  1. Nearly 800 babies likely inside hidden septic tank at home for unwed mothers: officials  WKRC
  2. Grim excavation begins at site believed to contain remains of around 800 babies  Fox News
  3. She Said the Remains of 800 Babies Were Buried Beneath a Home — and People Dismissed Her  People.com
  4. Dig for remains of 800 infants at former 'mother and baby home' in Ireland begins  Sky News
  5. 796 dead babies hidden in septic tank  News.com.au

• How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared : Goats and Soda - NPR

  1. How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared : Goats and Soda  NPR
  2. Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban  AP News
  3. Trump reportedly considering new Africa travel restrictions  Semafor
  4. Immigration Restrictions Mount Against Americans And Legal Residents  Forbes
  5. Where are the protests? Why response to Trump travel ban differs in 2025  Bergen Record

• G-7 Confronts New Reality After Trump Spoils Hopes for Unity - Bloomberg.com

  1. G-7 Confronts New Reality After Trump Spoils Hopes for Unity  Bloomberg.com
  2. Trump cuts short G7 trip over Middle East tensions as Israel and Iran exchange fire  BBC
  3. After Trump's departure, G7 leaders fail to reach agreements on key issues  Fox News
  4. Israel says top Iranian military commander killed and suspect targeted other Minnesota lawmakers: Morning Rundown  NBC News
  5. G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit  AP News

• After 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Europe finally lays out road map to detox from Russian oil and gas - The Kyiv Independent

  1. After 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine, Europe finally lays out road map to detox from Russian oil and gas  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Europe takes a big step toward banning Russian oil and gas as Ukraine war drags on  CNN
  3. Europe will never return to Russian gas, European Commission insists  The Guardian
  4. EU should consider resuming Russian gas imports if Ukraine peace reached, Austria says  Reuters
  5. EU gets tough on Russian energy without Trump, Orbán on board  politico.eu

• Spain Has a Culprit for Its Massive Blackout - Newser

  1. Spain Has a Culprit for Its Massive Blackout  Newser
  2. Spain Blames Planning Missteps and Technical Problems for Huge Power Outage  The New York Times
  3. Spain's grid operator blames power plants for blackout, disputes miscalculation  Reuters
  4. Blackout in Spain and Portugal caused by 'voltage surge'  DW
  5. Full-scale power failure that shut down Iberian peninsula had no single cause but was not cyber-attack, Spain says – as it happened  The Guardian

• Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine - The New York Times

  1. Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine  The New York Times
  2. Trump and Netanyahu are saving the decadent West from itself  The Telegraph
  3. The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran  The Guardian
  4. Opinion | How does the Israel and Iran conflict end?  The Washington Post
  5. Israel and Iran are waging an existential battle. What does it mean for the US?: ANALYSIS  ABC News

• Germany’s Freidrich Merz calls Iran fight ‘the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us’ - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

  1. Germany’s Freidrich Merz calls Iran fight ‘the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us’  Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  2. German Chancellor Praises Israel’s Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites  WSJ
  3. Germany's Merz says Israel doing 'dirty work for us' in Iran  DW
  4. What is the NPT, and why has Iran threatened to pull out of the treaty?  Al Jazeera
  5. Germany tells Iran: 'It is never too late to come to the negotiating table,' says Israel's strike is 'comprehensible'  The Times of Israel

• Playbook PM: Trump demands ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!’ - Politico

  1. Playbook PM: Trump demands ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!’  Politico
  2. Wednesday briefing: Trump considers strikes on Iran; Kristi Noem; Virginia primary results; Anne Burrell; and more  The Washington Post
  3. Trump keeps his cards close on Iran  The Hill
  4. Trump turns focus to Iran; Senators call for security after shootings  NBC4 Washington
  5. Is Trump addressing the nation tonight amid Israel-Iran conflict? What we know  Hindustan Times

• Israel kills another top Iranian commander as conflict escalates - politico.eu

  1. Israel kills another top Iranian commander as conflict escalates  politico.eu
  2. Israel-Iran Live Updates: Trump Says He's Working on 'Something Much Bigger' Than Cease-Fire  The New York Times
  3. Israel says it killed Iran's 'senior-most military official'  Fox News
  4. Who are Iran’s new top military leaders after Israel’s assassinations?  Al Jazeera
  5. Israel targets IRGC general and disrupts Iranian banks (June 17 updates)  The Long War Journal

• Iran attacks Israel: Missile barrage triggers sirens in Tel Aviv, across central Israel - Haaretz

  1. Iran attacks Israel: Missile barrage triggers sirens in Tel Aviv, across central Israel  Haaretz
  2. Israel-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach?  Al Jazeera
  3. IDF Home Front Command no longer issuing pre-launch alerts to stay near shelters  The Times of Israel
  4. What to know about Iran’s missiles and Israel’s air defence system  Euronews.com
  5. Between sirens and silence: Faces from the fallout of the Middle East war | Photos  Hindustan Times

• Ali Khamenei: Backed into a corner, Iran’s ruthless leader faces fight for survival - France 24

  1. Ali Khamenei: Backed into a corner, Iran’s ruthless leader faces fight for survival  France 24
  2. Sources close to Khamenei warn of growing risk he could miscalculate  The Times of Israel
  3. Who Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader?  The New York Times
  4. Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US official tells AP  AP News
  5. Israel's Netanyahu doesn't rule out targeting Iran's supreme leader and regime change  NBC News