The Guardian

First Thing: Trump backs G7 statement on Iran deal as domestic criticism grows

Republicans question details of deal set to be signed later in the week as European leaders seek to join talks. Plus: can we refreeze the Arctic?Good morning.Donald Trump, facing severe criticism from some domestic supporters for conducting a war against Iran that has met hardly any of its original objectives, has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes his proposed peace deal.What is the domestic criticism of the deal? Many Senate Republicans said there were still unanswered question

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BBC World

Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital

Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

general  Jun 17, 2026

BBC World

Leader of South Africa's second biggest party wants his predecessor sacked as minister

John Steenhuisen is one of South Africa's best-known politicians after leading the DA for seven years.

general  Jun 17, 2026

WSJ World News

Can Vance Sell the Iran Deal?

Plus, the discovery of $40 million of gold bars threatens to reveal CIA secrets, and President Trump invokes the DPA to tackle munitions shortages.

general  Jun 17, 2026

WSJ World News

England Spent Years Building a Squad of World Beaters—and Left Them All Back Home

The first ever English World Cup team assembled by a German coach has fans scratching their heads. But he is convinced it gives the Three Lions their best chance at lifting the trophy for the first time since 1966.

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Jeremy Clarkson Says He Has an ‘Aggressive’ Cancer

The 66-year-old gave few details of his diagnosis but said the disease was “aggressive.”

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Electrical retailer AO shifts UK call centre roles to South Africa

About 150 jobs have already been lost in Bolton as company reports 145% rise in profits and hands £20m to shareholdersBusiness live – latest updatesThe online electrical goods seller AO World has revealed it is outsourcing up to 200 UK call centre roles to South Africa blaming rising labour costs, as it handed £20m to shareholders.As the retailer reported a jump in profits, it said it was shifting the majority of call centre jobs overseas “in response to ongoing inflationary cost pressures, and

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

BBC boss warns of compulsory redundancies as first phase of cuts revealed

Broadcast channels under review and 10% of senior leaders to go as part of drive to cut £500m in costsEntire BBC programmes will be scrapped and compulsory redundancies will be necessary as part of sweeping cuts at the corporation, its new director general, Matt Brittin, has told staff.The former Google executive also announced he was reviewing the BBC’s broadcast TV channels and radio network, as audiences continue to switch to online content. Continue reading...

general  Jun 17, 2026

WSJ World News

NATO’s Rutte Says European Allies Set to Help Restore Gulf Shipping

Members of the military alliance, led by the U.K. and France, are ready to support the return of shipping through the strait, the NATO Secretary-General said.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Real estate event in London ‘advertised sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements’

Pamphlets from event featured projects in West Bank and East Jerusalem despite previous denials by organisersAn Israeli real estate event in north London appears to have advertised the sale of land in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, despite previous denials that illegal settlement properties would be marketed at the event.Pamphlets shared with the Guardian from the event on Sunday showed real estate projects in Ma’ale Adumim, Givat Ze’ev, Kfar Eldad and Teneh Om

general  Jun 17, 2026

BBC World

Norway's crown princess undergoes successful lung transplant, palace says

Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, will now spend several weeks recovering in hospital.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s historyDowning Street is to make a full apology on behalf of the state to those affected by historic forced adoption in England, the education secretary has confirmed.Bridget Phillipson, giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee on Wednesday, described it as a “shameful period” in the country’s history. Continue reading...

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Lululemon apologises amid Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event

Online uproar in China follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese cultureThe activewear brand Lululemon has apologised after a promotional event held on the Great Wall of China appeared to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar.The Canadian-headquartered company, known for its upmarket yoga leggings, has been growing rapidly in China and arranged for a yoga festival to take place in late May on a section of the wall near Beijing. C

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BBC World

Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticism

Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed "to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon".

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process

Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using an obscure federal process with minimal oversight, but which offers the Trump administration a way to compensate those responsible for violence even after scrapping its “anti-weaponization fund”.The defendants are pursuing their claims using the Fe

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Florida couple given wrong embryo will retain permanent custody of their child

Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached an agreement with the biological parents of their child after fertility clinic’s mix-upA Florida couple who learned they had been given the wrong embryo after their newborn, Shea, appeared to be of a different race, will retain permanent custody of the child.Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached a custody agreement with Shea’s biological parents – identified anonymously as Patient 004 – in a court filing last week from their lawsuit against the Florida cli

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Norway’s Crown Princess Has Lung Transplant

Princess Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis eight years ago and was placed on a waiting list for organ donation this month.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape

The Louisiana musician has now been sentenced, having pleaded guilty to the charge in MarchThe rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for third-degree rape.In March, the US musician born Michael Tyler pleaded guilty to the charge, having originally been charged with the more severe first-degree rape, along with simple robbery, domestic abuse battery and false imprisonment. Continue reading...

general  Jun 17, 2026

BBC World

Equatorial Guinea government resigns after failing to meet targets

The vice-president says the government had barely reached 10% of its targets, without specifying them.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Trump-backed candidate wins primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia midterms – US politics live

Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump’s pick to face rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s midterm election for senator later this year swept to victory last night.Donald Trump laid into Benjamin Netanyahu, telling a news conference at the G7 summit in France that the Israeli prime minister “has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon”.The Republican-led US Senat

general  Jun 17, 2026