NY Times World

Live Updates: G7 Leaders Praise Trump for U.S.-Iran Deal

Leaders from the Group of 7 nations, who have been courting President Trump at a summit in France, called the preliminary agreement a “breakthrough” secured under the president’s “strong leadership.”

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Vietnam police rescue hundreds of cats stolen for meat by animal crime ring

Major operation launched after spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local mediaPolice in Vietnam have rescued more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.More than 40 cats were reunited with their owners after the multiday operation last week, but several dozen of those rescued have died due to the harsh conditions that they were found in, the groups said. Continue reading...

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challengeUK politics live – latest updatesLabour arrived in power with no big idea on the future relationship with the EU, a former British ambassador to Brussels has said.Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, said Labour presented “a ragbag of issues” on the EU in its manifesto, which didn’t “remotely measure up to the challenge of the times” and would “make no measurabl

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Surprisingly benign UK inflation data signals a softer Iran war hit than feared

War’s impact on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plcUK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset transport costsBusiness live – latest updatesAs soon as Iran choked off oil supplies through the strait of Hormuz at the start of March, there were dire warnings about rocketing UK inflation and the drastic action the Bank of England might take to rein it in.At one point, investors were expecting as

general  Jun 17, 2026

WSJ World News

Oil Supply Could Far Outstrip Demand Growth if Middle East Peace Deal Holds, IEA Says

Oil consumption is set to fall sharply lower before flows through Hormuz gradually normalize, setting the stage for a supply surge that could far outstrip demand growth .

general  Jun 17, 2026

BBC World

Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules

Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Congo Returns to World Cup in High Style After 52 Years Away

The soccer stars’ sharp black suits with leopard-print details are a nod to a long history of “sapeur” fashion.

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea, Choking Russian Supply Routes

Scores of targeted attacks against supply routes, part of what Kyiv calls a “logistics lockdown,” has caused gasoline shortages.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

AFP investigates banner stunt during Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech

Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’The Australian federal police is investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club after political activist group GetUp claimed responsibility for the stunt.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved. Continue reading...

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Pauline Hanson makes clear what a One Nation government would be like – it’s an ugly picture

The One Nation leader offered a series of inflammatory statements at the National Press Club that may play well with her supporters but will alarm many othersPauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speechGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor months, voters have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they want Pauline Hanson.Pollsters, journalists and the (current) political establishment have all heard how the major parties are letting

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Bahrain Revoked Their Citizenship, and Then Tried to Expel Them to Iran

Amid the war with Iran, Bahrain has stripped 69 people of their citizenship, including children, accusing them of disloyalty and rendering them stateless.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk

Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensationRead more: Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?A seven-year-old boy who was riddled with shrapnel during a deadly US airstrike in Somalia faces losing his ability to walk unless he has a £750 emergency operation.But Abdiqadir Salah’s family cannot afford the surgery and the US – which refu

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

How Ecuador’s Andes Created a Language of Its Own

In Ecuador’s highlands, a seamless mix of Kichwa and Spanish creates a language that bends grammar, adds melody and goes unnoticed by many who speak it every day.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programme

Joint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leadersEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes the deal he has struck with Iran but says a follow-on agreement is necessary to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile programme, an issue not directly addressed in the memorandum of understanding that is due to be signed on Friday by Iran and the US.The statement says future negotiations with Ir

general  Jun 17, 2026

WSJ World News

ECB’s Tracker Continues to Point to Slower Wage Growth

Eurozone wage growth shows no sign of picking up in response to the rise in energy prices , according to European Central Bank figures.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Jeremy Clarkson shares ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis

Presenter warns viewers of ‘sombre news’ before release of Clarkson’s Farm episodes, shot last year, in which he goes for operationJeremy Clarkson has revealed he was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer last summer and had an operation to remove 10% of his prostate, eight months after he underwent heart surgery for blocked coronary arteries.In the final two episodes of the fifth series of his Amazon Prime documentary, Clarkson’s Farm, the 66-year-old presenter told his farm ma

general  Jun 17, 2026

NY Times World

Here’s the latest.

Group of 7 leaders will discuss Artificial Intelligence and global imbalances on Wednesday, even as questions over Iran linger.

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Russian warship incident in Channel deeply concerning, says Starmer

PM says firing of warning shots at yacht was reckless and UK is dealing with proxy attacks from Russia ‘every day’Warning shots fired by a Russian warship sailing across the Channel on Tuesday morning were “deeply concerning and reckless”, Keir Starmer said from the G7 summit on Wednesday as he warned that the UK was dealing with proxy attacks from Russia “every single day”.The prime minister said the Ministry of Defence had assessed that the Russian vessel was drifting and fired the shots withi

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Keir Starmer says he wants to offer Burnham ‘big role’ in government to avoid leadership contest – UK politics live

Former health secretary Wes Streeting also threatened to launch a leadership contest if the prime minister did not set out a timetable to step downGood morning. Keir Starmer is still in France for the G7 summit but – as Margaret Thatcher discovered on a trip to Paris in November 1990 – acting as a statesman on the world stage does not protect a PM from a leadership challenge at home and, on that front, there has been a small development overnight; Starmer is now being told explicitly he will fac

general  Jun 17, 2026

The Guardian

Two children dead after pram hit by car in Sydney

Police officers found two children – both aged under five – had been struck by a car in Cabramatta, in the city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo children in a pram have been struck and killed by a car in Sydney’s south-west.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Joseph and Gilbert streets, Cabramatta at about 3.15pm on Wednesday after reports of a crash, New South Wales police said. Con

general  Jun 17, 2026