Israel continues strikes on Lebanon ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace deal
While violence has declined in Lebanon since a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war was announced on Monday, Israeli strikes on the south have killed at least five…
From regime change to regime deal? How Tehran’s political camps are reacting to leaked US-Iran deal
Iran’s hardliners have framed the framework deal as a victory, even as Trump dismissed reports of a $300bn reconstruction fund and warned he would resume strikes if Tehran did not…
Read the full text of the leaked 14-point US-Iran draft agreement
It remains unclear whether the 14-point draft that was circulated at G7 meetings in France will be the version formalised at a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday. Read more at…
Norwegian Crown Princess undergoes successful lung transplant
The 52-year-old will remain in hospital for a number of weeks so that doctors can monitor for any complications, Arnt Fiane, a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo,…
Albania’s PM Edi Rama: Is Europe ready for its next Helmut Kohl moment?
In Berlin, once the symbol of a divided Germany and Europe, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a speech on Europe’s future. Rama called on Europe to seize a “Helmut…
Afghan government staff told to abandon smartphones or face prison sentence
How widely the rule is being implemented across Afghanistan and the scale of its impact were not entirely clear. Read more at Read More
Netherlands hosts Japan’s emperor Naruhito to boost 400-year ties
The Netherlands welcomed Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Amsterdam on 17 June during an official visit aimed at celebrating the long-standing relationship between the two countries. Read more…
Adhesive, the key to completing Sagrada Familia’s central towers
Loctite technology bonds stone and steel in the temple’s 826 panels. Now over 172 metres tall, it is the world’s highest; last week the Pope blessed the central Jesus Christ…
Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award
Koch was part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission which in April flew around the Moon and is widely viewed as a potential candidate for future lunar-surface…
Israeli settlers torch mosque in West Bank village of Jiljilya
Residents of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, awoke on 17 June to find their mosque set alight overnight, with burnt tyres, Hebrew graffiti reading “revenge” and extensive damage left behind in…