Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election. Continue Reading »

Police say a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been bailed. Continue Reading »

The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran. Continue Reading »

Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP. Continue Reading »

Temperatures are expected to peak in the mid-30s Celsius on Monday and Tuesday with impacts on health and a risk of disruption to travel. Continue Reading »

Oil prices turned lower after Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire from 4 p.m. local time on Friday, a U.S. official told CNBC. Continue Reading »

SpaceX shares were up 37% after its historic debut last week, which offered shares at a set price of $135. Continue Reading »

Apple appears poised to take the rare step of increasing prices to deal with what CEO Tim Cook called an "unsustainable" memory shortage. Continue Reading »

Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression. Continue Reading »

With President Donald Trump halting his nomination of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte is set to take on the role. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Paavan MATHEMA © 2026 AFP L'alpiniste népalais qui a miraculeusement survécu une semaine seul sur les pentes de l'Everest, dont trois jours au fond d'une crevasse, a raconté à l'AFP comment il est parvenu a échapper à la mort."Je suis très heureux d’être de retour, j'ai cru que j’allais mourir là-bas", a dit Dawa Sherpa jeudi à l’AFP, en convalescence dans un appartement de Katmandou avec sa famille. Dawa Sherpa, 57 ans, a été retrouvé le 4 juin fortuitement, non loin du camp de base du sommet le plus haut de la planète (8.849 m).Surnommé Hillary comme le légendaire alpiniste Edmund Hillary, ce Népalais travaillait comme cuisinier au Camp 2 de l'Everest pour une petite société organisant des expéditions sur l'Everest, Himalayan Traverse Adventure.Mais celle-ci lui avait demandé de remplacer un guide, alors qu’il n’avait encore jamais atteint le sommet de l’Everest. Dawa Sherpa est monté jusqu’au Balcony, à environ 8.400 mètres d’altitude, le 28 mai, avant de redescendre au camp 4 à la nuit tombée avec l’alpiniste britannique Chris Thrall, le Polonais Mariusz Chmielewski et le guide Pasang Kaji Sherpa. Chris Thrall a été la dernière personne à voir Dawa Sherpa, alors qu'ils étaient à ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Avec les bureaux européens de l'AFP © 2026 AFP L'été démarre de façon extrême pour des dizaines de millions d'Européens, avec une nouvelle vague de canicule liée au changement climatique qui frappe vendredi le Vieux-Continent, de l'Espagne au Royaume-Uni, et va s'accentuer ce week-end, notamment en France.Il s'agit de la deuxième vague de chaleur qui frappe l'Europe de l'Ouest en moins d'un mois. Les niveaux d'alerte ont été élevés au Royaume-Uni, en France, en Suisse, en Allemagne ou en Espagne.En France, les deux-tiers des départements seront samedi en vigilance orange, dont Paris, une situation qui a conduit des villes à annuler la Fête de la musique prévue dimanche, avec ses concerts de rue très populaires à travers le pays.L'épisode de chaleur s'annonce "étendu, durable et intense", avertit Météo-France. Le "pic caniculaire remarquable" est attendu entre dimanche et mardi, avec des "pointes à 40°C en particulier sur l'Ouest et le Centre", anticipe le prévisionniste national. Près de deux Français sur trois sont désormais concernés par cet épisode.La France a déjà été frappée en mai par des températures inédites, comme ailleurs en Europe. C'est le "signe manifeste du changement climatique", souligne Matthieu Sorel, climatologue à Météo-France.Le changement climatique, ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jonathan WIJAYARATNE, avec Caroline TAÏX à Londres © 2026 AFP "Le train, l'hôtel, tout est réservé", annonce Drew SP, influenceuse londonienne qui, comme beaucoup de ses compatriotes, a décidé de venir à Paris pour la Fête de la musique. L'événement connaît, depuis l'an dernier, un engouement en Angleterre alimenté surtout par les réseaux sociaux. Les vidéos de la Tiktokeuse de 30 ans y défilent parmi un flot infini de capsules où des Britanniques témoignent de leur impatience à revenir faire la "Fête", comme ils l'appellent.Cette affluence d'outre-Manche, les autorités ne l'avaient pas vu venir en 2025, admet à l'AFP Lamia El Aaraje, première adjointe au maire de Paris chargée entre autres de la sécurité.Il y a eu dans les rues de Paris "deux millions de personnes (...) avec un appel à toute la jeunesse européenne à venir faire la fête avec nous en mode grosse rave party", indique-t-elle jeudi en marge d'une déambulation avec une équipe d'agents de propreté.Pour cette édition, "on s'attend à une Fête de la musique qui ressemble en volume à ce qui s'est passé l'année dernière", prévoit l'adjoint à la Vie nocturne, Pierre Rabadan, avec "à peu près entre +3% et +4%" ... Continue Reading »

Par Pascale Veysset avec agences Le républicain George W. Bush et les démocrates Bill Clinton et Joe Biden, ont répondu le 18 juin à l'invitation de Barack Obama pour l'inauguration de son musée présidentiel à Chicago, sa ville d'adoption. L'ancien président américain a défendu sa vision des États-Unis comme une "indéniable force au service du bien dans le monde". Le républicain George W. Bush et les démocrates Bill Clinton et Joe Biden, ont répondu le 18 juin à l'invitation de Barack Obama pour l'inauguration de son musée présidentiel à Chicago, sa ville d'adoption. L'ancien président américain a défendu sa vision des États-Unis comme une "indéniable force au service du bien dans le monde".George W. Bush, Bill Clinton et Joe Biden ont pris place, avec leurs épouses respectives Laura, Hillary et Jill, derrière la famille Obama au complet, avec l'ancienne Première dame Michelle Obama et les deux filles du couple, Malia et Sasha.À eux trois, ce sont tous les locataires ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Thomas BACH © 2026 AFP "Tout ce que je fais sur un terrain de football, c'est pour toi." A seulement 19 ans, Yan Diomandé sera l'atout offensif majeur de la Côte d'Ivoire face à l'Allemagne samedi au Mondial-2026, mais le nouveau joyau des Eléphants est habité par la mort dramatique de sa soeur Roxane à 15 ans, droguée à son insu.Le téléphone de Yan Diomandé n'arrête pas de sonner en ce début de printemps 2025, quelques semaines après ses débuts en Liga espagnole avec Leganés et après son match contre le Real Madrid. Un numéro ivoirien. Agacé, il décroche. Son monde s'effondre."Ta soeur est partie. Elle est morte. Quelqu'un a mis quelque chose dans son verre à une fête et elle ne s'est jamais réveillée. Elle est partie", lui annonce-t-on au téléphone, à près de 6.000 km de distance. "Ils n'ont même pas cherché à atténuer le choc. Tu sais comment c'est là-bas. Pas d'émotion".Ce récit bouleversant, c'est Diomandé lui-même qui le fait dans une longue lettre émouvante adressée à Roxane, écrite juste avant ses début réussis en Coupe du monde contre l'Equateur (1-0), et publié sur le site The Players Tribune à trois jours de ... Continue Reading »

Britain has announced plans to provide Ukraine with 150,000 drones after one of Kiev’s largest drone attacks on Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Videos of downed FPVs in Moscow and its outskirts flooded social media amid one of the largest attacks since the Ukraine conflict escalated Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held talks with his Malagasy counterpart, Alice N’Diaye Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

India plans to expand its strategic petroleum reserve facility, at an investment of nearly $1.6 billion Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

South Africa has urged regional actors to respect a US-Iran de-escalation deal and work toward a final agreement Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Тулси Габбард обвинила бывшего директора Национального института аллергических и инфекционных заболеваний в том, что он выделил миллионы долларов американских налогоплательщиков на финансирование опасных исследований доминантно-негативных мутаций с коронавирусами летучих мышей в Уханьском институте вирусологии Continue Reading »

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При этом канцлер Германии заявил, что по инициативе Киева важную роль должна играть "евротройка" Continue Reading »

При создании оранжереи он использовал материалы и оборудование, не соответствующие проектной документации Continue Reading »

Глава компании Игорь Сечин отметил, что "Роснефть" гарантирует стабильное снабжение моторным топливом российских потребителей Continue Reading »

CONFUSION: Iran declares Hormuz closed again? (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Asserts Control With Rules Paving Way for Tolls...Israel Launches Airstrikes in Lebanon...VANCE CANCELS SWISS TRIP...UPDATE: GROK used to launch 2,000 missiles...Obama says USA may be worse off now... Continue Reading »

Asserts Control With Rules Paving Way for Tolls... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:CONFUSION: Iran declares Hormuz closed again?Israel Launches Airstrikes in Lebanon...VANCE CANCELS SWISS TRIP...UPDATE: GROK used to launch 2,000 missiles...Obama says USA may be worse off now... Continue Reading »

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Lebanon... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:CONFUSION: Iran declares Hormuz closed again?Asserts Control With Rules Paving Way for Tolls...VANCE CANCELS SWISS TRIP...UPDATE: GROK used to launch 2,000 missiles...Obama says USA may be worse off now... Continue Reading »

VANCE CANCELS SWISS TRIP... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:CONFUSION: Iran declares Hormuz closed again?Asserts Control With Rules Paving Way for Tolls...Israel Launches Airstrikes in Lebanon...UPDATE: GROK used to launch 2,000 missiles...Obama says USA may be worse off now... Continue Reading »

UPDATE: GROK used to launch 2,000 missiles... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:CONFUSION: Iran declares Hormuz closed again?Asserts Control With Rules Paving Way for Tolls...Israel Launches Airstrikes in Lebanon...VANCE CANCELS SWISS TRIP...Obama says USA may be worse off now... Continue Reading »

Trump says deal amounts to Iran's 'unconditional surrender'; Negotiations thrown into doubt as Vance delays trip. Continue Reading »

Israel's invasion and attacks in Lebanon pose 'greatest vulnerability' to US-Iran diplomacy, says analyst Trita Parsi. Continue Reading »

Cuba has approved sweeping economic reforms, opening key sectors to private investment. Continue Reading »

Leaked media reports quoted EU's top diplomat likening Israel to South Africa's apartheid regime. Continue Reading »

Mohammed Amin was awarded ‘Journalist of the Year’ but couldn’t attend the ceremony as the UK refused to give him a visa Continue Reading »

After Jerusalem became home to Somaliland’s first embassy, Abdirahman Dahir Adam tells ynet that Israeli tourists and businesses are welcome as the African country looks to deepen ties; 'Ready to cooperate in any field that serves the interests of both countries' Continue Reading »

Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion killed with three other soldiers in southern Lebanon, told ynet last month the IDF was carrying out major operations to protect northern residents; 'They will be discussed in the future,' he said Continue Reading »

Seniors from Kiryat Shmona graduated near the Lebanon border after years of upheaval disrupted their studies, celebrating with pride and loss as one asked: 'Who would want to stay?' Continue Reading »

Efi Talbi was rushed from a squad commanders’ course to the battlefield on the first day of the First Lebanon War; after his APC was hit and his commander was killed, he was captured, survived 10 days in captivity and escaped to nearby IDF troops Continue Reading »

IDF responds with heavy overnight strikes after drone hit troops near Kfartebnit, killing Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion, and three other soldiers Continue Reading »

Shipping companies had hoped to get their stranded vessels out, but faced uncertainty as violence flared again in the region. Continue Reading »

The country has long faced some of the world’s heaviest sanctions. The lifting of restrictions could open new vistas on trade and financial access. Continue Reading »

Plus, the Friday news quiz. Continue Reading »

A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway. Continue Reading »

A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

The seat has become a priority target for both parties following Democratic Rep. Jared Golden’s decision not to run for reelection. Continue Reading »

Both emerged from the state’s ranked choice voting process early Friday morning. Continue Reading »

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The 38-year-old democratic socialist is all-but-certain to be the U.S. capital’s first new mayor in a dozen years. Continue Reading »

Joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the New York City mayor predicted his endorsed picks are the future of the Democratic Party. Continue Reading »

Retirement groups said seniors have lost millions of dollars while Meta profits from the ads. Continue Reading »

The housing affordability package could reach President Donald Trump's desk by the end of next week. Continue Reading »

The dynamic is especially striking in the race between Rep. Dan Goldman and former City Comptroller Brad Lander, the latter of whom has sharply criticized the incumbent. Continue Reading »

The Wisconsin Republican's legislation follows a string of high-profile episodes of alleged insider trading on the new markets. Continue Reading »

Some of Vance’s outside allies describe the role he is taking with the peace agreement as the best among poor options for the vice president. Continue Reading »

Sen. Marsha Blackburn has been pushing to wrap several pieces of AI safety legislation together in a forthcoming package. Continue Reading »

While a resolution to export controls may still be a ways off, the shift toward a technical standards-setting exercise is a clear sign that negotiations are moving forward. Continue Reading »

Trump's ends-justify-the-means approach is colliding with the protect-the-norms posture of Republicans on the Hill and in statehouses across the country. Continue Reading »

Heading into the gathering, expectations were modest, as Trump officials and G7 allies hoped to avoid any major blow-ups. Continue Reading »

The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday that will end the fighting between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, unfreeze Iranian assets, and lift sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Key points regarding Iran's nuclear program will be negotiated over the next 60 days. Continue Reading »

AllSides analyzed under-covered and omitted stories across the political spectrum this week. Here’s what you may have missed. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump made a lot of promises on the 2024 campaign trail. Which have been kept, and which are unfulfilled? Continue Reading »

Law enforcement officers used tear gas to disperse a crowd Tuesday in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia as people protested the police shooting Sunday that killed a 1-year-old boy and wounded an adult, ABC24 reported. National civil rights attorney Ben Crump is part of the legal team representing the child's family. "A 1-year-old child is dead because police officers in Mississippi opened fire on a car in a crowded Walmart parking lot," Crump said in a Tuesday statement. " … We intend to seek justice for baby Kohen and the life that was stolen from him." Continue Reading »

The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police at a Walmart in Mississippi has sparked protests and demands for transparency in the state's investigation after other incidents in the community in recent years have sown distrust with law enforcement. Some Senatobia residents told NBC News that they believe the local police department has escalated interactions with the public that generated unnecessary arrests or uses of force. The shooting Sunday in a Walmart parking lot that led to the infant's death is only the latest instance that residents say must result in better police training. Continue Reading »

A 1-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Mississippi cop who fired at a car the tot's mother and aunt were fleeing in through a Walmart parking lot after allegedly stealing diapers. Kohen Wiley, 1, was killed and another woman in their car was critically injured when a cop opened fire at their vehicle in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi. Continue Reading »

Rep. Mike Collins has the president's support. Winning in November is another question. Continue Reading »

President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R) are on opposite sides Tuesday as Georgia voters go to the polls to pick a GOP nominee for Senate, with Kemp backing former college football coach Derek Dooley and Trump endorsing Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.). Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are entering Tuesday's Republican runoff elections as both allies and rivals — backing the same candidate in the governor's race while opposing each other in a closely watched U.S. Senate contest. Continue Reading »

On Wednesday, the US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding, tentatively marking the end of a war that started in February. Continue Reading »

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security. Continue Reading »

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday ripped into NATO allies while announcing a new six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe, accusing the alliance of being a "paper tiger." Continue Reading »

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the decline of European NATO as a warfighting organisation has mirrored the continent's crisis of faith in itself and the open borders era, telling a meeting of alliance leaders they now need to step up if they want America to keep contributing. Continue Reading »

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security. "This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe," he told his NATO counterparts in Brussels. Continue Reading »

Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones hitting targets around the Russian capital and setting columns of thick smoke billowing high into the sky. Seventeen people were wounded in the Moscow region, according to local governor Andrei Vorobyov. Almost 1,000 drones and four Ukrainian cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed across the country in 24 hours, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying. An oil depot was struck in the southern Rostov region, where one person was killed. Continue Reading »

America's Iran War casualties crept higher even as the U.S. was in the final stages of declaring a second ceasefire with Iran this weekend. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a second ceasefire and the eventual reopening the Strait of Hormuz under a preliminary deal scheduled to take effect on Friday. "Iran has taken a major step toward final victory," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said on Monday, one of several Iranian leaders taking a victory lap after outlasting the Trump administration. Continue Reading »

Five public safety bills signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis create new drug trafficking penalties, strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and update criminal gang statutes to recognize social media activity as evidence of gang involvement. Continue Reading »

President Trump settled a $100 million lawsuit against his niece, Mary Trump, whom he accused of engaging "in an insidious plot" with The New York Times to leak confidential information for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 investigation into his tax and financial records. Both parties announced the settlement in a joint filing Tuesday, according to court documents. Continue Reading »

Populists are gaining strength for many reasons, but mass migration is the biggest. The millions of migrants that have swarmed into the richer nations of the EU have created cultural and economic pressures that drive working-class voters to the populist Right. Allowing Ukraine and Moldova into the Union without limiting their citizens' right to live and work anywhere would almost certainly create yet another massive influx of cheap labour. The two nations would easily be the poorest in the Union, with only about $22,000 per capita GDP (€19,000) as measured by purchasing power parity. Continue Reading »

On May 17, a drone strike targeted the UAE's sole nuclear power plant. A week earlier, another drone strike caused a major fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, injuring three Indian nationals. Abu Dhabi immediately accused Tehran of orchestrating both incidents. Beyond drones and missiles, Iran is apparently pursuing a quieter strategy based on weaponizing an existing Riyadh-Abu Dhabi rift. The Saudi-Emirati split did not begin with the current war. For more than a decade, beneath the surface of what appeared to be a cohesive alliance, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been competing, quietly, then openly, for regional primacy across several fronts of foreign investment, energy policy, and regional influence. Continue Reading »

"No Greater Threat To America's Way Of Life": Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution To Condemn CCP Leader Xi Jinping Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, U.S. senators have voiced support for ordinary Chinese people and denounced communist regime leader Xi Jinping for lying to Americans and committing human rights abuses. The U.S. Senate unanimously approved on June 16 by voice vote a resolution (Senate Resolution 444) condemning Xi for “deceit, undermining prospects for peace and security, and orchestrating crimes against humanity.” The resolution also encourages the U.S. government and its agencies to use all available tools—including the authorities under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which allow sanctions against individuals responsible for serious human rights violations or corruption—to hold Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials accountable. The vote came just a day after Xi’s 73rd birthday. “There is no greater threat to America’s way of life, peace, and prosperity in the world than Xi Jinping and the CCP,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who introduced the resolution earlier this month, told the Senate before the vote. “Xi Jinping hates us. Communist China wants to destroy us. He is not a partner. He is not a ... Continue Reading »

Israel-Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire After Clashes Stall Opening Round Of US-Iran Nuclear Talks Summary: Israel and Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire  Opening Round Of US-Iran Nuclear Talks Postponed After Israel-Lebanon Clashes Erupt  Israel and Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that will begin on Friday at 4 p.m. local time, Reuters reported. ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH AGREE TO CEASEFIRE STARTING ON FRI: RTRS ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH AGREE ON CEASEFIRE FROM 4PM LOCAL: REUTERS WTI futures tumbled on the ceasefire headline, falling from about $76.40 a barrel to $75.56, as traders priced in reduced geopolitical risk. The earlier escalation between Israel and Hezbollah increasingly looks as if both sides were squeezing in last-minute strikes ahead of the ceasefire set to take effect later today. The ceasefire - if it holds - now sets up for nuclear talks between US and Iran.  Opening Round Of US-Iran Nuclear Talks Postponed After Israel-Lebanon Clashes Erupt  Talks between Iran and the US were postponed on Friday in Switzerland, delaying what was supposed to be the opening round of negotiations towards a permanent peace and nuclear deal. The delay appears to center on a new escalation between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, ... Continue Reading »

UK Gilt Yields Spike As Burnham Win Opens Door To Oust Starmer The odds of embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer being ousted by the end of July are soaring this morning... ...after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a decisive victory for the ruling Labour Party that delivers him a seat in Parliament and, with it, a pathway to challenge Starmer for his job. Burnham was elected in a standalone contest for the constituency of Makerfield, in northwestern England, with a convincing 54.8% of the vote. He defeated Robert Kenyon from Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK, who secured 34.5%, while third-placed Restore Britain registered just under 7%. In a post on X, Starmer congratulated his rival on his victory. “Voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate,” he wrote. Farage said he was “disappointed,” in a video posted after the result. Addressing voters who left his party for Restore he asked: “What do you want? We are the challenger party to the left in this country, and I would urge you to think again.” A defiant Starmer said in response that he would run against Burnham in any leadership contest. “If there ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rebound, Oil Slides, After Israel And Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire Update: the Yo-Yo insanity that is the on again, off again Iran war. Moments after we reported that futures and global risk assets had sold off overnight on a delay to today's start of peace talks in Switzerland due to Iran's protest of ongoing violence in Lebanon, moments ago Reuters reported that Israel and Hezbollah have ​agreed to a ‌ceasefire set to begin at 4 ​p.m. local time ​on Friday, citing a senior US official ​ “Hezbollah and ​Israel have agreed to a ceasefire,” the official ​said on ​background, adding that negotiators for ‌the ⁠U.S. and Qataris worked out the deal with ​help from ​Iran. “We ⁠understand that after the ​exchange of fire ​earlier ⁠today, Israel and Hezbollah are ⁠now ​in a ​ceasefire.” The report was confirmed by an Israeli official speaking to the Jerusalem Post: "We have entered a ceasefire. We will continue to act against threats and will remain in the Strip. If Hezbollah harms our soldiers or civilians, we will respond forcefully". In kneejerk reaction, S&P futures which were down 0.4% erased half their losses... ... while oil dropped ... Continue Reading »

Gabbard Drops Fauci COVID-19 Receipts On Last Day: He Funded The Research, Cooked The Cover Story, Then Lied To Congress Newly declassified documents released Thursday by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard show that a U.S. national laboratory assessed the COVID-19 lab-origin hypothesis as a serious possibility as early as May 2020, as well as evidence of U.S.-funded coronavirus research that included planning for spike-protein modifications, receptor-adaptation experiments, and testing in humanized mice in collaboration with researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The documents also prove that Anthony Fauci lied under oath.  Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I’m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with politicized elements… pic.twitter.com/ZMdliW4zyS — DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) June 19, 2026 The release, issued on Gabbard’s last day on the job, includes an eight-page May 27, 2020, assessment from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Z Program. That assessment concluded that “all of the necessary conditions for an accidental release of a laboratory-modified coronavirus - specifically a coronavirus adapted to recognize human cell receptors - were present at ... Continue Reading »

What AI Is... And Is Not Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, It behooves us to be clear on what AI is and is not, as the confusion of the two is the source of both the giddy hype and the opaque risks. Whether we admit it or not, we are collectively making an epoch-changing bet that AI is fantastic, unstoppable Progress with a capital P so large it blots out the sky. Like all bets, this bet is risky, and if it fails we will all pay the price in capital mis-allocated and promises shattered. It behooves us, then, to be clear on what AI is and is not, as the confusion of the two is the source of both the giddy hype and the opaque risks. I am prompted to address this by an insightful essay submitted by longtime correspondent Simons Chase, who is both an AI builder/developer and supportive of my efforts to pin down what AI is and isn't: The Machine Is Made of Us: Pope Leo's Encyclical, the Averaging of Language, and the Case for the Particular. I build artificial intelligence for a living. I also think the Pope is mostly ... Continue Reading »

Hormuz Ship Traffic Rebounds To Highest Level Since Start Of War, Iran Renews Restrictions Oil prices are on track to close lower for the week, with WTI futures down more than 9% versus last Friday’s close after the US and Iran secured an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The normalization phase for tanker traffic through the Hormuz maritime chokepoint is still in its early stages, but the market is already beginning to price in a major wave of physical crude and crude products to hit global markets. Hormuz traffic shows recovery Verified Strait of Hormuz crossings reached 25 on 18 June, marking a notable increase in daily maritime activity. Traffic was evenly distributed across both directions, with most vessels following established Iranian route patterns. Five sanctioned… pic.twitter.com/kqnil079nf — Kpler (@Kpler) June 19, 2026 Roughly 60 million barrels of seaborne crude that had been trapped in the Persian Gulf for months are now expected to return to global markets, with much of that supply likely headed toward Asian refiners. The latest shipping data from Bloomberg shows 21 vessels have transited the critical waterway so far on Friday, the most since the start ... Continue Reading »

'Two-Tier' Britain: White Jobseekers Locked Out Of Employment Schemes Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, Local councils are running race-exclusive job support programmes for ethnic minorities using central government grants, leaving white Britons on benefits to fend for themselves in a system that claims to promote fairness. This fresh example of identity-driven exclusion follows a clear pattern of public and private sector policies that disadvantage white applicants in hiring, training and now benefits-linked help, all justified under the banner of "positive action" and "levelling up." A Telegraph investigation published this week exposed how multiple local authorities are directing taxpayer money into employment programmes closed to white jobseekers. White People BLOCKED From Accessing Job Seeker Schemes Campaigns director @yarwoodwilliam joined @MartinDaubney on @GBNEWS to discuss how and why local authorities are engaging in two-tier politics by blocking white people from accessing job schemes. pic.twitter.com/z4wUFQXljF - TaxPayers' Alliance (@the_tpa) June 16, 2026 In Sheffield, the Labour and Green-led city council runs a £340,000 Pathways to Work project offering "targeted employment support for ethnic minority groups." The report notes that the scheme, delivered through local charities, focuses on "economically inactive" minorities and draws funding from the Department for Work and ... Continue Reading »

Modern Wars Cannot Be Won Without Kamikaze Drones, Paris Defense Show Makes Clear One of the world's largest defense and security trade shows is wrapping up this week near Paris at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center, where equity analysts from Paris-based Kepler Cheuvreux attended the event. Eurosatory focuses mostly on land and air-to-land warfare, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, drones, counter-drone systems, missiles, air defense, communications, battlefield software, logistics, robotics, military medicine, and homeland security systems. Fire Point updates their Eurosatory stand this morning. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/2RwlJlh8fW — Peter Voinovich (@PeterVoinovich) June 18, 2026 Kepler Cheuvreux equity analyst Aymeric Poulain attended the event and spoke with top executives from European defense giants Thales, Exosens, Leonardo, Hensoldt, and Rheinmetall. He also met with Safran executives at the company's headquarters. Les guerres d’aujourd’hui ne se gagnent pas sans drones. Au salon de l’armement Eurosatory, j’ai eu le plaisir d’échanger avec les ingénieurs d’@EOStechnologie, qui produit à Varces (Isère) des drones et munitions téléopérées de qualité exceptionnelle. Fière de ce… pic.twitter.com/oNxl4PfDpi — Marion Maréchal (@MarionMarechal) June 17, 2026 Poulain penned a note on Thursday titled "Game of Drone," in which he was able to "take the pulse of the sector" to ... Continue Reading »

Sweden Passes Law To Revoke Residence Permits From Migrants Who Fail 'Good-Behavior' Test Via Remix News, Sweden has passed a new migration law that will allow residence permits to be refused or revoked if foreign nationals are deemed not to have lived in an orderly manner, marking another major tightening of the country’s immigration system. The Swedish Parliament adopted the government’s amendments to existing immigration laws on Monday by 302 votes to 44, with the Left Party and the Green Party voting against the measure. The changes will mainly come into force next month. Under the new rules, a foreign national’s conduct will carry greater weight when authorities decide whether to grant, extend, or revoke a residence permit. The law does not set out an exhaustive list of behaviors that will be treated as unacceptable, leaving the Migration Agency to assess cases individually. It means that an immigrant who may not hold a criminal record but has acted in a disorderly manner in other ways could be told to leave. Decisions can be appealed to a migration court. Government representatives and investigators have cited several examples of conduct that may count against an applicant, ... Continue Reading »

Suckers? 44% Of EU Citizens Feel Well-Protected In The Digital World While the European Union has taken a global lead in regulating the digital economy, survey data paints a mixed picture of the effectiveness of those efforts. As Statista's Felix Richter details below, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 83 percent of EU citizens consider it important for authorities to ensure that AI and digital technologies respect European rights and values, suggesting broad public support for a strong regulatory framework. You will find more infographics at Statista At the same time, only 44 percent say they feel well protected by the EU in the digital world. The results point to a gap between the bloc’s regulatory ambitions and how secure citizens actually feel online. In other words, while there is broad backing for stricter rules, many Europeans remain unconvinced that existing measures are fully effective in practice. Tyler Durden Fri, 06/19/2026 - 04:45 Continue Reading »

Hegseth Orders Review Of US Force Posture In Europe, Warns NATO Laggards Of Consequences Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on June 18 announced a six-month review of U.S. force posture and basing in Europe, warning that NATO allies failing to meet defense spending commitments could face consequences as Washington pushes the alliance toward what he called a new era of burden-sharing. Speaking at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Hegseth said the review would examine America’s military footprint in Europe and help ensure that European allies assume primary responsibility for the continent’s conventional defense. “I’m announcing today a six-month Department of War review that will examine America’s force posture and basing in Europe,” Hegseth said. The review comes as the Trump administration is pushing NATO members to increase defense spending and take over capabilities long provided by the United States. Earlier this month, NATO officials disclosed that the United States would no longer assign certain capabilities—including an aircraft carrier strike group, support ships, aerial refueling aircraft, and dozens of combat aircraft—to NATO crisis-response plans. The Trump administration has said that the United States must ... Continue Reading »

Is Trump Preparing To "Escalate To De-Escalate" With Russia? Authored by Andrew Korybko, He feels personally insulted by Putin rejecting his proposal to freeze the conflict in exchange for a resource-centric strategic partnership and also, whether one agrees with him or not, senses weakness after the US built a “cordon sanitaire” around Russia over the past year. Trump signed the “G7 leaders’ statement on geopolitical issues” agreeing “to increase the delivery of air defence capacities, additional systems and interceptors, and long-range capabilities. We are also ready to consider extending to Ukraine the benefit of licenses to allow for an increase in Ukraine’s military production…we will strengthen our sanctions, including those on the oil and gas sectors.” This amounts to him preparing to “escalate to de-escalate” with Russia, the reason for which will now be explained. From Trump’s perspective, which is an explanation but not an excuse in case anyone misinterprets the following, Putin wasted his time these nearly 18 months by talking about peace but rejecting Trump’s proposal to freeze the conflict in exchange for a resource-centric strategic partnership. Likewise, from Putin’s perspective, Trump reneged on the reported “Spirit of Anchorage” by declining to coerce Zelensky into ... Continue Reading »

The Cost Of Helium-3: Earth Sources Vs The Moon When it comes to Helium-3, the biggest cost divide is between Earth and the Moon. Potential sources range from tritium decay and terrestrial helium wells on Earth to lunar regolith on the Moon. Today, Earth-based sources remain far easier and cheaper to access. This graphic, created by Visual Capitalist's Cody Good in partnership with Pulsar Helium, compares major potential sources of Helium-3 by cost, scalability, and accessibility. It’s part three of four in the Helium 3: From Theory to Opportunity series, delivering key He-3 insights for investors tracking deep tech, critical minerals, and advanced computing. The Extraction Cost of Helium-3 Looking at cost alone, Earth-based sources currently have a major advantage over Moon-based He-3.   Source: Pulsar Helium; CRS R41419 (Shea & Morgan, 2010); Niechciał et al., Energies (2020); Thunder Said Energy; NASA OIG; CLPS contract data; USGS Keszthelyi et al. (2023); Smith‑Vaniz et al. (2026); Interlune.. Values reflect order‑of‑magnitude estimates from market pricing (tritium), thermodynamic separation floors (Pulsar), and CLPS‑based transport floors (lunar), using simplified assumptions for grade, throughput, and infrastructure. Tritium decay is an existing Earth-based source, tied to nuclear weapons stockpiles. The tritium used in warheads decays into He-3 ... Continue Reading »

Pentagon Restores Pacific Command Name, Reversing 2018 'Indo-Pacific' Rebrand Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, The Pentagon said on June 16 that it was restoring the name U.S. Pacific Command, reversing a 2018 decision that rebranded the command as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to reflect the growing strategic importance of India and the Indian Ocean in U.S. defense policy. The Department of War said in a statement that the command, known as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) since 2018, would officially revert to its previous designation, U.S. Pacific Command, or USPACOM, a name it carried for more than seven decades before the change. War Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighted the move on social media, writing, “U.S. Pacific Command...is back.” The Pentagon said the decision was intended to restore the command’s historical identity and military heritage rather than to signal any change in mission, geographic scope, or strategic priorities. “Restoring the legacy USPACOM designation honors the command’s deep historical roots, fostering a sense of pride and collective spirit among all who serve in the Pacific,” the department said in a statement. The Pentagon further clarified that the command’s area of responsibility, stretching from the waters off the ... Continue Reading »

Which States Brew The Most Craft Beer? American craft brewers produced roughly 22 million barrels of beer in 2025, the equivalent of more than 7 billion 12-ounce cans. That output is concentrated in a few key states. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows the barrels of craft beer produced in every U.S. state in 2025, based on data from the Brewers Association. Figures reflect the association’s June 2026 revision and cover all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. To count as craft, a brewery must produce no more than 6 million barrels per year and be less than 25% owned by a large alcohol company. One barrel equals 31 gallons, or roughly 330 twelve-ounce cans. California Brews Nearly One in Every Six U.S. Craft Beers California tops the nation with 3.45 million barrels of craft beer brewed in 2025. The state’s 939 craft breweries are also the most in the country, well ahead of second-place Pennsylvania’s 538. Pennsylvania ranks second in volume at 2.0 million barrels, with much of that total coming from Yuengling, America’s oldest operating brewery, founded in 1829, and its largest craft brewer by volume. The data table below shows each state’s total ... Continue Reading »

Washington's Business Exodus Authored by Mark Harmsworth via The Washington Policy Center, Washington state’s business climate continues to deteriorate under the weight of record tax increases and burdensome regulations. A spring 2026 survey by the Association of Washington Business reveals alarming trends. Nearly one in four employers (24 percent) are now actively considering relocating their businesses out of state, up sharply from 17 percent in the previous quarter and nearly triple the level from winter 2025. Another 55 percent of business leaders are considering moving their personal residences elsewhere, citing the state’s escalating tax burden as the top challenge. This flight is no surprise. Washington’s business tax climate has plummeted from sixth-best in the nation in 2014 to near the bottom today, with the state now ranking among the worst for small-business survival. Major tax hikes enacted in 2025 are now hitting businesses hard. Starting in late 2025 and accelerating into 2026, the state increased business & occupation tax rates for service businesses and introduced new surcharges. Large companies face a 0.5 percent surcharge on taxable income of more than $250 million, while advanced computing firms saw their surcharge jump dramatically. These changes, part of the largest ... Continue Reading »

Amazon Plans $10B Missouri Data Center Campus By Sebastian Obando of ConstructionDive Amazon will invest $10 billion to build a data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Monday. In addition to facility construction, the development includes roads and water infrastructure improvements, such as a new bridge over theNorfolk Southern Railway and a water system Amazon plans to transfer to the local utility after construction, according to the tech giant. The announcement adds yet another multibillion-dollar data center project to the construction pipeline, a sign the data center construction boom has room to run. Representational image of an Amazon data center construction site | Image courtesy: Amazon The $10 billion Amazon investment highlights the growing role of hyperscale developers in overall U.S. construction activity.  Once complete, the campus will support cloud computing infrastructure and generate hundreds of millions in property tax revenue for Montgomery County over the next 25 years, according to the release. Amazon also worked with Ameren Missouri, the local utility company, to ensure the project bears the full cost of connecting to the electric grid, the tech giant said. The commitment also emphasizes how these builds often carry supplementary ... Continue Reading »

US Security Chief Says One Suspected Terrorist Is Arrested At Canadian Border 'Almost Weekly' Authored by Paul Rowan Brian via The Epoch Times, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says American authorities apprehend a suspected or wanted terrorist at the Canada-U.S. border "almost weekly," while warning that "fracturing" relations between the two countries could leave both more vulnerable to criminal organizations, fentanyl traffickers, and other threats. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security in Washington on June 3, 2026. AP Photo/Cliff Owen Mullin made the remarks June 17 during a fireside conversation with Canada's Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. He added that the United States is concerned that many criminal organizations whose activity has been reduced due to enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border are moving operations to the northern border. "We arrest a terrorist - one either on the watch list or wanted terrorist - on our northern border almost weekly," Mullin said. "Some of the fracturing we have right now between the countries, we've got to figure it out." Mullin was sworn in as secretary ... Continue Reading »

Infant Mortality Drops To All-Time Low In United States Infant mortality has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded in the United States, according to new preliminary data from the CDC - though it's still higher than in some other countries. According to the data, 5.36 infants per 1,000 live births died, down from 5.54 in 2024 and 5.63 in 2023. The results are based on death and birth certificates. A baby in a hospital in a file photograph. Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images Infants is defined as children who have not yet reached their first birthday. According to researchers, the decline is statistically meaningful and translates into hundreds of fewer infant deaths per year. "This is an encouraging data point, and we hope that this trend will continue," said Dr. Michael Warren, chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes. Warren said it was difficult to pinpoint what was driving the decline. As the Epoch Times notes further, the overall numbers have been going down. U.S. infant deaths fell to about 19,350 last year, according to provisional CDC data that may rise a little as additional analysis is completed. The final tally is still ... Continue Reading »