Britain’s MI6 spy agency is getting its first female chief
Spies imitating art: Years after Judi Dench played James Bond’s boss, Britain’s MI6 spy agency is getting its first female chief.
Day: June 17, 2025
Trump and Starmer finally finalise ‘big and beautiful’ UK-US trade deal
The UK and US president had a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, where they finalised the implementation of the trade deal they shook on last month
Commentary: The alarming resurgence of car-ramming attacks worldwide
The Liverpool parade crash reflects a disturbing rise in vehicle-ramming attacks globally. Such attacks are some of the hardest to anticipate and prevent, says RSIS’ Kalicharan Veera Singam.
Commentary: From Trump’s parade to ‘No Kings’ protests, the clash over what makes America great has only just begun
As President Donald Trump watched a display of American military might in Washington DC, protesters across the US presented a different version of patriotism, says Kevin Chen of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Commentary: Chips won the Cold War. Rare earths may win the next
The US is letting China take the lead in clean electrical technologies such as rare earths, solar panels and lithium-ion batteries, says David Fickling for the Bloomberg Opinion.
Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row concurrent sentences of life in prison.
Iran’s Mossad paranoia grows, amid fears of Israeli spies wearing ‘masks, hats and sunglasses’
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The Air War Between Israel and Iran
For days Israel has been attacking Iran with airstrikes, which they say is an effort to degrade Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Iran has been responding by firing missiles at Israel. We’ll hear what has been hit and what targets may be next. And we compare the two countries’ ability to defend against these types of attacks.
Israel launches fresh wave of strikes in Iran as war escalates
Israel’s military campaign against Iran expanded dramatically on Monday with a wave of strikes pounding central Tehran, including one that destroyed the country’s state-run television headquarters — a central apparatus of the Iranian regime’s tight co…
Doctor who helped give Matthew Perry ketamine will plead guilty to drug charges
Dr Salvador Plascencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine.