Mexico cuts workweek, bans after-hours contact, and guarantees no worker will take a pay cut in the most sweeping labor reform in a generation
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Day: June 18, 2026
What the Trump-Iran 14-point plan says about Lebanon, Hormuz and uranium
The memorandum of understanding covers 14 points but leaves many crucial questions unanswered.
First Russian shadow fleet tanker enters Channel since Smyrtos boarding
Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.
Former Gojek CEO and Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim is charged with taking ~$46M in rewards tied to a Chromebook procurement contract for schools (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Former Gojek CEO and Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim is charged with taking ~$46M in rewards tied to a Chromebook procurement contract for schools — The trial of one of Southeast Asia’s most successful entrep…
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% amid Iran war peace prospects
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates on hold.
Naomi Campbell made ‘mistake’ trusting ‘charity lawyer’, tribunal told
The supermodel is hoping to overturn her five-year ban from being a charity trustee.
EU leaders weigh tougher measures to combat China trade imbalance – Reuters
EU leaders weigh tougher measures to combat China trade imbalance ReutersEU Leaders Warn on China Trade Imbalance But Respond Cautiously Bloomberg.comThe risks of borrowing from China’s economic playbook Financial Times…
Chinese AI poses serious and growing threat to U.S. national security, report reveals
At least seven Chinese developers now produce systems with powerful capabilities such as coding, reasoning, multimodal recognition, and agentic tasks downloadable by anyone in the world.
French Tanker Passes Strait Of Hormuz After War Deal: Report
A French-flagged LNG tanker left the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a tracking platform said, as an agreement to end the US-Iran war paved the way for the key passage’s reopening.