It was a partnership beset by controversy, and now it’s over. Department store BHV is breaking up with Chinese-founded retailer Shein, after new management came in to take over the beleaguered Parisian icon, announcing the end of the contract between …
DR Congo Ebola outbreak could become worst in history as thousands not being traced
Healthcare workers and officials are continuing to sound the alarm over the surging Ebola crisis. On June 16, the head of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said that tens of thousands of people who have been in contact with ill patien…
Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticism
Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed “to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon”.
Florida couple given wrong embryo will retain permanent custody of their child
Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached an agreement with the biological parents of their child after fertility clinic’s mix-upA Florida couple who learned they had been given the wrong embryo after their newborn, Shea, appeared to be of a different rac…
January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process
Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fundJanuary 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using …
Latest news bulletin | June 17th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 17th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
US signals to return of sanctions on Russia as G7 unites around Ukraine
G7 leaders agreed on June 16 to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump saying Moscow should “make a deal” and indicating Washington could re-impose waived sanctions. Ukrainian Pr…
World in pictures, June 17, 2026
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Thousands flock back to south Lebanon despite Israeli strikes amid US-Iran deal
Lebanon has been targeted by fresh Israeli strikes despite the peace deal agreement announced by the US and Israel. Despite the attacks and warnings from their government, many south Lebanese are desperate to go back home, with thousands of people dri…
Long Island architect turned serial killer faces life sentence after admitting to eight murders
A Long Island architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer is being sentenced in the deaths of eight women