PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 15: Papers discuss the US-Iran “truce of convenience”. According to the Israeli paper Haaretz, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is humiliated by Donald Trump. The US president has just turned 80, but is “really uncomfortable wit…
Bungee jumper’s haunting last post before being flung 130ft to her death by staff who ‘forgot to attach rope & fled’
THE haunting last posts of the bungee jumper who was thrown to her death by staff who allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her and then fled have been revealed. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died after plunging more than 130ft to the ground f…
Iran, US agreement: What’s included in the deal, and what’s left to negotiate?
US and Iran agreed to an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations under a surprise memorandum of understanding announced via mediator Pakistan on Sunday. The agreement includes plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions and begin…
US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to end war
US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the question of the fate of Iran’s nuclear program was left to further negotiations. The memorandum of und…
Mothballed Norway ship tunnel gets state sign-off
Tunnel will be large enough for small cruise ships and coastal ferries
How Ukraine Uses A.I. to Knock Deadly Russian Drones Out of the Skies
Interceptors show Ukraine’s embrace of autonomous technologies trained on immense troves of wartime data.
To lead on defence, the UK must pony up the cash
Former diplomat Greg Quinn OBE argues the UK can no longer freeload on the US and must spend serious money if it wants to lead on defence rather than follow.
The post To lead on defence, the UK must pony up the cash first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
How Quebec Left the Church and Became the World Leader in Assisted Dying
A society once strongly Roman Catholic has rejected the church’s prohibition on euthanasia, with many instead viewing control over one’s death as an individual right.
Snap Insight: Iran’s birthday present to Trump comes with a price tag
Iran has succeeded in prioritising an end to the war rather than the nuclear issue US President Donald Trump wanted to resolve, says James M Dorsey from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Indian outrage over US killing of sailors mounts as leaders attend G7 summit
Relations at lowest ebb in years after Washington refused to apologise for deaths in strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesFury has continued to mount in India over US refusal to apologise for the deaths of Indian sailors killed in strikes i…