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  • Geopolitical tensions escalate as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, leading to US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland and a dramatic standoff involving global oil markets and diplomatic efforts.
  • The political landscape in the UK faces upheaval with reports of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's impending resignation, potentially paving the way for a leadership challenge and shifts in party direction.
  • The tech industry grapples with significant issues, including concerns over iPhone's potential impact on birth rates, a sophisticated GTA 6 scam targeting gamers, and the development of AI with strict regulations being considered in some regions.
  • Global health initiatives are underway, with the CDC allocating emergency funds for Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda, while the World Cup navigates the complexities of managing public health during major international events.
  • Economic and social disparities are highlighted through various reports, from the rise of US inequality and the impact of 'dark money' in politics to the ongoing debates surrounding reparations for slavery and the commercialization of cannabis.

ZeroHedge

  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected To Resign On Monday: Report 4 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected To Resign On Monday: Report Keir Starmer's premiership appears to have entered its final act. Just over a week after Andy Burnham stormed back into Parliament with a crushing by-election win, the Prime Minister is - according to senior Labour figures cited by The Observer - preparing to set out a timetable for his own departure, with a "clear statement" possible as early as Monday. Peter Macdiarmid/Pool via REUTERS It would be a remarkable collapse. Starmer led Labour to a landslide less than two years ago. He now looks unable to command the confidence

  • Are iPhones Dialing Up The Birth Dearth? 7 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Are iPhones Dialing Up The Birth Dearth? Authored by Thaddeus G. McCotter via American Greatness, When I call you up, your line’s engaged I have had enough, so act your age We have lost the time that was so hard to find And I will lose my mind If you won’t see me . . . Time after time You refuse to even listen I wouldn’t mind If I knew what I was missing —The Beatles, “ You Won’t See Me ” As one heads into senescence, the milestones begin to fade in the rearview mirror. Yet every now and

  • 'Syria & Turkey Represent Bigger Threat To Israel Than Iran': Israeli Minister 7 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    'Syria & Turkey Represent Bigger Threat To Israel Than Iran': Israeli Minister Via The Cradle Late this week Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli declared in an interview with Israeli Army Radio that Tel Aviv "will be at war with Syria sooner or later , " highlighting that the alliance between Damascus and Turkey poses a "strategic challenge" to his country. The Likud official said, "There is no way that a jihadist regime rooted in ISIS and Al-Qaeda, whose aspiration is the unification of Jerusalem, can live in peace alongside the State of Israel." In a separate interview with Kol

  • In Defense Of Entrepreneurs 8 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    In Defense Of Entrepreneurs By Matthew J. Brouillette via RealClearPennsylvania , Like clockwork, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is again finding America's billionaires guilty by reason of existence , arguing the Elon Musks and Jeff Bezos of the world must donate more to the government via higher taxes. Her premise is that the wealthy don't pay their "fair share," leaving the non-wealthy to suffer in a zero-sum game. The problem is that Warren, and the many others in Congress like her, aren't simply attacking the wealthy; they are attacking the foundation of America's greatness - entrepreneurs. Remember, "entrepreneurs" founded this

  • Trump Reiterates Ukraine War Would Never Have Started If Russia Remained In G8, Blasts Obama 9 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Trump Reiterates Ukraine War Would Never Have Started If Russia Remained In G8, Blasts Obama This isn't the first time that President Trump has said something like this, but he's newly explained in a wide-ranging fresh interview with Axios published Friday his view that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine likely would likely have been averted if Russia had remained a member of the then-Group of Eight (G8) . "You probably wouldn't have the war with Russia and Ukraine if they did," Trump told the publication, referring to the decision to expel Moscow, making the group the G7. The


The Guardian

  • Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon 2 hours ago by Rachel Savage in Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Photographs by James Oatway
    South Africa, Ultrarunning, World news, Africa, Sport

    For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades race In the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza , first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa’s goldmines. Finally, that unmistakable, spine-tingling piano: Chariots of Fire. Runners gather before the start of the marathon Continue reading...

  • Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark Ghana conference 2 days ago by Carlos Mureithi in Accra
    Reparations and reparative justice, Ghana, World news, Africa, Colonialism, Caribbean

    Call for formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic trade slave included in 19-point roadmap More than money: the logic of slavery reparations A global framework for reparatory justice has been adopted at a conference in Ghana, as African and Caribbean leaders demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade. Heads of state and government and other officials formally approved the strategy on Friday at a gathering in a hotel in the capital, Accra, which was the first major meeting since the adoption of the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved

  • CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda 3 days ago by Jessica Glenza
    Trump administration, Ebola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Infectious diseases, Health, US news, Africa

    Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains low Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ) and Uganda , officials said on Thursday. The continued Ebola outbreak in the DRC comes as Canada, Mexico and the US jointly host the Fifa World Cup , attracting visitors from around the world. The officials said the outbreak, now the third largest on record, required “strong

  • Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations 3 days ago by Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent
    World news, Caribbean, Barbados, Americas, Reparations and reparative justice, Race, Africa

    Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countries Barbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders asserting the “moral, ethical and legal case” for reparations over damage caused by hundreds of years of enslavement. Mottley was speaking at a “historic” conference in Ghana to advance the push for reparatory justice after the United Nations adopted a landmark resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Continue reading...

  • South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case 3 days ago by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg and agencies
    South Africa, Illegal wildlife trade, Animals, Wildlife, Conservation, Environment, Africa, World news

    ‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrest Two traffickers of rhino horns have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the world’s largest such case, partly bringing to an end an almost two-decade legal saga. Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus had faced more than 1,700 charges ranging from illegally hunting and dehorning rhinos to racketeering and money laundering. Continue reading...


South China Morning Post

  • Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as three Indian crude tankers emerge an hour ago by Bloomberg

    Three fully laden India-linked supertankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the northern and southern routes of the Strait of Hormuz, while conflicting narratives over the status of transits persist. The Desh Vibhor, Desh Vaibhav and Sanmar Herald were observed in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on Sunday, after having been last seen signalling their attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz late on Friday, according to...

  • Vance in Switzerland for US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz closed again 5 hours ago by Agence France-Presse

    A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on Sunday as Iranian negotiators and US Vice-President J.D. Vance arrived in the Swiss host city, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Vance told reporters he hoped to “make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re going to be focused...

  • Italy’s Meloni let Trump’s jibes slide for so long. Now, she’s hitting back 8 hours ago by Bloomberg

    US Donald Trump has sparred with most of his fellow Group of Seven leaders at some point. But Italy’s Giorgia Meloni this week did something none of them dared: she escalated. Unlike Spanish Socialist Pedro Sanchez, one of the few leaders in Europe who has made political capital of being berated by Trump, the Italian prime minister had stood out as one of the few Europeans he actually liked: an outspoken conservative at ease talking Maga. But Meloni has also transitioned from a populist...

  • British PM Keir Starmer ready to quit, report says 12 hours ago by Reuters

    Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing. The threat to Starmer’s position, which has been building for ‌months, increased sharply on Friday when his rival Andy Burnham won a seat in parliament that would allow him to launch a formal leadership challenge. The Observer report said Starmer was discussing...

  • Zelensky says Ukraine drones hit oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen, now have 3,000km range 13 hours ago by Reuters

    ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said ⁠on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen Region in western Siberia, more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) from Ukraine. He also said Ukraine had ‌developed new long-range drones capable of operating over more than 3,000 km. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelensky offered thanks to the Ukrainian military’s special operations which “have reached Tyumen Region in Russia, including an oil refining facility. More...


New York Times

  • Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Set to Start in Switzerland 34 minutes ago by The New York Times

    Vice President JD Vance was expected to talk with Iranian negotiators. But the conflict in Lebanon threatens efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

  • U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet for Peace Talks in Switzerland 3 hours ago by Pranav Baskar
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Vance, J D, Araghchi, Abbas, United States International Relations, Switzerland, Peace Process

    The next phase of talks to end the war in Iran is expected to begin on Sunday amid fighting in Lebanon and renewed confusion over the Strait of Hormuz.

  • New Strait of Hormuz Closure Announcement Threatens the Slow Uptick in Traffic 11 hours ago by Pranav Baskar and Jonathan Wolfe
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, United States Central Command

    Fifty-five ships had passed through the strait on Saturday, the U.S. military said. But then Iran’s military said it was closing the waterway once again.

  • Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained 8 hours ago by Minho Kim
    National Mall (Washington, DC), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Vandalism, United States Park Police, Trump, Donald J, Washington (DC), United States, Algae

    The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.

  • No End in Sight for U.S. Military Mission Along Border With Mexico 20 hours ago by Eric Schmitt
    Illegal Immigration, United States Defense and Military Forces, Smuggling, Drug Cartels, Border Patrol (US), Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, Trump, Donald J, New Mexico, Drug Abuse and Traffic

    The patrols have helped push cartels and smugglers into more remote areas. But analysts have voiced concerns that the border missions will distract from training, drain resources and undermine readiness.


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