NUCLEAR WEAPONS ‘ONLY’ GUARANTEE AGAINST GLOBAL WAR, SAYS RUSSIA

Thu 25 June 2026: Russia said Wednesday that nuclear weapons are the “only” protection preventing the world from sliding into a global war, as the last nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington expired without a replacement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks at a foreign policy forum in Moscow, warning that the […]

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THE DRAWER PROBLEM: WHY SO MANY OF US CAN’T LET GO OF OUR OLD ELECTRONICS, AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

Thu 25 June 2026: Think about the last smartphone, tablet or smartwatch you stopped using. Odds are it is not in a recycling bin or a new owner’s hands; it is sitting in a drawer. From our survey of 4,000 American consumers, we found the single most common thing people did with a device they were […]

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US REMOVES 28 REFUELING AIRCRAFT FROM ISRAEL’S BEN GURION AIRPORT: ISRAELI MEDIA

Thu 25 June 2026: The US has removed 28 refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport as Tel Aviv demands Washington relocate around 20 more to avoid disruption to civilian flights during the summer, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. The public broadcaster KAN said the US has relocated around 28 refuelers from the airport. “Israel still […]

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THOUSANDS FEARED DEAD AFTER TWO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES SHAKE VENEZUELA

Thu 25 June 2026: Back-to-back powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and leaving residents shaken. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the first magnitude 7.2 earthquake had its epicentre west of the community of Moron, located along the country’s Caribbean coast, about 168 km (104 miles) west of Caracas. The […]

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BITCOIN DROPS BELOW $60,000 AS CRYPTO MARKETS FACE RISK-OFF PRESSURE

Wed 24 June 2026: Bitcoin fell around 5% on Wednesday, slipping below the $60,000 threshold as selling pressure deepened across cryptocurrency markets amid a broader pullback in risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency was trading at $59,460 at 1740GMT, after hovering near $60,000 during the Iran war. Live market data also showed Bitcoin near $59,374, down […]

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FROM BELFAST TO WASHINGTON, A FAMILIAR SCRIPT OF THE ‘DANGEROUS MIGRANT’ HAS EMERGED

Wed 24 June 2026: It tends to start with a violent assault. Then video documentation of the incident quickly circulates online, priming people to see not just an individual crime but a broader story about perceived dangerous outsiders. So it was on June 8, 2026, when an assailant badly injured a man in an evening […]

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NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK CLAIMS TRUMP TOLD NETANYAHU ‘ALL THE JEWS ARE SICK OF YOU’

Wed 24 June 2026: US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a 2025 phone call that “all the Jews are sick of you,” during efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a book published Tuesday by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial […]

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GOLD FALLS BELOW $4,000 MARK, HITS LOWEST SINCE NOVEMBER 2025

Wed 24 June 2026: Gold prices fell below $4,000 per ounce on Wednesday for the first time since November 2025, extending losses as expectations of tighter US monetary policy and easing geopolitical risks reduced demand for the safe-haven asset. The precious metal dropped 3.3% on a day-on-day basis, sliding toward seven-month lows to around $3,974.60 […]

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TRUMP SAYS US INSPECTORS TO JOIN IAEA IN IRAN URANIUM INSPECTIONS

Wed 24 June 2026: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that American inspectors will participate in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) missions when it eventually enters Iran for uranium inspections. Trump told Fox News that there is currently “no rush” to deploy the teams. He said on Tuesday that teams would arrive on the […]

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FRANCE ANNOUNCES CELL PHONE BAN IN HIGH SCHOOLS AS OF SEPTEMBER

Wed 24 June 2026: French Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced Wednesday that cell phones will be banned in high schools starting Sept. 1. Geffray told broadcaster Franceinfo that the law banning mobile phones will be published over the summer, leading to its implementation starting in September. “It will be September 1 because the law will […]

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