Emergency personnel work at an impact site after missiles were launched from Iran to Israel, in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun |
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Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel's defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would "pay the price and soon".
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Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, raising fears of a wider conflict.
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US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed it off as "false reports of conversation that never happened."
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Day two of the G7 summit in Canada gets underway with the Israel-Iran conflict high on the agenda. Jarrett Renshaw tells the Reuters World News podcast that President Trump says he’s confident a deal between Iran and Israel is coming.
- US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz left the South China Sea heading west in the direction of the Middle East, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, after a reception for its planned port call in central Vietnam was cancelled.
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The Trump administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States.
- A massive two-day manhunt ended with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer.
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An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane bound for New Delhi returned to its origin of Hong Kong as a precautionary measure after a technical issue was suspected mid-air, the latest incident affecting the airline in recent days.
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For the first time, France's anti-terrorism body is taking over a murder investigation inspired by far-right ideas. The move is indicative of a broader shift in France, where jihadist attacks have fallen while racist, xenophobic or anti-religious crimes are up amid growing support for the far-right.
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View of the closed IAI stand after it was shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, France, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier |
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France has shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for apparently displaying bombs and other offensive weapons, in a move condemned by Israel.
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Oil prices stabilised as renewed military strikes by Israel and Iran over the weekend increased concerns that the conflict could significantly disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- When Trump adds a new tariff, the old ones don't go away. Some companies will pay far more because of a phenomenon called tariff stacking, the latest complication for U.S. importers trying to navigate Trump's on-again, off-again trade war.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been pitching the idea of "sovereign AI" since 2023. The concept, which is starting to resonate with EU leaders, is based on the idea that the language, knowledge, history and culture of each region are different, and every nation needs to develop and own its AI.
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Microsoft announced that data stored by its European cloud customers would stay in Europe, under European Law, with operations controlled by its local personnel, and under full control of customers.
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News of Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo's decision to leave the French carmaker and subsequent reports of him being lined up to take charge at luxury goods group Kering has created a stir across their respective sectors.
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Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe |
Demonstrators use water pistols during a protest against mass tourism, in Barcelona, Spain June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Bruna Casas |
Thousands of people took to the streets of cities in southern Europe to demonstrate against overtourism, firing water pistols at shop windows and setting off smoke in Barcelona, where the main protest took place. "Your holidays, my misery," protesters chanted in the streets of Barcelona while holding up banners emblazoned with slogans such as "mass tourism kills the city" and "their greed brings us ruin". |
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King Charles talks with David Beckham and Penny Lancaster as they attend the King's Foundation Awards ceremony, in London, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/Pool |
Former England soccer captain David Beckham and actor Gary Oldman were knighted in King Charles' annual birthday honours list, while sculptor Antony Gormley was made a Companion of Honour. |
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