Trump invokes law to increase weapons production after Iran war depleted US stocks
World
June 18, 2026
Trump invokes law to increase weapons production after Iran war depleted US stocks
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to force defense companies to manufacture more weapons after the war…
How to read the US-Iran draft agreement: Big commitments from Washington, not from Tehran
Middle East
June 18, 2026
How to read the US-Iran draft agreement: Big commitments from Washington, not from Tehran
Now that the US has released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran,…
Ukraine launches largest attack on Moscow in two years, Russian media says
World
June 18, 2026
Ukraine launches largest attack on Moscow in two years, Russian media says
Ukraine has launched its largest drone offensive on Moscow in two years, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS, in…
Photos published by Iranian state media show president signing memorandum with US
Middle East
June 18, 2026
Photos published by Iranian state media show president signing memorandum with US
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed the memorandum with the US, according to photos published by Iranian state media IRNA.…
US agreement leaves Iran “exponentially stronger,” former Israeli consul general says
Middle East
June 18, 2026
US agreement leaves Iran “exponentially stronger,” former Israeli consul general says
The 14-point agreement with Iran that President Donald Trump signed has left the US and and Israel worse off, a…
Dinner at Versailles, alpine air and an Iran agreement: How Trump made it through another G7
World
June 18, 2026
Dinner at Versailles, alpine air and an Iran agreement: How Trump made it through another G7
Geneva, Switzerland — For the first time in his two presidencies, Donald Trump attended a Group of 7 summit this week…
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran
Middle East
June 17, 2026
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran
The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening…
Why Trump’s proposal for Syria to fight Hezbollah will send shudders across Lebanon
Middle East
June 17, 2026
Why Trump’s proposal for Syria to fight Hezbollah will send shudders across Lebanon
US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Israel allow Syria to “deal with Hezbollah,” claiming Damascus would do a…
Why 0.1% of Britons could determine the prime minister’s fate
World
June 17, 2026
Why 0.1% of Britons could determine the prime minister’s fate
Ashton-in-Makerfield, northern England — Far from the gilded halls of Westminster, an unassuming community center – squat, utilitarian, and with a…
How one devastating cyclone wiped out seven percent of the planet’s rarest great apes
Environment
June 17, 2026
How one devastating cyclone wiped out seven percent of the planet’s rarest great apes
A cyclone that brought catastrophic flooding and devastating landslides to Indonesia wiped out more than 7% of the global population…