Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, linking the closure to Israel’s campaign in Lebanon and threatening to derail upcoming nuclear talks in Switzerland. President Trump responded with a 60-day ultimatum and a threat to impose U.S. tolls on all shipping through the critical waterway.
Friday’s morning news bulletin covers a fragile Balkans ceasefire, a eurozone inflation surprise rattling markets, and a looming French rail strike threatening summer travel. Here’s everything you need to know to start your day.
A United Nations meeting dissolved into chaos this week as delegates clashed furiously over allegations of sexual violence committed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The confrontation, marked by one delegate snapping ‘You will be quiet,’ exposed the deep fractures within the international body.
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Brussels on 17 June, calling on EU leaders to ban settlement goods and impose sanctions on Israel ahead of a major summit. The demonstration targeted the EU’s trade relationship with Israeli-occupied territories as divisions among member states continue to stall decisive action.
Trump says prices are dropping thanks to a new peace deal, but the data tells a more complicated story. Gas is cheaper — groceries, rent, and eggs? Not so much.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy is calling Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran the ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades.’ The rare Republican revolt signals deepening unease over the administration’s diplomatic overtures to Tehran.
Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to end decades of conflict between the two nations. The 47-page document outlines a path to full normalization, but critics say the hardest work is still ahead.
France swept Senegal aside 3-1 in New Jersey on Tuesday night, with a dominant second half sealing their World Cup group opener in style. It was a bruising start for the Lions of Teranga, but the group stage is far from over.
Thomas Partey’s appeal to overturn a Canadian visa refusal has been rejected, ruling Ghana’s captain out of the team’s World Cup opener against Panama on Wednesday. The Arsenal midfielder’s absence leaves Ghana scrambling to reshape their midfield less than 24 hours before kick-off.
The EU’s landmark migration pact is now in force, but most member states are struggling to meet implementation deadlines. Questions are mounting over whether the bloc’s biggest asylum overhaul in decades can deliver on its promises.
