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Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:11:00 GMT
Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Moscow, striking an oil refinery
Ukraine on Thursday launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, hitting the capital's oil refinery in the Kapotnya district, covering the city in black smoke and forcing ...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:49:00 GMT
US-backed opposition figure Figuera returns to Venezuela to negotiate a 'credible' electoral body
Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and exiled in Spain for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela on Thursday at the invitation of the US State Department to negotiate a "cr...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:13:00 GMT
Healey MP, “my resignation was necessary for the future of the Britain’s Armed Forces”
UK Former Defense Secretary John Healey has said his surprise resignation last week was "necessary in securing the future of Britain's Armed Forces". Now a backbench Labour MP, Healey told the House of Commons: "I took the deci...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:53:00 GMT
Brazil softens Selic rate but concerns grow about fiscal stimulus on election year and impact of El Niño
Brazil’s central bank interest rate-setting committee, Copom, ‌unanimously voted on Wednesday to lower its benchmark Selic rate by 25 basis points to 14.25%, a level last seen in May 2025, ‌but acknowledging a tougher inf...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:06:00 GMT
Falklands’ Government requests input on modern anti-discrimination legislation
The Falkland Islands Government is currently developing modernized anti-discrimination legislation, with the first phase focusing on protections relating to race.

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:54:00 GMT
Fed keeps rates unchanged; new chairman Warsh anticipates FOMC summaries will be shorter…and to facts
The Federal Open Market Committee from the US Federal Reserve voted unanimously to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate anchored in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. It was the first meeting of the Fed with the newly appointed chai...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:48:00 GMT
Falklands, regular military activities around Stanley at the end of June
From 28–30 June 2026, BFSAI’s (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) current RIC (Roulement Infantry Company), 5 RIFLES, will be conducting activity in and around the capital of the Falkland Islands, Stanley.

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:40:00 GMT
David Hockney, the artist who forced Britain to make room for color, joy and queerness
By Simon Mckeown. Professor of Art, School of Arts & Creative Industries, Teesside University, Teesside University Born in Bradford and shaped by northern art-school discipline, David Hockney brought a working-class, almost pu...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:43:00 GMT
Milei reforms by decree the system for appointing Argentina's Supreme Court justices
Argentina's President Javier Milei reformed by decree the system for appointing Supreme Court justices: he eliminated a stage of citizen participation prior to the nomination and removed the recommendation to consider criteria ...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:21:00 GMT
US-Iran memorandum sets Hormuz reopening, $300 billion reconstruction and sanctions relief
The United States government on Wednesday released the official text of the agreement reached with Iran to end the war, a 14-point document called the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" that provides for the reopening of t...

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