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  • Jun 17

    Russian frigate fires warning shots near British yacht in the Channel, 23 miles off Isle of Wight

    A Russian frigate fired warning shots within 500 metres of a British-flagged yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday morning, in what the UK Ministry of Defence described as an attempt to avert a collision.

  • Jun 12

    David Hockney, the painter of California light and record-breaking pools, dies at 88 as King Charles mourns 'a giant of the art world'

    David Hockney, the British painter who turned sun-drenched Los Angeles pools into icons of 20th-century art and set auction records, died on 11 June 2026. King Charles III led tributes to the artist, remembering his genius and his yellow Crocs.

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Hormuz tolls and Bastille armour

Trump strains Hormuz as Europe rearms and US politics loses a sanctions hawk

The serious news clustered around force and its price. Washington and Tehran traded blows around the Gulf, Europe put military solidarity on parade in Paris, and political shocks in Washington and Madrid complicated already fragile coalitions.

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    Sánchez apologizes to French Defense Minister Lecornu after former Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy made racist remarks about the French national team

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    Increased the death toll to 6 after rescuers recovered two additional bodies from the elevator shaft at the Brussels construction site; search continues for 4 missing workers.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The US resumed intensive airstrikes and a naval blockade on Iran, which responded with direct missile and drone attacks on Gulf shipping and US-linked targets, escalating the confrontation to a new level of direct military engagement.

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