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Overplaying Strait of Hormuz card will turn Iran into a pariah state
Al Jazeera 20 Jun 2026

Overplaying Strait of Hormuz card will turn Iran into a pariah state

Analyst Alexandru Hudisteanu warns that Iran’s overuse of Strait of Hormuz as leverage could transform the strategic chokepoint from a deterrence tool into an instrument of extort…

Kahramanmaraş: The city where every home produces a poet
Hürriyet 20 Jun 2026

Kahramanmaraş: The city where every home produces a poet

Let us consider a city. A place that is both provincial and central. Quiet, yet resonant. A city whose poets are recorded in biographical anthologies, whose madrasas produced scho…

US and Iranian officials set to begin peace talks in Switzerland
The National 20 Jun 2026

US and Iranian officials set to begin peace talks in Switzerland

The Swiss government announced on Saturday that diplomats were in Burgenstock to facilitate the start of US-Iran negotiations, as officials from Washington and Tehran travelled to…

Oil Exports Before and After the War: How the Conflict Reshaped the Kurdistan Region’s Oil Sector and Gulf Exports
Channel8 English 20 Jun 2026

Oil Exports Before and After the War: How the Conflict Reshaped the Kurdistan Region’s Oil Sector and Gulf Exports

Military tensions in the region have dealt a major blow to the energy sector, causing sharp declines in oil production and exports across Iraq and the Arabian G

Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor as row deepens
DW 20 Jun 2026

Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor as row deepens

Ukraine's president has returned a medal to Poland after a decision to strip him of the honor. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv's key allies since Russia's war in Ukraine.

US envoy en route to Switzerland for talks with Iranian envoy to follow
The National 20 Jun 2026

US envoy en route to Switzerland for talks with Iranian envoy to follow

The Swiss government announced on Saturday that diplomats were at Burgenstock to facilitate the start of US-Iran negotiations. “Switzerland continues to provide a discreet and rel…

Bafel Jalal Talabani: The Mobile Film Festival Is an Opportunity to Encourage Youth
Channel8 English 20 Jun 2026

Bafel Jalal Talabani: The Mobile Film Festival Is an Opportunity to Encourage Youth

Bafel Jalal Talabani, PUK President, participated in the Kurdish Mobile Film Festival in Sulaymaniyah, expressing full support for youth and the cinema sector.

Ukraine's top officials return Polish awards as row deepens
DW 20 Jun 2026

Ukraine's top officials return Polish awards as row deepens

A decision to strip Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honor benefited Moscow, Ukrainian officials said. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv's key allies since Russia's …

Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni, who says his 'unprovoked attacks are senseless'
PBS 20 Jun 2026

Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni, who says his 'unprovoked attacks are senseless'

President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven …

Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII dispute
Al Jazeera 20 Jun 2026

Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII dispute

The move comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of Poland’s top honour. Top Ukrainian officials have said they are returning Polish awards after Presiden…

CENTCOM: 55 Commercial Vessels and Oil Tankers Transited Hormuz Today
Channel8 English 20 Jun 2026

CENTCOM: 55 Commercial Vessels and Oil Tankers Transited Hormuz Today

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has increased, with 55 commercial vessels transiting the str

The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI
The Verge 20 Jun 2026

The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI

Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public. Two of the sets are absolutel…