World News Review

Moment Trump signs US-Iran agreement at Palace of Versailles

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:59:38 -0400

The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.

US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved - and a $300bn question

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:29:32 -0400

Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.

What's in the US-Iran agreement that's now in effect

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:28:02 -0400

The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

What's in the US-Iran agreement?

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:28:02 -0400

The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:57:36 -0400

A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.

Trump touts deal with Iran as administration releases text of agreement

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:13:50 -0400

President Trump touted the preliminary peace deal with Iran, which now leads to 60 days of further talks. Critics said the deal gives away too much to the Iranian regime. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.

'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:02:05 -0400

As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:55:46 -0400

Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager told the BBC.

Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:36:13 -0400

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

Text of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding

Abigail Williams — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:57:32 -0400

A senior U.S. official on Wednesday provided NBC News with the text of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.

Read the text of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding

Abigail Williams — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:57:32 -0400

A senior U.S. official on Wednesday provided NBC News with the text of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.

Initial US-Iran agreement leaves many key issues to be negotiated

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:23:13 -0400

Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.

UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:21:36 -0400

They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.

Ex-Nigeria oil minister cleared in UK bribery trial

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:03:10 -0400

Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.

Strait of Hormuz to reopen, U.S. to lift Iran sanctions under 14-point deal seeking to end Iran war

Henry Austin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:26:26 -0400

The U.S. is expected to lift sanctions on Iran and unfreeze funds and assets linked to the country’s regime, under a 14-point memorandum of understanding provided to NBC News by a senior U.S. official

Trump and Iran’s president digitally sign interim agreement with terms to end war

Henry Austin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:26:26 -0400

The interim agreement declares an intent to bring about an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations” in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Israel cut out of Iran deal as Trump keeps deriding Netanyahu in public

Matt Bradley — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:02:14 -0400

The Israeli government was not shown the memorandum of understanding drafted to end the war with Iran, an Israeli government official told NBC News, the latest sign of growing tension between the United States and Israel.

Critical oil storage hubs hit decades-low levels with no relief in sight

Steve Kopack — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:49:00 -0400

Crude oil stockpiles across the country continued to plunge this week, as the U.S. tapped backup supplies of energy products to help keep gas prices down.

Serial killer who murdered eight women in Long Island town imprisoned for life

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:45:54 -0400

In fiery exchange, judge sentenced him to three life sentences plus 25 years to life on four other charges, all running consecutively.

Anxious Republicans await details of Iran deal as Trump keeps them guessing

Jonathan Allen — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:59:31 -0400

Trump is framing a tentative peace deal with Iran as a victory for the U.S., but fractures in the Republican Party suggest that could be a hard sell.

Republicans in Washington on edge over Iran deal as Trump touts its merits

Jonathan Allen — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:59:31 -0400

Trump is framing a tentative peace deal with Iran as a victory for the U.S., but fractures in the Republican Party suggest that could be a hard sell.

Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:50:42 -0400

Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

Why did Russia warship fire warning shots in the Channel? - The Latest

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:47:47 -0400

Keir Starmer has called the firing of warning shots by a Russian warship at a British yacht sailing across the Channel on Tuesday ‘deeply concerning and reckless’.

Russia’s defence ministry said the yacht was on a ‘dangerous course’ and several attempts were made to contact it – a claim disputed by the retired couple onboard the 40ft yacht.

Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh

Why did Russian warship fire warning shots in the Channel? – The Latest

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:47:47 -0400

Keir Starmer has called the firing of warning shots by a Russian warship at a British yacht sailing across the Channel on Tuesday ‘deeply concerning and reckless’.

Russia’s defence ministry said the yacht was on a ‘dangerous course’ and several attempts were made to contact it – a claim disputed by the retired couple onboard the 40ft yacht.

Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh

Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:43:18 -0400

Trump made the announcement during chat where he also vowed to protect India.

AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amaon founder Bezos says

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:37:41 -0400

The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.

AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amazon founder Bezos says

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:37:41 -0400

The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.

Beyond Rafah's gates, a politics of life and death

Hamada Elrasam & Elle Kurancid — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:56:39 -0400

On the road from Cairo to the Egypt–Gaza border, passing through no fewer than 10 security checkpoints, a bus convoy of over 150 Egyptian journalists inches towards the gates of an internationally enabled genocide. It's 19 January 2025, and this state-organised expedition – a 20-hour round trip from the capital, with up to two hours on the ground at the Rafah crossing – represents the Egyptian press's sole opportunity to witness firsthand the isolated, militarised doorstep to the decimated (…)

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Mangione's lawyers plan psychiatric defence in state murder trial

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:52:47 -0400

They will argue he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" at the time UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was killed.

Giant World Cup ball blows through streets of San Salvador – video

Guardian Staff — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:37:42 -0400

A giant inflatable ball used as a World Cup promotional display broke free from its structure during heavy rain and strong winds in El Salvador's capital on Sunday. It then rolled through the streets of the Zona Rosa neighbourhood, drawing the attention of drivers and pedestrians

Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside his home

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:33:39 -0400

Neighbours said the stench from the property had become so overwhelming that it was impossible to relax at home.

Leader of South Africa's second biggest party wants his predecessor sacked as minister

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:17:19 -0400

John Steenhuisen is one of South Africa's best-known politicians after leading the DA for seven years.

The tiny pony on the fourth floor of a Croatian flat – video

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:44 -0400

When Mile the pony was rejected by his mother at birth, his owner, Andjelka Josipovic, decided to take him in. Each night she carries him up to her fourth-floor flat in the Croatian town of Rovinj.

Mile spends his days on a ranch but needs regular feeding and attention during the night. Josipovic hopes that after a few weeks he will be strong enough to stay on the ranch full time

Abandoned pony grows his strength in fourth floor flat – video

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:44 -0400

When Mile the pony was rejected by his mother at birth, his owner, Andjelka Josipovic, decided to take him in. Each night she carries him up to her fourth-floor flat in the Croatian town of Rovinj.

Mile spends his days on a ranch but needs regular feeding and attention during the night. Josipovic hopes that after a few weeks he will be strong enough to stay on the ranch full time

UK investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in English Channel

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:41:21 -0400

The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.

Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockade

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:27:47 -0400

Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.

Bystanders smash windows of private jet to rescue passengers after crash

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:53:27 -0400

One of the six people on board died in the crash, a local official said. The five survivors were taken to hospital and are in a stable condition.

Bolivia signs $20m deal with US to fight drug trafficking, foreign ministry says

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:01:04 -0400

Under its new president, Bolivia is re-establishing severed ties with the US to combat organised crime.

Donald Trump jokes 'I'm the boss' before meeting on final day of G7 summit – video

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:13:01 -0400

The US president drew laughs from his fellow G7 leaders for his quip as he walked into a meeting on the last day of the their summit

Norway's crown princess undergoes successful lung transplant, palace says

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:15:08 -0400

Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, will now spend several weeks recovering in hospital.

Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticism

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:01:42 -0400

Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed "to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon".

'We fear for our lives' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:56:40 -0400

Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.

'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:56:40 -0400

Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.

Equatorial Guinea government resigns after failing to meet targets

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:52:52 -0400

The vice-president says the government had barely reached 10% of its targets, without specifying them.

Group planned to attack White House UFC event using snipers and drones, FBI says

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:46:31 -0400

In newly unsealed court filings, the government says the group allegedly expressed grievances about corruption, the Epstein files, and data centres.

Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:13:34 -0400

Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:33:39 -0400

The investigation on alleged cartel pricing of ice cream comes as Japan faces record summer temperatures.

Telegram challenges India ban over exam paper leak fears

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:56:27 -0400

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has called the ban a "mistake", arguing it would punish millions of users.

Australian shock jock wins A$12m payout after radio station tore up contract

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:08:29 -0400

Kyle Sandilands was sacked after an on-air spat with his co-host, who accused him of bullying.

Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battle

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:31:35 -0400

Eduardo Bolsonaro called the conviction "baseless and senseless".