06/15/202615 June 2026 G7 leaders reach France amid Trump’s promise of peace in Iran Leaders of the G7 – which gathers some of the world’s richest countries – are gathering in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Monday to begin a three-day summit that will be dominated by the wars in Ukraine and Iran. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine … Read more
US President Donald Trump hosted mixed martial arts fights on the White House lawn on his 8th birthday on Sunday, an unprecedented spectacle highlighting his willingness to blend the pageantry of his office with his brutal brand of politics and his family’s business interests. Source link
US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the question of the fate of Iran’s nuclear program was left to further negotiations. The memorandum of understanding is scheduled to be officially signed on Friday in … Read more
Allies from the G7 group of leading powers will meet on Monday at a summit in France, which gets underway hours after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the Middle East war. France 24’s international affairs editor Philip Turle reports from the summit. Source link
Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday. Source link
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 15: Papers discuss the US-Iran “truce of convenience”. According to the Israeli paper Haaretz, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is humiliated by Donald Trump. The US president has just turned 80, but is “really uncomfortable with aging”. Finally, could Gwyneth Paltrow get canceled? Many people hope so. Source link
At Cornell University in upstate New York, researchers are testing how a deep geothermal system might work away from the tectonic boundaries and volcanoes that have long defined where energy is viable. By harnessing the planet’s internal heat, this project is called earth source heatCould supply fossil fuel-free heat to the 2,300-acre (931 ha) campus … Read more
US and Iran agreed to an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations under a surprise memorandum of understanding announced via mediator Pakistan on Sunday. The agreement includes plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions and begin further talks over nuclear issues. France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at the deal’s details … Read more
On Sunday, Japan sealed a 2-2 draw against the higher-ranked Netherlands in their 2026 World Cup opener. Since qualifying for its first World Cup in 1998, Japan has reached every edition of the tournament and now sits 18th in the FIFA rankings. FRANCE 24’s Adam Hancock, Alexis Bregere and Ayana Nishikawa traveled across Japan to … Read more
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Israeli ground forces would remain in land they hold in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, potentially challenging a memorandum of understanding announced a day earlier between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. Source link