The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to 1% from 0.75%, the highest level since 1995.
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BBC News 
June 16
Business and economy
June 15
International relations
The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War.
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Reuters
Business and economy
The United States Department of Energy reports that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, after a decline of 9 million barrels per week during the Iran war.
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CNBC
Disasters and accidents
A B-52 Stratofortress crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, United States, killing eight.
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ABC News
Politics and elections
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issues a decree scheduling legislative elections for November, the first since 2006, and presidential elections for early 2027, the first since 2005.
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Arab News Japan
Hungary's parliament approves a constitutional amendment limiting prime ministers' terms to a maximum of eight years in office. Legislators also remove a constitutional provision linked to the planned dissolution of the Sovereignty Protection Office established under Viktor Orbán.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
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The Times of Israel
Indian Petronet liquefied natural gas tanker crosses the Strait of Hormuz, the only known ship to pass since the announcement of the peace deal.
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Al Jazeera
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz say that Israel will not withdraw its troops from Lebanon, Syria, or the Gaza Strip.
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Al Jazeera
The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is heavily damaged and set ablaze during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, killing nine people, including five rescue workers attending fires set by strikes in Kharkiv.
Russo-Ukrainian warKyiv strikes (2022–present)Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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BBC News
The Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kyiv are attacked.
Russo-Ukrainian warKyiv strikes (2022–present)Ukrainian culture during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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UNN
Law and crime
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The New York Times
Norwegian royal family relative Marius Borg Høiby is convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
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BBC News
Sports
Iranian Americans hold protests outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against the Iran regime and the team's participation in the FIFA World Cup ahead of its matchup against New Zealand. Additionally, protesters are seen with the Iranian Lion and Sun flag despite FIFA banning the flag from appearing at matches.
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KNBC
In association football, debutants Cape Verde earn their first-ever World Cup point after drawing 0–0 with Spain.
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CAF
June 14
Politics and elections
Swiss voters reject an initiative to cap Switzerland's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050.
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Reuters
Business and economy
Oil prices, including crude oil, fall by 5% after U.S. president Donald Trump announced that a deal has been reached to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade.
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CNBC
Law and crime
Police arrest 63 people outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, U.S., after ten officers were injured during celebrations of the New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals.
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The Athletic
Gunshots are reported overnight on 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City with one teen shot and several buses being damaged during celebrations.
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BBC News
Former Bangladeshi police chief Benazir Ahmed is arrested by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after an Interpol Red Notice was issued on crimes against humanity and corruption charges. Bangladeshi home minister Salahuddin Ahmed says extradition proceedings for Ahmed will follow.
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Business Recorder
Sports
In endurance racing, Toyota Racing wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with drivers Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck de Vries. It is Toyota's first victory in the event since 2022 and sixth overall.
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Motorsport.com
In ice hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup in six games, their first championship since 2006.
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Reuters
In association football, Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany.
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Yahoo! Sports
In mixed martial arts, the UFC Freedom 250 event, named for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, is held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event coincides with the 80th birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump.
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News.com.au
Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefirePakistan in the 2026 Iran warIslamabad Memorandum
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Axios
Mediators from Qatar travel to Tehran, Iran, to finalize the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S. to end the war.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran war2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations2026 Iran war ceasefire
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The Jerusalem Post
U.S. president Trump authorizes the end of the blockade imposed since April 13 after announcing that an agreement had been reached.
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AP
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. has maintained control of the Strait of Hormuz, and states that the U.S. has guided 125 million barrels of oil through Operation Project Freedom despite regional tensions.
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AA
At least six people are killed in Gaza, including four in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp and two in separate shooting incidents near Khan Yunis.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran warGaza warAttacks on Jabalia refugee camp (2023–present)
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The Manila Times
Lebanon's health ministry reports that an Israeli attack on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut killed three people and injured 16.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)2026 Iran warHezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)2026 Lebanon war
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Al Jazeera
The Israeli military confirms that Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq, who was responsible for orchestrating the killing of five American troops in Iraq during the Iraq War, has been killed in a recent airstrike in southern Lebanon.
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Al Jazeera
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch drone strikes on El-Obeid, North Kordofan, targeting a fuel station at the El Obeid Airport district and a fuel storage tank.
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese Army says that they have killed dozens of RSF fighters and destroyed over 141 combat vehicles across Sudan this month, including the Darfur and Kordofan regions and Blue Nile and White Nile states.
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AA
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BBC News
Disasters and accidents
Twelve people are killed when a plane carrying skydivers crashes in Butler, Missouri, United States.
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The Guardian
American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine filmmaker Lucas A. Vignale, and three others are killed when two helicopters collide and crash into a parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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CNN Brasil
Six people are killed after a pickup truck collides with a parked truck in Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
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Xinhua
June 13
Health and environment
The Directorate General of Health Services reports that five more children in Bangladesh have died from measles in the past 24 hours.
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Bangladesh Pratidin
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli military claims to have killed multiple Hezbollah fighters during attacks on more than 70 targets in southern Lebanon over the past day.
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Al Jazeera
Disasters and accidents
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Ansa
Five people are killed, and another is seriously injured when an Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 aircraft crashes while landing in Jorhat, Assam, India.
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Reuters
Politics and elections
Dozens of hardliners and pro-regime demonstrators gather outside a foreign ministry office in Mashhad, Iran, to protest against foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and a potential deal between Iran and the United States. Protesters also call for a deal to not be signed without the approval of supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
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i24NEWS
Sports
In American football, the United Football League's Louisville Kings defeat the DC Defenders, 27–20, to win their first United Bowl championship in their inaugural year in the league.
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Fox Sports
In association football, Qatar earns their first point in World Cup history after drawing with Switzerland 1–1 in their group stage match.
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The New York Times
In basketball, the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs 94–90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win their first championship title since 1973 and their third overall.
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Sportsnet