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Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviserDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin that ending Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine was critical and that he was prepared to help, reported Russia’s TASS news agency.During a phone call on Sunday, Trump also informed the Russian president that the US was nearing a peace deal with Iran as the US-Israel war against the country continues, according to Yuri Ushakov, a Putin adviser. The call between Trump and Putin, which lasted about an hour, was described as “friendly and frank” by

Far-right plan defeated in referendum, according to projection by national broadcaster SRFVoters in Switzerland appeared on Sunday to have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed “the Swiss Brexit”.A projection by ⁠the national broadcaster SRF, which traditionally calls ​referendum votes, showed that about 55% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People’s party (SVP) and about 45% were in favour. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-svp Author : Angela Giuffrida and Jon Henley Publish date : 2026-06-14 16:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty FinancialThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday.The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted on government property. The competition on the south White House lawn is scheduled for 14 June, Donald Trump’s birthday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-crypto Author : Aram Roston and Joseph Gedeon

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morningBritish armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in ChannelUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the UK for intercepting a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, describing it as an “important step”.“It was Russia’s hubris, fuelled by high oil and gas revenues, that paved the way for this war, and every decision by partners that deprives Russia of money also limits the war itself” he wrote in a post on X, in which he personally thanked the British