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‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T18:00:11+00:00

Former negotiator believes in an unstable world, it is ‘perfectly possible’ the UK can rejoin the EU with old opt-outsUK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier saysA couple of years ago, Michel Barnier spent a weekend with Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley. It was not some ghoulish Brexit spin-off of The Traitors, but the result of the former EU negotiator’s wife, Isabelle, being a close friend of Johnson’s French cousin, Anne du Boucheron, the owner of Château de la Baronnière, a 19th-century estate in Mauges-sur-Loire, in western France.“We spent a weekend togeth

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UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T18:00:10+00:00

Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’Michel Barnier has said Britain could regain its special terms if it rejoined the EU and claimed it was becoming clearer every day to the British people that they would be stronger in Europe.In an interview before the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum next week, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator said he could not see any obstacle to the UK keeping the pound and remaining outside the passport-free Schengen travel area should the country rejoin. Continue reading...

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UK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T18:00:09+00:00

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s department understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism.Richard Hermer’s office last posted on X on Friday, and it is understood that officials have been told to no longer use the site, unless for the specific purpose of combatting disinformation there. Continue reading...

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UK attorney general tells department to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T18:00:09+00:00

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riotsThe attorney general has told his office to no longer post on X, making it the first UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism.Richard Hermer’s office last posted on X on Friday, and it is understood that officials have been told to no longer use the site, unless for the specific purpose of combatting disinformation there. Continue reading...

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Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:52:08+00:00

Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countriesBarbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders asserting the “moral, ethical and legal case” for reparations over damage caused by hundreds of years of enslavement.Mottley was speaking at a “historic” conference in Ghana to advance the push for reparatory justice after the United Nations adopted a landmark resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Continue reading...

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Iran announces plans to bring in maritime fees for strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:40:31+00:00

Tehran says fees to cover cost of managing waterway will come into effect at end of 60-day negotiation periodMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has announced plans to introduce a system of maritime fees in the strait of Hormuz in two months after the 60-day period of negotiation that has been triggered by the signing of the memorandum of understanding.Tehran, claiming a historic victory over the US, added that the strait was under its control and the European plan for a naval mission to escort ships though the strait would not be welcome. Continue reading...

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William Ruto, président du Kenya : « Avec les Etats-Unis, nous avons une excellente relation, cela ne signifie pas un alignement »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T17:30:14+00:00

Au terme du sommet du G7, qui s’est tenu à Evian-les-Bains de lundi 15 à mercredi 17 juin, le chef de l’Etat kényan s’est entretenu avec « Le Monde » sur les conséquences de la politique internationale de son homologue américain Donald Trump.

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Coupe du monde 2026 : le Mexique, terre d’accueil des footballeurs français dans le sillage de l’idole André-Pierre Gignac

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T17:30:11+00:00

Trente ans après le pionnier Amara Simba, le pays est devenu une destination pour des joueurs et joueuses tricolores, inspirés par la réussite phénoménale de l’icône des Tigres de Monterrey dans ce pays passionné de football, qui dispute son deuxième match du Mondial, jeudi, face à la Corée du Sud.

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William Ruto, président du Kenya, au « Monde » après le sommet du G7 : « Avec les Etats-Unis, nous avons une excellente relation, cela ne signifie pas un alignement »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T17:30:09+00:00

Au terme du sommet du G7, qui s’est tenu à Evian-les-Bains de lundi 15 à mercredi 17 juin, le chef de l’Etat kényan s’est entretenu avec « Le Monde » sur les conséquences de la politique internationale de son homologue américain Donald Trump.

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Неповнолітні смертники: як вберегти підлітків від російських спецслужб

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T17:29:00+00:00

Якщо раніше батьки підлітків переживали, аби дитина не зустріла в інтернеті педофіла, то зараз на українських підлітків онлайн полюють російські спецслужби.

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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:25:51+00:00

Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bnA controversial proposal in California to issue a wealth tax on billionaires has gained enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in November, state officials announced on Wednesday.The news is set to intensify an already heated debate around the tax, which has pitted tech moguls and the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, against the labor unions backing the measure. Continue reading...

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City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:17:53+00:00

PeopleCert had been planning to cut about 400 jobs in £22m savings drive at training body it bought last yearThe vocational training body City & Guilds has guaranteed that plans for mass compulsory redundancies and the offshoring of hundreds of UK jobs to Greece will no longer go ahead.The proposal to remove about 400 UK roles was first reported by the Guardian in December as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after the acquisition of the charity’s training and awards business by the Greek-owned PeopleCert in October. Continue reading...

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Guerra Iran, news. Vance avvisa Israele: "Svegliatevi, Trump è l'unico alleato che vi è rimasto"

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-18T17:12:48+00:00

Il vicepresidente Usa annuncia: “Hormuz è riaperto, da oggi 60 giorni per il negoziato”. Centcom: “Revocato il nostro blocco, restiamo nell'area”. Annullata la cerimonia di firma dell’accordo in Svizzera: “Già siglato a distanza”. Vance: “Non so se andrò, forse nel fine settimana”

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Star-studded ceremony welcomes Obama Presidential Center to Chicago – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:10:40+00:00

Former presidents, heads of state and celebrities converged on a lakefront park in Chicago’s South Side to dedicate the Obama Presidential CenterSign up for the Breaking News US emailHe calls the situation a “win-win” for the US.Vance is here, and he starts by claiming that Trump’s peace deal with Iran “is already bearing real fruits for the American people”, with 12.5m barrels going through the strait of Hormuz last night and gas prices dropping below $4 today for the first time since the conflict began. Continue reading...

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Акордбанк включив defense-tech у свою довгострокову стратегію

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-18T17:07:14+00:00

фото WikipediaАкордбанк планує розвивати співпрацю з компаніями сектору оборонної промисловості та інновацій. Про це повідомляє офіційний сайт банку. Спеціально для співпраці з цією категорією клієнтів...

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Man arrested after boy, three, injured in Cambridgeshire zoo crocodile enclosure

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-18T17:06:57+00:00

Officers arrest man on suspicion of attempted murder as child is treated in hospital for serious injuries A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure, Cambridgeshire police said.The force said officers were called to Johnsons of Old Hurst zoo in Huntingdonshire at 1.24pm over “reports of an incident involving a three-year-old boy, during which he ended up in the crocodile enclosure”. Continue reading...

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Francia desmantela varias comisarías clandestinas del espionaje chino

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-06-18T16:49:56+00:00

Los servicios de inteligencia han identificado en los últimos meses nueve estructuras ilegales dirigidas por ciudadanos asiáticos al servicio de Pekín y dedicadas a controlar e intimidar a disidentes

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Trump’s Iran deal extends ceasefire, opens Hormuz

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-18T16:47:56+00:00

US President Donald Trump agrees interim peace deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch 60-day nuclear negotiations, easing oil price pressures

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Les prix de l’essence et du gazole commencent à baisser dans les stations-service

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-18T16:45:17+00:00

La signature d’un protocole d’accord entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran entraîne une détente des cours du pétrole, après plus de trois mois d’une crise qui a conduit les automobilistes français à débourser des sommes inédites pour faire le plein.

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