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June 21 0000 UTC Brief
In health policy
Medicare says it will launch a demonstration program on July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027, expanding access to GLP-1 drugs during that period. The federal program is framed as a pilot, which is Washington’s favorite way of saying it wants to test something big without quite admitting it wants to pay for it forever.
In Philadelphia
Police say a 62-year-old man was killed Saturday morning after being struck while crossing Roosevelt Boulevard at South Hampton Road in Northeast Philadelphia. Investigators say he crossed against a red light and was hit by a southbound Ford Taurus. The driver stayed at the scene, and the crash is under investigation.
In a separate crash, police say an e-bike rider was killed in Cobbs Creek after colliding with a Chrysler 300 at 58th and Pine streets. Investigators say the car had a green light and the e-bike went through a red light. Police are also investigating a shootout and carjacking in Parkside, where nearly 70 shell casings were found, and a rideshare driver shot during an attempted robbery in Fairmount.
In Colombia
Colombia’s presidential race is being shaped by the country’s worsening internal conflict, with violence and negotiations with armed groups now at the center of the campaign. One leading left-wing senator supports talks with armed gangs, while an outsider backed by Trump is trying to make the case for a harder line.
In Britain
Police in Edinburgh have charged a man in connection with suspected anti-Muslim attacks near a mosque, where two people were injured. Witnesses also reported a man battering the door of a pizzeria as people fled the area. It is a grim reminder that hate rarely bothers to keep its bad ideas to itself.
In west London, three men died after a fire in a single-storey pavilion on New Zealand Way in White City. Fire crews rescued them from the building, but they died shortly afterward, authorities said.
In Europe
A Spanish judge has revoked the passport of Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, before her corruption trial, saying she may be a flight risk. A passport seizure before trial is always a strong sign the court is not feeling especially relaxed.
On U.S. and Iran talks
U.S. and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Switzerland on Sunday for ceasefire talks, with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar also expected to take part. The discussions come as both sides try to flesh out an interim agreement aimed at halting the war, while Tehran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again and warns that little will move unless the fighting stops.
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