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June 22 0400 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
Iran’s foreign minister says mediators Pakistan and Qatar helped make major progress toward ending Israel’s offensive on Lebanon, even as the ceasefire remains fragile. Iran and the United States have now entered a six-day negotiating window aimed at a permanent end to the war, with lower-level technical talks set to continue.
In Europe and the war in Ukraine
Poland and Ukraine are trying to calm a renewed dispute after President Karol Nawrocki revoked Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top Polish honor over Kyiv’s decision to rename a military unit tied to wartime massacres of Poles. Donald Tusk warned the row could damage both countries politically, economically and diplomatically, while Zelenskyy said they need to stay partners.
Meanwhile in Russian-controlled Crimea, civilian gasoline sales have been suspended after Ukrainian strikes hit fuel sites and disrupted supply. Russian-backed authorities say the attacks killed four people and wounded 28, while Moscow also said three people were killed in overnight strikes in eastern Ukraine and briefly closed its four airports after a drone alert.
In public health and climate pressure
India’s heatwaves are now doing more than baking everyone into submission. As temperatures climb above 41C, schools in Delhi and about half the country’s states have been closing for weeks at a time, often shifting lessons online, and the disruption is hitting working mothers especially hard as childcare and jobs collide.
In Australia, the Varroa mite outbreak is now established across much of the east and south after eradication was abandoned. The pest is damaging honeybee colonies, raising costs for beekeepers and threatening pollination across agriculture, while existing treatments are already showing signs of resistance.
In brief
Colombia’s election count appears to show Trump-backed political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly ahead of Iván Cepeda, though Cepeda says the initial tally is not yet official.
In southern France, a hospital briefly evacuated after doctors found a World War I artillery shell inside a 24-year-old patient. A very niche kind of emergency room day.
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