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Middle East live: US says Iran talks to continue, with ‘both sides’ pausing strikes

Middle East live: US says Iran talks to continue, with ‘both sides’ pausing strikes

29/06/2026 – 13:37 Trump says Iran has ‘requested meeting’ in Doha on Tuesday US ​President ​Donald Trump said a meeting on ​Iran ‌would ⁠be ‌held Tuesday in ⁠Doha, without giving further details. “Iran ​has ‌requested a meeting. It ‌will take ​place tomorrow in Doha,” he wrote ​in ​a social media post. 29/06/2026 – 13:19 Iran’s state news agency reports no technical meetings planned this week 29/06/2026 – 13:18 What’s in the deal between Israel and Lebanon? Israel and Lebanon agreed ⁠to a US-mediated peace ​framework that would leave Israeli troops inside occupied southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed and the Lebanese ​army takes control, terms the Iran-backed militia has rejected as surrender. These are its main points: Peace and mutual recognition Israel and Lebanon affirm each other’s right to exist in peace and security as sovereign ​neighbouring states ‌and express their intent to formally end any state of war between ⁠them. Israel and Lebanon will continue US-backed negotiations toward a broad peace agreement. Lebanon’s armed forces, the LAF, will gradually restore control ‌over all of Lebanon, …

Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

People listen to a tour guide speak outside the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices are expected to issue opinions on pending cases, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a marijuana user on Thursday by limiting the application of a federal law that bars drug users from owning guns, finding that certain prosecutions under the measure intrude on the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.” The justices, in 9-0 ruling, upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss an illegal gun possession charge brought under the law at issue against Ali Hemani, an American-Pakistani dual citizen and resident of Texas who told authorities he was a regular marijuana user. President Donald Trump’s administration had defended the law in the case. Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, who authored the ruling, said the government had not “carried its conceded burden of showing its prosecution of Mr. Hemani complies with the Second Amendment.” A 1968 federal law called the Gun Control Act makes possession …

Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns : NPR

Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously limited the use of a gun law used to prosecute President Biden’s son Hunter. The case, however, did not affect Biden, who was pardoned by his father. The case was brought by a Ali Hemani, a Texas resident who admitted to FBI agents that he used pot several times a week at the same time that he owned a legally purchased gun. He was soon indicted under the federal Gun Control Act, which makes it a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison for an individual to use illegal drugs and to have even a legally purchased gun. While it is the same law used to prosecute Hunter Biden, the Supreme Court’s decision was sufficiently narrow that it may not insulate from prosecution those who, like Biden, use more serious drugs, and own a gun. In explaining the decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch stressed that the ruling was extremely limited, in part because marijuana …

US, Iran deal took ‘immediate effect’ after both sides signed, official says

US, Iran deal took ‘immediate effect’ after both sides signed, official says

The tentative memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran went into “immediate effect” after President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed it on Wednesday, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif, who served as the top mediator between Iran and the U.S., said signing the 14-point MOU demonstrated “the commitment of… Source link

Trump disputes Iran’s version of peace deal as both sides give clashing accounts

Trump disputes Iran’s version of peace deal as both sides give clashing accounts

DUBAI: United States President Donald Trump said Friday (Jun 12) that Tehran’s stated version of a proposed US-Iran deal on stopping the war is not what was agreed to. Iran’s description of the proposed agreement “bears no relation to the truth”, Trump said, labelling the Iranians “very dishonourable people to deal with”. “They better get their act together, and FAST!” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform, denying that the US had made major concessions to Iran. Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the US, after Trump said a draft accord was ready. Iran’s version of the deal, as outlined by the IRNA news agency, said that the US will release part of Iran’s frozen assets immediately after the deal is signed, with the remainder freed gradually during further negotiations.  It says Iran’s nuclear programme remains untouched.  However, a White House official said that Iran agreed to dismantle its nuclear programme and destroy nuclear material under …

OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides

OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides

OpenAI and Anthropic have battled for workers, customers, and public attention. The rival AI labs have been on opposite sides of policy proposals, and their CEOs were the only ones not to link hands among a dozen industry leaders at a business summit earlier this year. But they do have one big area of overlap: their investors. About 90 venture capital firms and other money managers have invested in both OpenAI and Anthropic over the past few years, according to a WIRED analysis of data from PitchBook, a platform that tracks startup investments. OpenAI shares about 42 percent of its overall investors with Anthropic, according to the data. Roughly a third of Anthropic investors are also OpenAI backers, including major firms like Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Emerson Collective, and Sound Ventures. Just last week, Anthropic made a fundraising announcement that named 31 investors—at least 13 of which have stakes in OpenAI, according to the PitchBook data and WIRED reporting. The number of common investors may be an undercount, because collecting information about …

Wayne Rooney backs England for World Cup glory: “Other sides should fear us”

Wayne Rooney backs England for World Cup glory: “Other sides should fear us”

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Wayne Rooney played at the World Cup Finals of 2006, 2010 and 2014. He will be a studio analyst on BBC TV, while his podcast The Wayne Rooney Show will drop twice weekly throughout the tournament. Here, he speaks to Radio Times about his expectations and predictions for the summer ahead. This is the first World Cup where you’ve had a major broadcast/podcast role. Are you excited? Yes! I did a bit at the Euros two years ago, to give me a taste of how it works. Hopefully it’s successful, especially if England reach the final. I really see them there. It’s a great squad and a top-class manager. We need to manage the climate all right, and the knockout stage could be difficult. The different scenarios mean it could be a better pathway if they don’t win the group. Do pre-match broadcasting nerves compare with pre-match playing nerves? I like being prepared for what I’m doing. There are some players from different teams where you want …