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After Wars and False Starts, Cautious Optimism for U.S.-Iran Talks

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

Tehran and Washington face myriad negotiating pitfalls. But both sides are exhausted and running out of options. They may finally need a deal.

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‘A Terrible Inheritance’: Could Andy Burnham Succeed Where Starmer Failed?

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

The likely successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer will inherit the same challenges of economic stagnation and ascendant populism. Will a divided nation be prepared to give him time?

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New York Times Jun 23, 2026

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Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote

NYT Europe Jun 23, 2026

Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.

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Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes for Performing Without Hijab

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

Parastoo Ahmadi and her band will also be barred from leaving the country or performing for two years, dampening hopes for a more moderate postwar regime in Iran.

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Charisma Alone Can’t Fix Britain

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

It will take more than a change in leadership to solve the country’s problems.

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Japan to Raise Some Tourist Visa Fees More Than 400 Percent

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

The hike, from around $18 to $93 for a single trip, will apply to visitors from countries including China, India and Vietnam, but not most Western travelers.

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Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural chiefs say, many farms would fail.

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Soldier, Scholar and Symbol: Marc Bloch Is Elevated to France’s Panthéon

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

French politicians, including those on the far right, are embracing a Jewish Resistance fighter murdered by the Gestapo in 1944.

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China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. For First Time Since 2017

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.

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From Florence to Malta, 5 New Boutique Hotels

NYT Europe Jun 23, 2026

Whether set amid vineyards in Burgundy or in the heart of Florence, these boutique hotels will keep the crowds at bay.

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Iran Makes Moves to Assert Control Over the Strait of Hormuz

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

After Iran weaponized the waterway by making it too dangerous for businesses, experts say, the country is now looking to charge fees to vessels seeking to transit the vital water.

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Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s President, Struggles to Uphold Trump’s Narrative of Success

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting.

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At World Cup Soccer Game, Palestinian Emblems Abound

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

Jordan’s first qualification for the World Cup also means a World Cup berth for Palestinians, millions of whom live in the country.

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Pakistan to Cut 18% Period Tax on Menstrual Products, But Poorest Families Still Can’t Afford Them

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to cut a “period tax.”

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Suspect and a Civilian Are Among Three Killed in Montreal Shooting

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

A police officer and a civilian also died in a gun battle that prompted a citywide shelter-in-place alert.

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Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94

New York Times Jun 23, 2026

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.

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Iran Team Leaves Locker Room Note: The ‘Spirit of Iran Remains Alive and Steadfast’

New York Times Jun 22, 2026

After fighting Belgium to a draw for one of Iran’s best World Cup results, the Iranians had a note for their fans and the world.

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Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

New York Times Jun 22, 2026

His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

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U.S. Temporarily Lifts Oil Sanctions Against Iran, Citing ‘Productive’ Talks

New York Times Jun 22, 2026

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pointed to progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but officials in Tehran said “no new commitments” had been made.

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Vance Claims Progress in First Day of Iran Talks

New York Times Jun 22, 2026

Vice President JD Vance, the lead U.S. negotiator, said the two sides had agreed on technical issues and at least one substantive one, international inspection of Iranian nuclear sites, but an Iranian official said his country had made “no new commitments.”

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