Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, trying to bring an end to a war he helped start. Satisfied his work is done in the Middle East, Trump now wants to move onto peace in Ukraine. But is it that easy? Jenna Amatulli speaks to the Guardian’s Andrew ...
Day: June 19, 2026
The ‘midlife crisis’ is overblown – it’s actually an opportunityThe ‘midlife crisis’ is overblown – it’s actually an opportunity
We often think of midlife as terrible or uneventful. This psychologist says we can be optimistic For years, midlife has been associated with one word: crisis. Margie Lachman wants us to see opportunity instead. Lachman, a lifespan developmental psychologist, has been studying what goes on between the ages of 40 ...
Chris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer with big decision on leadershipChris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer with big decision on leadership
The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham’s victory – will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed? ...
Burnham says ‘this is a final chance to change’ in his victory speechBurnham says ‘this is a final chance to change’ in his victory speech
Labour’s Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader. ...
Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 yearsScottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. ...
JPMorgan restricts Anthropic in Hong KongJPMorgan restricts Anthropic in Hong Kong
JPMorgan Chase reportedly cut off its Hong Kong employees’ access to Anthropic’s AI models, faced with pressure from both the US government and Anthropic itself. The White House, citing national security concerns, blocked all foreign nationals from using Anthropic’s most advanced models — leading the company to shut public access ...
Execs are warning that EU overregulation is constraining businessExecs are warning that EU overregulation is constraining business
EU overregulation is constraining business, a steel magnate and a Gulf sovereign wealth chief warned. ArcelorMittal’s executive chairman wrote in the Financial Times that emissions trading rules hurt energy-intensive industries, while the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund said the regulatory environment prevented international investors from pouring more capital ...
Ukraine hits Moscow with its biggest drone strike yetUkraine hits Moscow with its biggest drone strike yet
Ukraine launched its largest drone attack of the war on Moscow Thursday, damaging the Russian capital’s main oil refinery and showering its neighborhoods in “black rain.” The attack’s value is both symbolic and economic, bringing the reality of war home to ordinary Russians through widespread disruption and heaping pressure on ...
Pakistan’s diplomatic chops on displayPakistan’s diplomatic chops on display
The Iran conflict produced an unexpected winner: Pakistan. The country, once cast as a diplomatic pariah by the West, took on a lead role mediating between the US and Iran to produce a deal. “Pakistan’s star turn is the diplomatic equivalent of Cabo Verde winning the World Cup,” a Wall ...
US warns Israel against disrupting deal with IranUS warns Israel against disrupting deal with Iran
Vice President JD Vance warned Israel against disrupting the US-Iran peace deal Thursday, rebuking the US ally’s “freakout,” as it telegraphed further military action in Lebanon. President Donald Trump is the “only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic” to Israel, Vance said, calling for the Israelis ...