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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

US-IRAN-NUCLEAR

Israel-Iran clashes escalate, civilians urged to evacuate

target areas

BAT YAM, Israel/DUBAI/WASHINGTON June 15 (Reuters) - Israel

and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding

civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict,

with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to

take precautions against further strikes.

US-IRAN-NUCLEAR-TRUMP-KHAMENEI

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US

officials say

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump

vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme

Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters

on Sunday.

U.S.

US-USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION-BAN

Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel

ban, memo says

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding

its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36

additional countries from entering the United States, according

to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.

US-MINNESOTA-SHOOTING

Police hunt for gunman who shot Minnesota lawmakers while

posing as officer

MINNEAPOLIS, June 15 (Reuters) - Police were conducting a

massive manhunt in Minnesota on Sunday for the gunman who killed

a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer, a

crime that Governor Tim Walz characterized as a "politically

motivated assassination."

BUSINESS

US-RENAULT-KERING

Renault boss De Meo quits, report says he will lead

Gucci-owner Kering

PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - Renault chief executive Luca de

Meo is leaving the French carmaker to pursue "new challenges",

the company said on Sunday, and newspaper Le Figaro reported he

would become the new CEO of Gucci-owner Kering.

US-USA-MINING-CRITICAL-METALS

Exclusive-US Export-Import Bank considers $120 million loan

for Greenland rare earths project

June 15 (Reuters) - Critical Metals Corp has received a

letter of interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for a

loan worth up to $120 million to fund the company's Tanbreez

rare earths mine in Greenland, in what would be the Trump

administration's first overseas investment in a mining project.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

UK-BRITAIN-HONOURS

David Beckham and Gary Oldman awarded knighthoods

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain

David Beckham and actor Gary Oldman were knighted in King

Charles' annual birthday honours list on Saturday, while

sculptor Antony Gormley was made a Companion of Honour.

UK-MUSIC-PULP

Pulp score first UK no.1 album in 27 years with 'More'

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - British band Pulp returned to

the top of the UK album charts for the first time in 27 years on

Friday as their new record "More" went to No. 1

SPORTS

UK-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-STOCKHOLM

Athletics-Swede Duplantis soars to new pole vault world

record with 6.28m jump

STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis

soared 6.28 metres to break the world pole vault record at the

Diamond League event in Stockholm on Sunday, the 12th time he

has set a new world-best mark. The American-born double Olympic

champion improved on his previous record, set in February, by

one centimetre on his first attempt, making the most of the

perfect conditions to delight the home crowd.

UK-MOTOR-F1-CANADA

Motor racing-Russell wins in Canada after McLarens collide,

Norris out

MONTREAL, June 15 (Reuters) - George Russell took Mercedes'

first win of the Formula One season in Canada on Sunday while

McLaren's Oscar Piastri went 22 points clear in the championship

after teammate Lando Norris smashed into him and retired.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

TAIWAN-USA/

Taiwan president meets with visiting US Congressional Taiwan

Caucus

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te meets with visiting US

Congressional Taiwan Caucus.

16 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

G7-SUMMIT/ (PIX) (TV)

Canada hosts the G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta

Canada hosts the G7 Leaders' Summit in the Rocky Mountain

resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta

16 Jun

CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN/ (TV)

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Kazakhstan June 16-17

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to

Kazakhstan on June 16-17 at the invitation of Kazakh President

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

16 Jun

USA-TRUMP/EDUCATION-DEI (PIX)

Teachers and families mobilize to defend inclusive

education, challenge DOE letters in court

As the school year comes to an end across the United States,

many teachers are wondering what they will return to in the

fall.

While most of the attention on education in the nation has

centered on President Donald Trump's battles with universities,

the administration has also vowed to close the Department of

Education and issued broad orders targeting diversity and

instruction of structural racism and gender in schools, raising

concerns about what teachers can and cannot say and teach.

16 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-STACKING

Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for U.S. importers

Ramon van Meer's business selling filtered shower heads from

China may yet survive President Donald Trump's trade war. But

that depends entirely on whether he can can manage not one but

two different tariffs placed on his $159 shower heads, which

became a viral sensation on Instagram.

16 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

IRAN-NUCLEAR/ISRAEL-IAEA (PIX) (TV)

IAEA board holds exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes

on Iran

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors

holds an exceptional meeting to discuss Israel's srikes on Iran

that have hit nuclear targets including the Natanz nuclear

complex.

16 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

SYRIA-SECURITY/GERMANY (TV)

German court delivers verdict on Syrian doctor accused of

torture

A court in the German city of Frankfurt delivers its verdict

on a Syrian doctor suspected of crimes against humanity,

including torturing prisoners at military hospitals in Syria.

16 Jun 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

USA-TRUMP/HARVARD

US judge to consider further blocking Trump ban on entry of

international students

A federal judge in Boston will consider whether to extend an

order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump from barring foreign

nationals seeking to study at Harvard University from entering

the United States. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs on June

5 issued a temporary restrating order at Harvard's behest

blocking enforcement of a proclamation by Trump that escalated

an ongoing dispute between the Ivy League school and Republican

president.

16 Jun 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

TAIWAN-DEFENCE/DRONES (PIX) (TV)

REFILE: Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan turns to sea drones to

help defend against Chinese invasion

Used to great effect by Ukraine in the Black Sea against

Russia, Taiwan is drawing inspiration from that to explore how

it could use such explosive-packed drones as an effective and

low-cost way to fend off a Chinese invasion. Taiwan drone maker

Thunder Tiger showcased their latest sea drone, Sea Shark 800,

that will be feature in an exhibition next week, where 12

companies, both Taiwanese and foreign, will be pitching their

sea drones with the hopes they will be chosen to equip Taiwan's

new sea drone fleet. This is part of Taiwan's "asymmetric

warfare" strategy of using small, highly mobile and precision

weapons to defend against the numeric superiority of China's

military.

16 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

AFRICA-INVESTMENTS/

Africa's sovereign investment funds set for annual meeting

in Nigeria

Sovereign Investment authorities across Africa are set to

meet for a three-day annual meeting in Nigerian capital Abuja to

discuss how to mobilise global capital to speed up development

on the continent. The meeting is also expected to draw in

institutional investors, development finance experts and

policymakers in Africa.

16 Jun

NORWAY-KING/ARCTIC-SVALBARD

Norway's king and queen visit Svalbard amid heightened

interest in Arctic

Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were on Monday visiting

the main settlement on Svalbard to mark a century of Norwegian

sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago, coming at a time of

increased interest in the polar region from the United States,

Russia and China.

16 Jun

FRANCE-TECH/NVIDIA ( NVDA ) (PIX)

Nvidia's ( NVDA ) pitch for sovereign AI resonates with EU leaders

Nvidia ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang has been pitching the idea

of "sovereign AI" since 2023. Europe is now starting to listen

and act. The concept is based on the idea that the language,

knowledge, history and culture of each region are different, and

every nation needs to develop and own its AI.

16 Jun

TAIWAN-ECONOMY/RATES

Central bank poll for quarterly rate-setting meeting

Central bank poll for quarterly rate-setting meeting.

16 Jun 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

TRAVEL-INSURANCE/

As travel disruptions rise, travellers turn to insurance,

risk advice

With flight cancellations or delays on the rise, travellers

are turning to pricier comprehensive travel insurance and risk

advisory services to safeguard their journeys.

16 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

HEALTH-USA/CHINA

China-US pharma deals to thrive despite US policy shifts

U.S. drugmakers are signing licensing deals with Chinese

biotechs for experimental drugs at a six fold rate this year

compared to the same period in 2024, a pace that is expected to

accelerate despite deteriorating trade relations between the two

countries.

16 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-FED/INVESTORS (PIX)

Investors shun long-term US bonds as hopes for aggressive

Fed rate cuts fade

Bond investors, anticipating the Federal Reserve will hold

interest rates steady again this week, are moving away from

longer-dated Treasuries as they temper expectations for an

aggressive easing given the lower chance of a U.S. recession.

16 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SPORTS

GREECE-SOCCER/CRIME (PIX) (TV)

Greek probes into soccer hooliganism find links to drugs,

extortion and arson

When a police officer died after hooligan violence between

rival clubs outside a women's volleyball match in Athens in

December 2023, authorities vowed to end the violence and

criminality that have plagued Greek sport for decades.

Police launched investigations into not only the hooliganism

that killed George Lyngeridis and that had moved beyond soccer

stadiums, but also into links between some violent supporters

and criminal gangs.

These links, they believed, were ramping up the aggression.

16 Jun 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

PEOPLE-SEAN COMBS/ (PIX) (TV)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial continues

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial continues in New

York.

16 Jun 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-COURT/

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders

U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue orders in pending

appeals.

16 Jun 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT