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France confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The patient is isolated and stable, while authorities track people who may have been in contact to prevent the spread.
Key Facts
The Ebola patient in France is a doctor who worked in a DRC area affected by the outbreak.
The patient was safely transferred to a specialist hospital and is in stable condition.
Contacts of the patient must isolate for 21 days to prevent further spread.
The current Ebola outbreak is mainly in Ituri province, northeastern DRC.
As of 21 June, there were 1,048 confirmed Ebola cases and 267 deaths in DRC.
The outbreak includes the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain, which has no vaccine or approved treatment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency in May.
Conflict and aid cuts in nearby provinces have made controlling the outbreak harder.
Ebola spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids and has severe symptoms like fever, vomiting, and organ failure.
The US is planning, but currently halting, construction of an Ebola quarantine center in Kenya.
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A secret private club called Dialog, created by Peter Thiel and Auren Hoffman, gathers global elites like politicians, entrepreneurs, and celebrities for annual retreats. A recent data leak revealed how the club ranks members by wealth and fame, hosts unusual sessions, and even arranges matchmaking, exposing personal details of its members.
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Dialog is a private social club started in 2006 by Peter Thiel and Auren Hoffman.
It holds invitation-only retreats every year with about 200 members from politics, business, academia, and entertainment.
Members are rated on a hidden scale with grades A, B, or C based on their fame and influence; "C" is the highest rank.
Attendees also receive a "value-add" score from 1 to 4 that affects event access and pricing.
The club organizes unusual discussion sessions, such as topics on nuclear power, AI, surveillance, cult-building, world war navigation, and personal relationships.
Dialog runs a matchmaking system to pair members for networking or dating while avoiding conflicts like existing spouses or professional partners.
The recent leak exposed sensitive member data including personal contact info, birth dates, allergies, and political views.
The leak highlights a lack of strong security for this secretive group of influential people.
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A UN investigation found that Israeli forces have deliberately targeted and killed Palestinian children in Gaza since the war began, with about 30% of those killed being children. Israel rejects these allegations, while human rights groups and experts consider the actions as part of a genocide.
Key Facts
The UN international commission studied violations against Palestinian children during the Gaza war.
Around 30% of deaths caused by Israeli forces were children.
The commission’s earlier report in September stated Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were accused of inciting these acts.
Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.
Palestinian children were targeted even after a ceasefire started in October 2025.
Israel’s government called the report false and defamatory.
Many human rights organizations and scholars agree Israel aims to destroy Palestinians.
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An independent inquiry will first investigate grooming gangs in London, Oldham, Bradford, and Keighley. The inquiry will review how government departments, local councils, police, the NHS, and politicians responded to child sexual abuse and will include a focus on technology’s role in exploitation.
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The grooming gangs inquiry is divided into three parts and is chaired by Anne Longfield.
The investigation will cover Whitehall departments, local councils, the NHS, national police forces, and politicians.
London was chosen partly because it has the highest rate of child sexual exploitation referrals in the UK.
Survivors and campaigners had lobbied to include Bradford, which will now be investigated alongside Oldham and Keighley.
The inquiry will look at how previous recommendations on grooming gangs have been applied, noting inconsistent implementation.
The third phase will examine tech companies and how technology may help groomers exploit children.
Operation Beaconport reviews grooming gang cases from 2010 to 2025 and received a funding increase to nearly £38 million this year.
The government accepted all recommendations from Louise Casey’s report, which called for a national inquiry after highlighting concerns about ethnic factors and exploitation patterns.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed it will inspect Iran’s nuclear sites in line with an agreement, though the exact timing is not urgent. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution directing President Trump to pull U.S. troops from conflicts with Iran, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Gulf leaders to discuss the U.S.-Iran agreement.
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The IAEA will inspect Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites as part of a deal between the U.S. and Iran.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the IAEA, said inspections will happen but timing is flexible.
The agreement aims to reduce Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile.
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution urging President Trump to end U.S. military involvement in hostilities against Iran.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Gulf nations for talks about the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Rubio emphasized that no country should charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an important international shipping route.
Iran and Oman had announced possible tolls for navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
The discussions do not cover Iran’s missile program or support for proxy groups in the region.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to equip his navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships. He revealed this during the launch of a new 5,000-tonne warship and said the country will also build more powerful ships to strengthen its military.
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Kim Jong Un spoke at the launch of the 5,000-tonne warship Choe Hyon in Nampho port.
He said arming the navy with nuclear weapons is a strategic move to improve military readiness.
The Choe Hyon is equipped with some of North Korea’s most powerful weapons.
Kim has overseen a cruise missile test launched from this warship.
He promised to launch another large destroyer called the Kang Kon soon.
Plans include building even bigger 10,000-tonne “strategic warships” to increase naval power.
North Korea sees its nuclear navy as a way to deter the U.S. and South Korea.
The Korean Peninsula is still technically at war, and tensions remain high.
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Paris is experiencing its hottest heatwave ever, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius on June 23, 2026. To help people stay cool, the city opened part of the Canal Saint-Martin for swimming, though residents say more long-term changes are needed to handle such extreme heat.
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Paris recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, marking its worst heatwave in history.
The heatwave occurred on June 23, 2026.
The city opened an area of Canal Saint-Martin to swimmers as a way to cool down.
This initiative was popular with residents.
Citizens believe the city needs better plans to adapt to extreme heat going forward.
The heatwave is linked to concerns about climate change.
Other reports mention the heatwave affecting outdoor workers, crops, and vulnerable people like the elderly.
Several events and public sites, including the Eiffel Tower, closed early due to the heat.
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Six people have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Joanne Penney, an innocent woman killed during a fight between rival drug gangs. The killing happened in Talbot Green, Wales, in March 2025, and involved a planned revenge attack ordered by a drug gang leader from prison.
Key Facts
Joanne Penney was shot and killed at the door of a friend’s house in Talbot Green in March 2025.
Marcus Huntley, 22, fired the gun sent from Leicester for a revenge attack linked to a drug gang dispute.
Five others, including gang members and associates, were convicted of her murder after two trials in Cardiff Crown Court.
The attack was part of a drug-related turf war in the Talbot Green area.
Huntley buried the gun in a park before fleeing, but police found it using a video Huntley made.
All six were caught and sentenced to life; Huntley must serve 30 years before parole.
Renaldo Baptiste, the gang leader who ordered the attack from prison, has to serve at least 42 more years.
Two others were convicted for helping in the crime, including one who destroyed evidence and one who pretended to buy drugs to lure Penney.
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The “one in, one out” deal between the UK and France on asylum seekers crossing the Channel by small boat is expected to end in October. The agreement allowed some asylum seekers to be returned to France while others were moved legally to the UK, but it has faced criticism and will be replaced by a new European Union plan.
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The deal lets the UK return asylum seekers arriving by boat to France, in exchange for others moving legally from France to the UK.
Critics say the process is unfair and dangerous for people sent back to France, where some face threats from smugglers.
Doctors Without Borders reports many returned asylum seekers suffer from stress and confusion.
A French interior ministry source said the deal will not be renewed after October.
The European Commission announced a new plan on June 18 to handle Channel crossings at the EU level.
From last September to June 9, the UK returned 921 asylum seekers to France and brought 896 from France legally.
Between June 15 and 22, nearly 2,000 asylum seekers crossed the Channel by small boat to the UK.
People smugglers have started using longer routes to avoid detection, making journeys up to 80 miles instead of the shortest crossings.
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France is experiencing a record-breaking heatwave, with the hottest day ever recorded recently. The extreme heat has caused drought and increased the risk of forest fires, leading authorities in several regions, especially in the southwest, to declare high alert and respond to ongoing fires.
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France recorded its hottest day in history during the current heatwave.
The heat has led to drought conditions across the country.
There is a high risk of forest fires because of the dry and hot weather.
Several southwestern departments in France are on high alert for fires.
Firefighters are working to control multiple forest fires; one fire is under control.
Hospitals in France are also on alert due to the extreme heat conditions.
The government is monitoring and taking action to manage the impact of the heatwave and fires.
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Many police officers in Argentina are working second jobs, such as rideshare driving, because their salaries are too low to cover basic living costs. This has led to an increase in incidents where off-duty officers use their service guns, resulting in more deaths.
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Argentina is facing a recession, and many people, including police officers, struggle to afford basic expenses.
Some police officers work extra jobs, like driving for Uber or DiDi, to earn more money.
Officers often carry their government-issued guns while working these second jobs.
Data shows that in 2025, 75% of deaths caused by police officers with official guns happened when the officers were off duty.
The number of deaths involving off-duty police working rideshare jobs increased from 2 in 2020 to 16 in 2025.
Cases include shootings during robberies involving off-duty officers working as drivers.
Rideshare companies like Uber and DiDi ban drivers from carrying guns, but police officers often ignore this rule.
Human rights groups warn that police using guns off duty leads to more risky and unplanned shootings.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, a former Nato secretary general, suggests creating a European coalition including Ukraine to defend the continent. He says this is needed because the US attitude toward Europe’s defense has changed, and Europe must be ready even if US troops are reduced.
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Rasmussen proposes a coalition of European countries and Ukraine to defend Europe.
The coalition would be led by France and the UK, Europe’s nuclear powers.
This idea responds to concerns about possible US troop reductions in Europe under President Trump.
A meeting of five European defense powers in Berlin is preparing a new defense strategy before a Nato summit in Ankara.
The Nato summit aims to show President Trump that Europe is increasing its own defense spending.
Europe plans to increase support for Ukraine with €70 billion extra spending over two years.
Ukraine is seen as a strong, experienced military country and important for Europe’s security.
Rasmussen says Europe must act independently and not just react to President Trump’s decisions.
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A group of former Israeli leaders and security officials have sent a leaked letter threatening legal action against the Israeli government. They accuse the government of supporting violence by Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and failing to stop it.
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The letter was signed by former prime ministers, security chiefs, judges, a Nobel laureate, and a famous Israeli novelist.
It calls on Israel’s government to immediately stop what it calls “Jewish terrorism” in the West Bank.
The letter lists attacks including murder, arson, theft, sexual assault, and desecration of bodies against Palestinians.
The signatories say the violence breaks Israeli and international law and increases global antisemitism.
They accuse Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right coalition of allowing this violence to push a plan for ethnic cleansing and annexation.
The army and police are criticized for failing to act or even participating in violence.
The letter warns that if the government does not act, they will ask Israel’s high court to intervene.
The letter compares these acts of violence to past attacks on Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.
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France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The patient is a humanitarian doctor who returned from the DRC and is now in a specialist hospital. French health officials say the case was detected early, precautions are in place, and there is no sign of local spread.
Key Facts
The Ebola case in France is connected to the outbreak in the DRC.
The patient is a humanitarian doctor recently back from the DRC.
The doctor was quickly isolated and transferred to a hospital with special facilities.
France uses strict safety measures to prevent the disease from spreading, including special rooms and equipment.
Health authorities are tracking anyone who may have been in contact with the patient and will ask them to stay home for 21 days.
The European health agency says the risk for people in Europe is low, and very low for the general public.
The situation is being closely monitored by French health officials.
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Andy Burnham is expected to become the next UK prime minister after Sir Keir Starmer’s departure from Labour leadership. The focus now is on who Burnham will choose for key government roles and what his policies and priorities will be once in power.
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Andy Burnham is the likely new prime minister of the UK, with strong support from Labour MPs.
Senior minister Darren Jones decided not to challenge Burnham, reducing competition.
Rachel Reeves will not continue as chancellor but may get a lower cabinet role.
Ed Miliband, current energy secretary, is the leading candidate to replace Reeves as chancellor.
Some Labour MPs oppose Miliband due to his past leadership and policy views.
Another possible chancellor is Wes Streeting, who promotes “progressive capitalism” and good communication.
Other names mentioned for key positions include Yvette Cooper and John Healey.
The article discusses challenges Burnham faces in forming a team and balancing party views.
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Thousands of young people in Kenya are preparing to protest again on the second anniversary of the Gen Z protests, which began in 2024 over a tax bill and grew to include issues like unemployment and government corruption. The protests have led to violent government crackdowns, with over 120 people killed since the movement started.
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The Gen Z protests in Kenya began in 2024 against a tax bill intended to raise $2.7 billion.
Protesters also oppose high living costs, unemployment, corruption, and economic inequality.
During the biggest protests, demonstrators stormed and burned part of the Kenyan parliament.
President William Ruto was pressured to send the tax bill back for changes but has not resolved underlying issues.
The protests are organized mainly through social media by young people born in the late 1990s to early 2010s.
Police crackdowns have killed more than 120 protesters and injured hundreds since 2024.
The protests have spread to major cities including Nairobi, with heavy police presence expected again.
The movement is leaderless and decentralized, similar to other Gen Z protests worldwide linked to demands for more democracy and less inequality.
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A recent United Nations report accuses Israel’s security forces of deliberately killing Palestinian children in Gaza, calling the actions part of a larger plan that could be considered genocide. Israel disputes the report, saying many of those killed were fighters, not children, and that Hamas uses civilians as shields.
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The UN report claims Israel targeted and killed Palestinian children after a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza.
The report says these deaths are part of a strategy that may amount to genocide against Palestinians.
Gaza’s health ministry estimates over 21,000 Palestinian children died in the conflict, including infants and newborns.
An Israeli newspaper highlights that the UN defines children as anyone under 18 and claims many killed were teenage fighters linked to Hamas.
Israeli soldiers say about 40% of the dead in Gaza were Hamas fighters.
Hamas is accused by Israel of using civilians as human shields during the conflict.
Israel’s National Security Council is discussing encouraging Palestinians in Gaza to emigrate, although no destination has been arranged.
The situation remains tense with conflicting narratives from international and Israeli sources.
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Some dogs may find watching TV enjoyable or comforting, while others may not like it. Experts say dog owners should watch their pet’s behavior carefully to see if TV is helping or stressing their dog.
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TV can provide background noise that helps mask scary sounds like thunder or fireworks for dogs.
Some dogs watch TV attentively, track moving images, wag their tails, or act playful when animals appear on screen.
Other dogs may show signs of stress from TV, such as tense posture, pinned ears, or tucked tails.
Dogs’ interest in TV varies based on factors like age, vision, and personality.
Research shows dogs often prefer videos of other animals, especially other dogs, and respond differently depending on their mood.
TV should not replace important activities like walks, playtime, and social interaction for dogs.
Owners should test different TV shows over time to decide what their dog likes and avoid assuming all pet TV is helpful.
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France reported its first Ebola case of the current outbreak in a doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The doctor is receiving treatment under strict safety rules, and health officials are tracing contacts to prevent further spread.
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A French doctor tested positive for Ebola after returning from the DRC.
The doctor worked in an area where Ebola is active.
The patient is isolated and treated using strict safety measures in France.
Authorities are identifying and contacting people who may have been exposed to the doctor.
Contacts will be asked to self-isolate for 21 days to monitor for symptoms.
The Ebola outbreak began in May in northeastern Ituri province of the DRC.
Over 260 people have died and more than 1,000 have been infected in the DRC during this outbreak.
The outbreak virus strain is Bundibugyo, which currently has no approved vaccine or treatment.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency on May 17.
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A drone video shows a great white shark following two paddleboarders near Santa Barbara, California. The paddleboarders said they felt scared during the encounter.
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The video was taken by a drone off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.
A great white shark followed two people on paddleboards.
The paddleboarders described feeling terrified during this event.
The incident involved a wild shark near a popular coastal area.
No injuries or attacks were reported in the event.
The footage provides a close look at shark behavior near the shore.
Shark encounters like this are rare but can happen in California waters.
Authorities or experts were not mentioned in the report as responding to the incident.
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