WORLDOn 12 June 2026, Tulsi Gabbard released new evidence of past US government funding of more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.

WAR & PEACEThe US and Iran have reached an agreement on the text of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to end active hostilities.

UNITED STATESThe New Times writes that the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has elevated its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israel to the highest possible level.

CULTUREThe Turkish art student Özge Atalay explores how 3D scanning, a "Ceramic Gene Bank" built from millions of historical shards, AI-assisted restoration, glaze analysis, and "optical twin" digital imaging are preserving fragile heritage, enabling replication, and giving old ceramics digital eternity.

WAR & PEACERepresentatives of states recognised the inevitability of changes in international relations and declared their readiness to participate in shaping them on an equal footing.

WAR & PEACEIn a sharp reversal that has derailed months of delicate diplomacy, Iran announced today it is suspending indirect peace talks with the United States.