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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154484" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Foreign_Affairs" target="_blank">Swiss foreign ministry</a> confirms that the planned talks between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrgenstock_Resort" target="_blank">Bürgenstock Resort</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>, have been cancelled after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. vice president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a> cancelled his trip. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iran-peace-talks-geneva-called-off-clouding-prospects-lasting-truce-2026-06-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian foreign ministry</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Iran" target="_blank">spokesperson</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei" target="_blank">Esmail Baghaei</a> rejects reports that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> has re-closed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009247" target="_blank">(Dawn)</a> <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/19/confusion-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-reports-iran-has-reclosed-the-waterway" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 47 people are killed and 97 more injured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The United States announces that Israel and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> agreed to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli soldiers</a> are killed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout" target="_blank">shootout</a> with Hezbollah militants near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh" target="_blank">Nabatieh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/19/iran-war-live-jd-vance-defends-iran-deal-as-us-says-naval-blockade-lifted?update=4677914" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority" target="_blank">Persian Gulf Strait Authority</a> states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> and insurance will not be collected from ship owners during the 60-day period of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum" target="_blank">Islamabad Memorandum</a>. However, it also calls for ships to register with it, and requires that a transit request for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> must be made 48 hours prior to arrival. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-oil-june-19-2026-635ad6f41610df8355d24cc301a75fc4" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bedford_train_collision" target="_blank">2026 Bedford train collision</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and 89 others are injured, including 33 seriously, after two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_train" target="_blank">passenger trains</a> collide near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford" target="_blank">Bedford</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire" target="_blank">Bedfordshire</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy8dy2pr8ymt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/19/two-emr-trains-collide-near-bedford/" target="_blank">(The Daily Telegraph)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Philippines–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" target="_blank">Bongbong Marcos</a> announces that 24 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Filipinos" target="_blank">Filipino nationals</a> detained in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> will be released and repatriated to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a> following a meeting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan" target="_blank">Kazan</a>. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/19/marcos-24-filipinos-detained-in-russia-coming-home" target="_blank">(The Star)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Poland–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland" target="_blank"> Polish President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki" target="_blank">Karol Nawrocki</a> strips <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> of the country's highest honour, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Eagle_%28Poland%29" target="_blank">Order of the White Eagle</a>, for naming an army unit after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army" target="_blank">Ukrainian Insurgent Army</a>, which engaged in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia" target="_blank"> massacres against Poles</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank">World War II</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-president-decides-strip-ukraines-zelenskiy-top-honour-over-ww2-dispute-2026-06-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Government" target="_blank">Government</a> agrees to pay <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%24" target="_blank">A$</a>28 million (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%24" target="_blank">US$</a>20 million) in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_%28litigation%29" target="_blank">settlement</a> with 38 former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seekers_in_Australia" target="_blank">asylum seekers</a> who alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_health_in_Australia" target="_blank">harm</a> while detained at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baxter_Immigration_Reception_and_Processing_Centre" target="_blank">Baxter</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera_Immigration_Reception_and_Processing_Centre" target="_blank">Woomera</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_immigration_detention_facilities" target="_blank">immigration detention centres</a>. The agreement follows a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" target="_blank">High Court</a> ruling on compensation claims for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_detention_in_Australia" target="_blank">unlawful detention</a>. <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/20/world/australia-to-pay-20m-in-compensation-to-asylum-seekers-detained-in-desert/2369224" target="_blank">(AFP via The Manila Times)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Labour Party leadership crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_secretary" target="_blank">home secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabana_Mahmood" target="_blank">Shabana Mahmood</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero" target="_blank">energy secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Miliband" target="_blank">Ed Miliband</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" target="_blank">transport secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Alexander" target="_blank">Heidi Alexander</a> meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> and reportedly urge him to set out a timetable for his departure following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham" target="_blank">Andy Burnham</a>'s win in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election" target="_blank">2026 Makerfield by-election</a>. <a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26211432.ed-miliband-tells-starmer-set-departure-timeline-post-burnham-win/" target="_blank">(The Herald)</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/06/19/makerfield-by-election-live-burnham-starmer-labour-reform/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Malaysia" target="_blank">researchers</a> identify Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata, a new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus" target="_blank">fungal</a> species in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo" target="_blank">Borneo</a> that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism" target="_blank">parasitizes</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps" target="_blank">Ophiocordyceps</a> fungi infecting ants. Scientists also report the discovery of a previously undocumented spider-infecting fungus. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parasite-zombie-fungus-malaysia-borneo-discovery/" target="_blank">(AFP via CBS News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_June_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154484, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Foreign_Affairs']Swiss foreign ministry[/URL] confirms that the planned talks between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrgenstock_Resort']Bürgenstock Resort[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL], have been cancelled after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']U.S. vice president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL] cancelled his trip. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iran-peace-talks-geneva-called-off-clouding-prospects-lasting-truce-2026-06-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_%28Iran%29']Iranian foreign ministry[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Iran']spokesperson[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei']Esmail Baghaei[/URL] rejects reports that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] has re-closed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dawn.com/news/2009247'](Dawn)[/URL] [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/19/confusion-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-reports-iran-has-reclosed-the-waterway'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 47 people are killed and 97 more injured by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]The United States announces that Israel and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] agreed to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]Four [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli soldiers[/URL] are killed in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout']shootout[/URL] with Hezbollah militants near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatieh']Nabatieh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/19/iran-war-live-jd-vance-defends-iran-deal-as-us-says-naval-blockade-lifted?update=4677914'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Iran's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority']Persian Gulf Strait Authority[/URL] states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] and insurance will not be collected from ship owners during the 60-day period of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum']Islamabad Memorandum[/URL]. However, it also calls for ships to register with it, and requires that a transit request for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] must be made 48 hours prior to arrival. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-oil-june-19-2026-635ad6f41610df8355d24cc301a75fc4'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-talks-postponed-vance-cancels-trip-israel-strikes-lebanon-rcna350830'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bedford_train_collision']2026 Bedford train collision[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and 89 others are injured, including 33 seriously, after two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_train']passenger trains[/URL] collide near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford']Bedford[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedfordshire']Bedfordshire[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy8dy2pr8ymt'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/19/two-emr-trains-collide-near-bedford/']([I]The Daily Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Philippines–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines']Philippine president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos']Bongbong Marcos[/URL] announces that 24 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Filipinos']Filipino nationals[/URL] detained in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] will be released and repatriated to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL] following a meeting with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan']Kazan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/19/marcos-24-filipinos-detained-in-russia-coming-home']([I]The Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Poland–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Poland'] Polish President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Nawrocki']Karol Nawrocki[/URL] strips [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy']Volodymyr Zelenskyy[/URL] of the country's highest honour, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Eagle_%28Poland%29']Order of the White Eagle[/URL], for naming an army unit after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army']Ukrainian Insurgent Army[/URL], which engaged in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia'] massacres against Poles[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II']World War II[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-president-decides-strip-ukraines-zelenskiy-top-honour-over-ww2-dispute-2026-06-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Government']Government[/URL] agrees to pay [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%24']A$[/URL]28 million ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US%24']US$[/URL]20 million) in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_%28litigation%29']settlement[/URL] with 38 former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_seekers_in_Australia']asylum seekers[/URL] who alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_health_in_Australia']harm[/URL] while detained at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baxter_Immigration_Reception_and_Processing_Centre']Baxter[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera_Immigration_Reception_and_Processing_Centre']Woomera[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_immigration_detention_facilities']immigration detention centres[/URL]. The agreement follows a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia']High Court[/URL] ruling on compensation claims for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_detention_in_Australia']unlawful detention[/URL]. [URL='https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/20/world/australia-to-pay-20m-in-compensation-to-asylum-seekers-detained-in-desert/2369224'](AFP via [I]The Manila Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Labour_Party_leadership_crisis']2026 Labour Party leadership crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']British[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_secretary']home secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabana_Mahmood']Shabana Mahmood[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero']energy secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Miliband']Ed Miliband[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport']transport secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Alexander']Heidi Alexander[/URL] meet with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] and reportedly urge him to set out a timetable for his departure following [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham']Andy Burnham[/URL]'s win in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election']2026 Makerfield by-election[/URL]. [URL='https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26211432.ed-miliband-tells-starmer-set-departure-timeline-post-burnham-win/']([I]The Herald[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/06/19/makerfield-by-election-live-burnham-starmer-labour-reform/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia']Malaysian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Malaysia']researchers[/URL] identify [I]Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata[/I], a new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus']fungal[/URL] species in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo']Borneo[/URL] that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism']parasitizes[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps']Ophiocordyceps[/URL][/I] fungi infecting ants. Scientists also report the discovery of a previously undocumented spider-infecting fungus. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parasite-zombie-fungus-malaysia-borneo-discovery/'](AFP via CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_June_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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