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Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths
THE GUARDIAN
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- Barack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as a study warned it could result in “a staggering number” of avoidable deaths – more than 14 million over five years.
Qantas says 6 million airline customers' data impacted by cyberattack
UPI
MASCOT, New, Australia- Australian airline Qantas announced Wednesday that it was targeted by a cyberattack that led to the data of six million customers being exposed.
British man charged over mock Disneyland wedding to child had been investigated by BBC
BBC
PARIS, France- The British paedophile charged in connection with organising a "mock wedding" to a child in Disneyland Paris is Jacky Jhaj, who was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds in 2016, the BBC understands.
Locals plot protests as superyachts descend on Venice for Bezos wedding
THE PAPER
VENICE, Italy- Furious Venice locals are plotting protests as the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos prepares to marry his fiancée in the lagoon city this week — flooding the city with celebrities, packing local hotels and clogging waterways with superyachts.
EU position on Iran-Israel war excludes regime change
BRUSSELS SIGNAL
STRASBOURG, France- The European Union insisted diplomacy, not regime change, was its only strategy for dealing with Iran, even while Washington signalled it wanted Tehran to surrender.
Chinese scientists say they have developed new technology to weaponise 6G
THE INDEPENDENT
BEIJING, China- Chinese scientists say they have developed an advanced new weapon using 6G technology, which they claim can confuse even advanced fighter jets and jam their communication systems.
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Boeing 787's emergency-power system likely active before Air India crash: Report
ASIA ONE
AHMEDABAD, India- Investigators believe the Air India Boeing Dreamliner had its emergency-power generator operating when it crashed last week in India's Ahmedabad, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday (June 18) citing people familiar with the probe.
Argentine Supreme Court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández
ABC NEWS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina- Argentina's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling Tuesday that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president.
Trump says US-China trade deal is done
CBS NEWS
LONDON, UK- President Trump declared on Wednesday morning that a U.S. trade "deal with China is done." The American leader offered a few key details of the agreement reached between senior U.S. and Chinese trade representatives in London on Tuesday, but he acknowledged that both he and Chinese President Xi Jinping were both yet to formally sign off on the agreement.
Operation Spiderweb: Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack
THE INDEPENDENT
MOSCOW, Russia- The impact of Ukraine’s audacious drone attack deep inside Russia over the weekend has been captured in satellite imagery which suggests a number of strategic bombers were severely damaged or outright destroyed.
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