President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with France's president Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, 15 June 2026. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)

🇮🇷What we know about the US-Iran deal to be inked in Geneva. Geneva may provide the stage this Friday for the greatest breakthrough yet towards ending the US-Israeli war against Iran. But long-held divergences and Trump’s unpredictability make an actual peace agreement still elusive.

🇨🇭Iran-US deal: why Tehran pushed for Geneva as the signing venue. The United States and Iran concluded a preliminary agreement to halt the war this weekend. According to an expert, it will be formally signed in Geneva on Friday, at Tehran's request. The city could also play a role in the negotiations that follow.

🦠‘The next pandemic will not wait’: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement. Ahead of the G7, Brazil’s president and Tedros wrote a joint letter urging leaders to conclude talks on a final annex on access to pathogens to develop treatments and the sharing of any benefits that results from the science.

𖥂UN calls for drone regulation in conflict zones. The UN rights chief, Volker Türk, warned that the use of autonomous weapons was being exacerbated by artificial intelligence.

⛑️Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad. MSF dismissed foreign and local staff after AP reported that women and girls had been exploited.

📝ICC ruling limits Switzerland over Putin arrest warrant. Addressing the possibility of Switzerland hosting peace talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, the International Criminal Court in The Hague said the Swiss authorities would be obliged to arrest the Russian president.