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US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler Syria

US-Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler

The United States and Iran inked a long-awaited provisional ceasefire deal on June 17, 2026. After months of uncertainty, the people of the Gulf region can, potentially, breathe a sigh of relief, and global markets look set to be boosted by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. What about…
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June 18, 2026
What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits SpaceX

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites. SpaceX has filed for 1 million. There is no atmospheric accounting framework requiring any of these operators to disclose or offset the consequences of their reentries. Recent literature…
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June 18, 2026
“Shoot the People”: Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for Palestine Palestine

“Shoot the People”: Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for Palestine

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the U.K., where the criminalization of Palestine-related activism is on the rise. On Monday, a British court of…
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June 18, 2026
DOJ Takes Elon Musk’s Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods SpaceX

DOJ Takes Elon Musk’s Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: As the SpaceX IPO grabbed headlines this week, rocketing Elon Musk to trillionaire status, the Department of…
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June 18, 2026
Fortnite boss hopes to take on Roblox’s massive everythingverse with a “very different” massive everythingverse, as Epic unveil genAI-infused Unreal Engine 6 Fortnite

Fortnite boss hopes to take on Roblox’s massive everythingverse with a “very different” massive everythingverse, as Epic unveil genAI-infused Unreal Engine 6

A "time of both crisis and opportunity" is nigh Image credit: Epic Games Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, overseer of a company which fired over 1000 staff just a few months ago, has laid out his vision for the games industry's future during a "time of both crisis and opportunity".…
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June 18, 2026
Namibia: Zambezi Farmers Want Army Roped in … As Rustlers’ Torment Persists Namibia

Namibia: Zambezi Farmers Want Army Roped in … As Rustlers’ Torment Persists

Katima Mulilo — Farmers along the porous Liselo-Kamenga border in Zambezi are living in fear, as heavily armed cattle thieves continue to raid livestock posts. The rustlers have been tormenting farmers in the region, stealing large numbers of cattle and driving them into Zambia with impunity. Farmers are now renewing…
bubmag
June 18, 2026