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Egypt welcomes US-Iran agreement Donald Trump

Egypt welcomes US-Iran agreement

Egypt welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, stressing the importance of this step towards reducing tensions, sparing the region further escalation, and restoring security and stability in the Middle East. In a statement issued Thursday, the Egyptian Presidency…
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June 19, 2026
Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said Slavery Abolition

Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera “Omar” About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Said

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: “At the Purchaser’s Option” by our next guest, Rhiannon Giddens. This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue our Juneteenth special, we turn now to the pioneering…
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June 19, 2026
‘Very Tough Cookie’: Trump Admires PM Modi Again After ‘Beautiful Man’ and ‘Calm, Cool, Total Killer’ Remarks Donald Trump

‘Very Tough Cookie’: Trump Admires PM Modi Again After ‘Beautiful Man’ and ‘Calm, Cool, Total Killer’ Remarks

Updated 19 June 2026 at 18:15 IST This comes after Trump expressed his admiration for PM Modi when he met him on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France. 'Very Tough Cookie': Trump Admires PM Modi Again After 'Total Killer' Remark at G7 | Image: X United States President…
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June 19, 2026
Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Slavery Abolition

Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! special on this, the newly created Juneteenth federal holiday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. The Juneteenth commemoration dates back to the last days of the Civil…
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June 19, 2026
Photos show the opening day at the Obama Presidential Center Barack Obama

Photos show the opening day at the Obama Presidential Center

Updated : , ,   CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama marked the opening of his presidential center with a star-studded celebration that brought together former presidents, world leaders, celebrities and athletes. Former President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18,…
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June 19, 2026
French betting’s new regulator asserts “sector is rife with contradictions” VR

French betting’s new regulator asserts “sector is rife with contradictions”

The incoming regulatory chief for the French betting industry will not shy away from further tightening of the screws on online bookmakers. Pascal Chevremont was nominated by the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to take on the presidency of the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the National Gambling Authority...Read More
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June 19, 2026
Global stock markets mixed as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal Peace

Global stock markets mixed as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal

Two men look at an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Global stock markets closed broadly lower on Friday, with most European and Asia-Pacific exchanges finishing in negative territory,…
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June 19, 2026