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Washington Monthly  on June 18, 2026


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Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries, hitting Ryazan, as the Trump-brokered energy truce collapsed amid a US-Ukraine rift over intelligence sharing
China and North Korea opened the long-idle 3km New Yalu River Bridge on October 15, 2026, ending a 12-year delay to expand cross-border trade
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years (7.5 to serve) for raping and abusing two child victims; appeal lodged
Cornell bans all fraternity parties until fall 2027 amid lawsuit alleging seven Chi Phi members drugged and gang-raped a student in 2024
Two arrested after suspected arson killed Philip and Kim English and sons Callum and Jayden in Waterford, leaving two children critically injured
Trump's unconfirmed Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire' collapsed within days as Russia struck Ukrainian power plants, cutting power to 600,000
AI-discovered "PHP2Shell" critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618/109619) force global website shutdowns and emergency patches after details leak early
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize went to Navi Pillay, who chaired the UN inquiry finding genocide in Gaza; hours later the US sanctioned the entire ICC
Record rainfall since 1942 floods Istanbul, killing at least two including an electrocuted teenager, shutting schools and paralyzing traffic
NYC Council votes 40-7 to ban Central Park horse carriages by June 2028 via Romanch's Law, named for a teen killed in June
Australian independent MP Helen Haines has both legs amputated after allegedly being deliberately rammed twice by a car; Brendan Nugent, 43, charged as counter-terrorism police probe motive
Masked Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats and beat a French mayor in Taybeh, West Bank, during the olive harvest, drawing global condemnations
Australia edges New Zealand 24-22 in Rugby League World Cup opener as debutant Jack Bostock's hat-trick wins a classic; Kalyn Ponga suffers suspected broken arm
Bronkhorstspruit water crisis: 400+ ill after Tshwane treatment works failed to chlorinate for ~3 weeks; mayor faces criminal charges
Pakistan imposes emergency and governor's rule in Imran Khan's PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government amid terrorism claims and mass PTI arrests
















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