{"id":636,"date":"2025-06-15T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/?p=636"},"modified":"2025-06-17T20:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:44:16","slug":"world-news-for-june-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/world-news-for-june-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"World News for June 15, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran\u2019s supreme leader<\/strong>: U.S. President Trump reportedly vetoed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iran\u2019s Ayatollah Khamenei, saying, \u201cHave the Iranians killed an American yet? No\u2026\u201d\u2014signalling restraint amid escalating strikes between the nations :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  2. Israel\u2013Iran airstrikes escalate on third day<\/strong>: Iran launched missiles and drones at Israeli cities including Haifa and Tel Aviv, injuring at least 15, while Israel struck Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad\u2014prompting evacuations, airspace closures and rising civilian casualties :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  3. Pedestrian bridge collapse in India kills 2, injures 32<\/strong>: A bridge over the Indrayani River in Maharashtra collapsed on June\u00a015, causing two deaths, 32 injuries (six critical), and ongoing rescue efforts. Political leaders expressed condolences\u2014including PM Modi :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  4. G7 summit\u2019s urgency heightened by Middle East tensions<\/strong>: With the Israel\u2013Iran conflict raging, G7 leaders have added regional de\u2011escalation to the agenda, alongside trade and sanctions\u2014particularly as U.S. President Trump left early amid heightened tensions :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  5. Australia declines military role in Middle East crisis<\/strong>: PM Albanese confirmed Australia won\u2019t deploy troops to the Israel\u2013Iran conflict, but will support citizens in the region. He heads to the G7 to discuss tariffs, AUKUS and regional diplomacy :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  6. MI6 names first female chief<\/strong>: U.K. PM Keir\u202fStarmer appointed Blaise Metreweli, 47, as the first woman to lead MI6, bringing experience in technology and Middle East operations. Her appointment comes amid multiple global crises :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  7. Massive prize pool unveiled for Club World Cup<\/strong>: The revamped FIFA Club World Cup (June\u00a015\u2013July\u00a013, USA) offers a record US\u202f$1\u202fbillion purse, with $525\u202fM for participation and $475\u202fM for performance\u2014winners get up to $125\u202fM :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  8. Oil and gas sector hit by Israel\u2013Iran war<\/strong>: Early strikes in the Israel\u2013Iran conflict have disrupted energy infrastructure, dragging oil and gas markets as both nations target production assets :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  9. UK raises Middle East travel advisory to \u201cred\u201d<\/strong>: The UK FCO elevated warnings for Israel and Palestinian territories amid missile exchanges; flights are disrupted and ~40,000 British tourists are stranded with evacuation planned via Jordan\/Egypt :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n \n
  10. Roman-era craft workshop discovered in Sicily<\/strong>: Archaeologists uncovered a well\u2011preserved Hellenistic\u2011Roman domestic structure (House 19) in Finziade, Italy, showing evidence of small\u2011scale craft production, ovens and clay molds :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}. Read more<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran\u2019s supreme leader: U.S. President Trump reportedly vetoed an Israeli proposal to assassinate Iran\u2019s Ayatollah Khamenei, saying, \u201cHave the Iranians killed an American yet? No\u2026\u201d\u2014signalling restraint amid escalating strikes between the nations :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. Read more Israel\u2013Iran airstrikes escalate on third day: Iran launched missiles and drones at Israeli cities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":637,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions\/637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinconkers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}