Monday, 22 June 2026
First round of US-Iran talks ends with encouraging progress, mediators say
The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war has ended with "encouraging progress", mediators Qatar and Pakistan say.
In a joint statement early on Monday, Qatar and Pakistan said that a "High Level Committee" had agreed to "a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days".
Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said there had been "major progress" towards ending the conflict in Lebanon.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last week includes a commitment to ending the fighting on "all fronts" - including Lebanon - and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
"Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War," Araghchi posted on social media.
"Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran."
The Iranian lead negotiators have now left Switzerland, where talks began on Sunday, Iranian media said, with technical discussions between the parties due to continue.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0q41v1lzo
"Why the First Crusaders Lobbed Severed Heads into Nicaea" by Raymond Ibrahim
Today in history, the First Crusaders were giving thanks for their first major victory, the Christian reconquest of Nicaea on June 19, 1097. But the back story of how they got there was beyond brutal and worth recollecting.
In the years following the decisive Battle of Manzikert (1071), which saw the Seljuk Turks defeat the Eastern Roman Empire and conquer that ancient bastion of Christianity, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), mindboggling atrocities were committed. Whether an anonymous Georgian chronicler tells of how “holy churches served as stables for their horses,” the “priests were immolated during the Holy Communion itself,” the “virgins defiled, the youths circumcised, and the infants taken away,” or whether Anna Comnena, the princess at Constantinople, tells of how “cities were obliterated, lands were plundered, and the whole of Anatolia was stained with Christian blood” — the same scandalous tale of woe reached the West.
As a result, what came to be known as history’s First Crusade was launched. Paraphrasing Pope Urban II’s famous call at Clermont in 1095, Crusades historian Thomas Madden writes, “The message was clear: Christ was crucified again in the persecution of His faithful and the defilement of His sanctuaries.” Both needed rescuing; both offered an opportunity to fulfill one of Christ’s two greatest commandments: “Love God with all your heart,” and “love your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27).
Trump Threatens to Charge Hormuz Toll if No Deal is Reached
Pathetic Lady Archbishop of Canterbury promises to help give Palestinians 'the freedom you deserve'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has promised to give Palestinians the "freedom they deserve" on a landmark visit to the West Bank.
Dame Sarah Mullally delivered a sermon on Sunday at St Peter's Church in Birzeit, becoming the first holder of the office to visit the town.
She told the congregation: "I will not forget what I have seen and what I have heard. I could not forget it. I will carry these encounters with me as I return home.
"I will use my role as Archbishop to seek the peace you desire and the freedom you deserve." The 64-year-old began her five-day pilgrimage across the Holy Land on Saturday.
There, she said: "I am aware that I have certain freedoms that many of you do not enjoy, being able to cross borders and checkpoints, spending time in neighbouring communities, and going to Jerusalem.
"I am deeply humbled by this opportunity to join you in prayer and fellowship."
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/archbishop-of-canterbury-palestine-west-bank
Children aged just SIX in line for 'care' at NHS trans clinics
Children aged six or younger are in line for appointments at NHS gender clinics.
Shocking new figures have revealed that more than 250 children of primary school age are waiting for care at the controversial clinics across England.
Among those on the waiting list, as many as nine are aged six or younger - and are described as experiencing "gender identity issues".
Freedom of Information data from NHS England shows that youngsters are offered the "care" at three children's gender services operating in England.
These clinics were established following the 2024 closure of the Gender Identity Development Service, previously run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
The total number of children on the national waiting list stood at 4,079 at the end of March this year. This represents a 34 per cent reduction from the 6,225 children waiting at the same point in 2025.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/nhs-gender-clinics-children-aged-six
IDF Kills Hamas Terrorist Posing as Al Jazeera Cameraman
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Sunday, 21 June 2026
Get Ready For The Day Your Entire Digital Life Is Exposed
Get Ready For The Day Your Entire Digital Life Is Exposed
For years, we have been warned about the dangers of living our lives online. Yet most people still assume that their private messages, search histories, financial records, medical information, and personal conversations will remain hidden behind digital walls. Increasingly, that assumption looks dangerously outdated.
Washington D.C. Just Elected The Future Of The Far Left
The election of Washington, D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George as the Democratic nominee for mayor is likely to become another flashpoint in the ongoing debate over the direction of the American left. For many conservatives, the race serves as a reminder that the ideological shift within the Democratic Party is not slowing down—it is accelerating.
Bill C-9 Changes Everything For Canadian Christians
Bill C-9 is built around one of the most dangerous concepts in modern politics: the idea that government should increasingly decide which opinions are acceptable and which are not. This bill specifically removed religious protections and Christians are already seeing the writing on the wall.
Rainbow Pastors Want Christians To Repent For Upholding The Bible
There are moments when a single church service captures just how dramatically some denominations have drifted from historic Christianity. A recent sermon delivered by Anglican Bishop Susan Bell appears to be one of those moments.
"The Night Dracula Tried to Kill the Sultan" by Raymond Ibrahim
The Night Dracula Tried to Kill the Sultan
‘You’re not a man, but a woman...” by Raymond Ibrahim
This week in history, Vlad the Impaler launched a midnight raid against the Muslim invaders of his nation that would cause his name to live on forever as Dracula, the terror of the night.
The year was 1462. Ottoman sultan Muhammad II (or “Mehmet”) had demanded tribute, by way of gold and Romanian boys, to serve as his slave soldiers (Janissaries). Vlad III Dracula — better known as Vlad Țepeș, or the “Impaler” — the ruler of Wallachia (modern-day Romania) responded by sending the Muslim emissaries back to Muhammad with their turbans nailed onto their heads.
So it would be war. Muhammad mobilized one of the largest Ottoman armies in history, according to some estimates — between 150,000 and 300,000 — and invaded Wallachia, terrorizing all and sundry and engaging in unspeakable atrocities, especially against women and children.
With only some 30,000 men — many of them peasants whose “armor” consisted of sheep’s wool, their weapons axes, scythes, and hammers — Vlad was forced to resort to guerilla tactics. Though he launched several successful sorties against the Turkish invaders, these barely made a dent in the Ottoman force, which consisted of “Allahu Akbar”-hollering jihadists “as numerous as the stars in the sky,” to quote an early source.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://uk.mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/63/messages/AAIUk3yeOEoxcOq5uox1xk2yS7bUS-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz
Direct talks between the US and Iran are set to begin in Switzerland despite the Iranian military saying it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel's attacks on southern Lebanon.
Iran also cited a breach of its agreement with the US to end the war as a reason for the closure. However, the US military has said "traffic continues to flow" in the strait.
US Vice-President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland early on Sunday morning. The new round of negotiations is expected to start later in the day.
An Iranian delegation including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived late on Saturday. Officials from the US and Iran will be joined at the talks by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Pakistan has acted as a mediator throughout the war, and hosted a previous round of negotiations between the US and Iran.
"Pakistan will continue to support the implementation of the understandings between Iran and the United States," the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement ahead of the talks. Vance said he hoped to make progress "on the nuclear issue" and on the "Lebanon ceasefire issue".
Speaking to the press before he boarded his flight, he was asked about clashes between Israel and Hezbollah and Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon and said: "Things are actually getting better there, and things are slowing down a little bit."
"It's going to be something we're just going to have to continuously manage to ensure that Israel and Lebanon are both safe and secure. That's fundamentally the goal of this, to make the whole region safe and secure," he said.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyekkwm1mmo