Avril Haines, Former Intelligence Chief, Will Lead Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

In the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine, Ms. Haines helped devise the strategy of declassifying evidence of Russia’s military buildup in an effort to rally European allies.

The New York Times

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns Two Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia. “The repatriation follows new information that emerged through the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s ongoing investigations into art dealer Doris Weiner, which helped determine the works should be returned to Cambodia.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/metropolitan-museum-of-art-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-returns-two-sculptures-to-the-kingdom-of-cambodia/
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns Two Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns Two Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia. “The repatriation follows new information that emerged through the Manhattan Dist…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

I honestly dislike and distrust my neighbor. A couple of years ago, I put a grenade launcher in my garden and pointed it towards my neighbor’s house. Now every year, I move the launcher closer and closer to see at what point they will react with countermeasures.

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🚪📚 Oh joy, a library straddling two countries finally gets its own entrance for those pesky Quebecers 🦄🇨🇦. Because nothing screams "unifying border" like a special door, eh? 😂🔑
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/clyrvrde160o #librarylife #crossborder #unification #Quebec #humor #internationalrelations #HackerNews #ngated
Watch: US-Canada border library gets new Quebec-only entrance

After more than a century of sharing the main entrance, Canadians were barred from using the library's US-side door by the Trump administration in 2025.

ओमान तट पर अमेरिकी हमले में 3 भारतीय नाविकों की मौत; (Oman coast ship attack) भारत का कड़ा रुख, अमेरिकी राजदूत को तलब कर दर्ज कराया सख्त विरोध #OmanCoastAttack #IndianNavy #MEAIndia #InternationalRelations #SecurityCrisis #BreakingNews #HormuzStrait #MEA #DefenseNews #OmanCoastAttack #HormuzStrait #IndianSailors #MEAIndia #RandhirJaiswal #GlobalSecurity #MaritimeSafety #USIndiaRelations #MiddleEastTension #BreakingNewsIndia
Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates
One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-leaders-carney-2026-9.7230802?cmp=rss
Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates
One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-leaders-carney-2026-9.7230802?cmp=rss
Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates
One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-leaders-carney-2026-9.7230802?cmp=rss
Carney heads to Europe for G7 summit as U.S. and Israel-Iran war escalates
One year after hosting the G7 summit in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to rejoin world leaders — including U.S. President Donald Trump — for their first meeting since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive in Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-leaders-carney-2026-9.7230802?cmp=rss
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens 'Very Hard' Strikes Against Iran as Conflict Enters Dangerous New Phase

President Trump said U.S. forces would hit Iran again later Thursday and threatened to take Kharg Island, the heart of Iran’s oil economy. The exchanges of fire this week have raised fears of a return to all-out war.

The New York Times