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NPR-up first

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"US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 19 June 2026, 1501 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQgMVfvRtMvGzNLDDzhmnqNJmXz URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). View this email online June 19, 2026 Brittney Melton up first newsletter writer Good morning. Today is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people. Even though President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many people didn't learn about Lincoln’s order until over two years later. This is how word of the proclamation spread through the South . Here's the news we're following:  Today’s top stories Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Image...

Foreign Affairs Today

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"Iran won the war but may lose the peace, China is pulling up the ladder behind it, How France falls to the Far Right." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 June 2026, 2330 UTC. Content and Source:  "Foreign Affairs Today." https://link.foreignaffairs.com/view/62e853ec2c5ca9932d05018erilwz.4mfm/e52f9787 URL--https://www.foreignaffairs.com. Please check link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). June 18, 2026 |  View in Browser Sponsored by  Stanford University Press     Iran Won the War but May Lose the Peace Tehran Is Poised to Overplay Its Hand By Nate Swanson   A  Foreign Affairs  subscription is less than  $3.50/month. Subscribe Now →   China Is Pulling Up the Ladder Behind It How Beijing’s Export Strategy Will Keep Poor Countries Poor By Shoumitro Chatterjee and Arvind ...