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Protests target private equity industry at Berlin summit

Berlin summit brings out private equity protesters June 18, 2026Outside the majestic Wittenbergplatz subway station in Berlin, activist Hedda tells people passing by that the majority of the superrich in Germany inherited their wealth. Striding back and forth in front of a massive banner accompanied by other protesters and a big polar bear in a pink cape, she cites an analysis that found only one in four billionaires is self-made in the country. "Which tax can the government use to fairly...

🔴 Middle East live: Switzerland says talks between US and Iran still planned for Friday

Talks on implementing US-Iran deal planned for Friday, Switzerland says Initial negotiations on implementing a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran were still planned to take place in Switzerland on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said Thursday. US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian have digitally signed the interim agreement. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

‘If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,’ Zelenskyy says after refinery fire

The Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Kyiv will respond to all Russian attacks and that the morning strike on Moscow’s refinery — in response to Russia's attack on a UNESCO-protected cathedral earlier this week was “entirely justified.” “If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it — we will not sit quietly, we will respond,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine’s strike on Moscow's oil refinery on Thursday morning. “If Ukraine...