The Daily Populous

Monday June 15th, 2026 day edition

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President Trump has announced that the United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war.

The United States, however, has little to celebrate: Trump and his team, in record time, just lost a war to a militarily mediocre—but nonetheless extremely dangerous—adversary.

The Trump administration will claim that it achieved a victory because it got an Iran without nuclear weapons.

More to the point, at the time Trump chose to go to war, Iran was nowhere near getting a bomb, and certainly not within weeks of a weapon, as Trump asserted.

In his celebratory message, Trump said: “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz.”

Trump also declared that the U.S. Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports is over, something that is indeed within his power, but that only means America will withdraw while Iran remains.

Had Trump toppled the regime in Tehran, he would have had the thanks of most of the world—and congratulations from even his most dedicated critics. »

Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of rape

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.

The three judges in courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court cleared him of two other counts of rape, but found him guilty of many of the other offences of which he had been accused.

Høiby was not in court for the verdict for unspecified health reasons, but joined the session via video link. »

A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade

Authored by apnews.com

Israel’s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations.

Meanwhile, the deal gives just 60 days to resolve what to do about Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its atomic program.

He has not been seen in the public since the war began, but his approval was needed for Iran to sign off on the deal. »

Japan to roll out nationwide LGBTQIA+ education for the first time

Authored by abc.net.au

Japan is set to roll out nationwide LGBTQIA+ education for the first time in schools, workplaces, universities and homes.

He said the data found younger people were much more in favour of same-sex marriage than older people in Japan.

Ms Takaichi also received a lot of support from young people, he added, something that could have spurred on the draft education plan. »