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Jun 22, 2026 - World

Amid the ongoing negotiations in Switzerland between Washington and Tehran, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani shared a photograph of himself and Vice President JD Vance on social media, and an odd detail in the image sparked a wave of speculation among onlookers.Posted Sunday night on X, the photograph shows a seated Vance typing on a laptop beside Al Thani, who is gesturing toward the laptop screen. Standing behind them is Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and special peace envoy. What drew curiosity from onlookers, however, was what appeared to be inserted into the laptop.A card can be seen inserted into the laptop sitting in Vance’s lap that appears to be a Common Access Card (CAC), an identification card used by U.S. defense personnel. The photograph on the card, however, appears to be of a woman and not of Vance.“I would love to know the intended symbolism of Qatar’s prime minister posting a picture of JD Vance logging into a laptop using someone else’s CAC card,” wrote Caroline Orr Bueno, a journalist and social sciences scholar, in a social media post on X. “There is 100% a read-between-the-lines message being sent.”Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast and MS NOW analyst, raised questions about the extent with which Qatar – which is not a signatory to the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran – was involved in negotiations.“Why is a Saudi agent with no security clearance representing America in this meeting?” Miller asked in a social media post on X to his more than 460,000 followers.The progressive media organization MeidasTouch simply asked “where is Marco,” referring to the notable absence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Anusar Farooqui, a writer and geopolitical analyst, labeled the photograph as evidence of an “agency fail.”I would love to know the intended symbolism of Qatar’s prime minister posting a picture of JD Vance logging into a laptop using someone else’s CAC card. There is 100% a read-between-the-lines message being sent. https://t.co/UiyDaZm4bM— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) June 22, 2026

Jun 22, 2026 - World

The prime minister said a new leader will be in place before parliament returns in SeptemberFull report: Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister two years after historic election victoryWes Streeting backs Andy Burnham to become Labour leader and PMThis is from Tom Baldwin, Keir Starmer’s biographer, and head of communications for Ed Miliband when he was Labour leader.We seem to be in a strange place where Keir Starmer is being told he must quit to prevent more uncertainty and chaos (by those who have caused much of it) but then stay on for a couple of months because the guy who has been desperate to take his job is not yet ready to do so…Keir Starmer has a mandate from Labour members.He stood on a manifesto and won a mandate from the British peopleModern politics:Consumerisation Continue reading...

Jun 22, 2026 - World

Social media users are divided after footage showed a passenger letting her dog sit outside its carrier during a flight

Jun 22, 2026 - World

Pair pictured ‘laughing and singing’ at Welsh seaside town’s Saltwater Inn, for post-funeral scene in film by British film-maker Jamie AdamsQuentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue have been spotted in Welsh seaside town Porthcawl as they film a new movie for prolific British film-maker Jamie Adams.A report in Nation.Cymru carried a picture of the pair on location at Porthcawl’s Saltwater Inn, where they reportedly “laughed and sang together” for a scene set during a wake. The pair were also reported to have filmed a funeral scene at a church in the nearby village of Newton. Continue reading...

Jun 22, 2026 - World

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in midterms, and nearly half has gone to a single Manhattan district raceThe artificial intelligence industry is spending heavily in the 2026 midterms, hoping to secure influence over the technology’s first generation of legislation – and New York City’s primary has emerged as the key battleground.AI-focused Super Pacs have raised roughly $100m this cycle, of which $44m has been spent so far, in dozens of congressional races across the country. Nearly half of all spending has converged on a single Manhattan race: Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the district of NY-12.Will Craft and Andrew Witherspoon contributed reporting Continue reading...