Trump threatens to restart Iran war
US President Donald Trump threatened to restart the war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal, overshadowed by Tehran’s announcement that it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
The talks in the Qatari-owned Swiss mountaintop resort of Buergenstock on Sunday (Switzerland time) were the first to be held under the terms of a memorandum of understanding agreed a week ago.
It calls for the strait to be reopened and a halt to all hostilities, including in Lebanon, which US ally Israel invaded in March.
But Iran, arguing that Washington had failed to meet its commitment to halt fighting in Lebanon, said it had shut the strait again and that Sunday’s talks would not cover substantive issues such as Iran’s nuclear program.
UK PM set to resign
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears set to resign after cabinet ministers urged him to make way for rival leader Andy Burnham in a transition that could be announced on Monday.
One of Starmer’s closest allies, Business Secretary Peter Kyle, said the prime minister was considering his future at the weekend after talking to colleagues following Burnham’s election to parliament last Thursday.
US President Donald Trump fuelled talk of an imminent resignation by declaring it would happen.
“Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
House price falls popular, poll shows
The federal government’s housing affordability push has widespread support, new polling shows.
The broad parameters of the government’s tax changes, including the restriction of negative gearing to new properties and a return to the pre-1999 capital tax gains concession system, go to the Senate on Monday for debate.
The government believes it will have the support of the Greens to push through reforms that Albanese said on Sunday were aimed at making housing more affordable for young people.
“What this reform is about fundamentally is making sure that young Australians can aspire to having a roof over their head. This is what this change is all about,” he told Sky News.
This morning’s headlines at a glance
Hello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Monday, June 22. Here are today’s main headlines.
Public supports house price falls: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s bid to make housing more affordable for young Australians has widespread support despite the pushback against his overhaul of the tax system, with new polling showing most voters are comfortable with a fall in house prices.
Starmer to resign: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears set to resign after cabinet ministers urged him to make way for rival leader Andy Burnham in a transition that could be announced as soon as Monday.
WiseTech boss probed over sex, trafficking claims: Federal police are investigating billionaire businessman Richard White over claims he exploited a woman’s immigration status and financial insecurity for sex and that he provided false information on a visa application.
Trump threatens Iran with new attacks: US President Donald Trump threatened to restart the war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for the first talks under an interim peace deal.
KPMG whistleblower speaks out: The former KPMG executive who revealed allegations that senior staff at the firm had used confidential material from major companies to win work says speaking out has had devastating consequences.
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