2026-06-18 News Summary

News podcasts available in 10 languages, click to see: https://podcast.nitenews.online This episode includes: 0:00 G7 Launches Critical Minerals Alliance to Reduce China Dependence 2:21 Titan Submersible Disaster Linked to Design Flaws and Groupthink 3:51 Vietnam Police Bust Cat Meat Ring, Rescue Hundreds of Cats 5:21 Lululemon apologizes for Japan drumming event on Great Wall 6:15 Fujitsu Chairman Resigns Over Misconduct 7:07 England beats Croatia 4-2 in World Cup, Kane scores twice 7:52 DR Congo Draws Portugal 1-1 in Historic World Cup Debut 8:49 Teen Dies After Carriage Accident in Central Park 10:17 Australia Offers Generous CGT Exemptions for Small Businesses 11:33 Austria Defeats Jordan 3-1 in World Cup Opener 12:48 Caroline Harvey Selected First Overall in PWHL Draft 13:50 Messi Hat-trick Seals Argentina's World Cup Opener 14:51 Bungee operator arrested after woman's fatal fall 15:53 Mayweather faces theft charges 16:59 US-Iran Peace Deal Boosts Markets, Lowers Oil 18:19 Asian Markets Hit Record Highs on US-Iran Peace Deal 19:18 Fed Holds Rates Steady, Inflation Still a Worry 20:33 Vantris Energy to Exit PN17 Status 21:52 SpaceX IPO Surpasses Amazon Market Value 22:43 Fujitsu Unveils Tech Vision for AI-Driven Business Transformation 24:23 HSBC Australia Faces Millions in Fines Over Scam Failures 26:07 EIC Boosts Defence and Dual-Use Tech for European Autonomy 28:07 UK Launches Campaign Against Financial Abuse After Young Men Ignorance Revealed 29:56 Yum Brands Sells Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion 31:00 John Lewis Invests £20m in Glasgow Store Revitalization 32:56 Gold Surges Past $4,300 as US-Iran Deal Takes Hold 33:54 ASX 200 Set for Decline After Wall Street Slump 34:43 PM takes control of EEC to boost foreign investment 35:56 Canada to Announce Homebuilding Measures for BC 37:15 Snap Unveils AI-Powered AR Glasses 38:53 Asia Energy Infrastructure Fund Launched 40:12 USV Swarm Enhances Maritime Security in Exercise Salaknib 41:44 Army Powerlifters Claim Eight Medals on Day One 43:16 US Defense Secretary to Attend NATO Ministerial in Belgium 44:31 Senate Panel Blocks Foreign Navy Shipyards 46:01 China's 48th naval escort taskforce docks in Kenya 46:51 China's Type 076 Assault Ship Sails for South China Sea Trials 47:59 Poland Eyes X-BAT Fighter Program 49:39 Marine James Capers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor 50:52 B-52 Bomber Crashes, Eight Presumed Dead 51:47 Ronaldo's Portugal Draws with Congo in World Cup 52:42 Kane brace fires England past Croatia 53:14 Messi Scores Hat Trick in Argentina's Win 54:14 Eala reaches Berlin Open Round of 16 54:56 Japan Women's Volleyball Unbeaten in VNL After Serbia Win 55:45 Ginebra wins PBA Commissioner's Cup 56:45 Austria Secures First World Cup Win in Years Against Jordan 57:36 India Women Make T20 World Cup History 58:30 Uzbekistan vs Colombia FIFA World Cup Match 59:42 Anthropic Challenges US Order Restricting Claude 1:01:08 SpaceX Buys AI Coding Startup Anysphere for Billions 1:02:38 Android 17 Now Available for Pixel Phones 1:03:46 Shareholders Sue Microsoft Over AI Hype and Cloud Slump 1:05:34 Fox to Buy Roku for $22 Billion 1:06:28 UK Bans Under-16s from Social Media Apps 1:08:11 China Debuts AI-Themed Postage Stamps 1:09:01 AI-Powered 6G Core Network Boosts Processing Efficiency For audio transcript and source of each story, see: https://nitenews.online/summary/en/2026-06-18.html For questions, contact: [email protected] Support us: https://buymeacoffee.com/nitenews