June 24 0800 UTC Brief

In international affairs Iran is still at the center of the latest round of talks, with a former U.S. diplomat saying Tehran now appears to be in a stronger position after the conflict. The U.S. has also granted Iran a 60-day waiver on oil export sanctions, a significant concession as Washington pushes for a durable peace deal. Separately, the IAEA chief says inspections at Iran’s enrichment sites will still go ahead, despite Tehran’s claim that bombed facilities are off-limits. In tech and security Anthropic says its Mythos AI was able to uncover flaws in classified U.S. systems within hours, underscoring how quickly advanced AI tools can probe sensitive networks. At Meta, a security glitch reportedly exposed private employee messages, renewing concern about how the company handles internal surveillance and staff data. In business JPMorgan Chase has fired DEI executive Angie Báez after a video showed her emptying a public trash bin onto a Manhattan street and walking away with the Knicks-themed container during the team’s championship parade. The clip went viral fast, and the job disappeared even faster. In climate and weather Europe is baking again, with Italy issuing red heat alerts for 16 cities, including Milan and Rome, while schools have closed in parts of the UK. In Greenland, multiple wildfires have broken out weeks ahead of the usual fire season, adding to scientists’ concerns about climate-driven changes across the Arctic. At Kew Gardens, a dead oak that was killed in the 2022 heatwave has been painted red and placed beside a living “Tree of Hope” to highlight the damage extreme heat can do. In public safety and transport Northern Ireland has approved new graduated driving rules for young and newly licensed drivers, set to begin on October 1. The changes include overnight passenger limits for new drivers under 24, six months of supervised driving before a test, structured training, and automatic licence loss for anyone who reaches six penalty points during the probationary period. Officials say the goal is to cut serious crashes.