Libre News of The World. Tuesday the 23rd of June 2026.

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Today on Libre News of The World, we reported on Costa Rica withdrawing older small coins (https://ticotimes.net/2026/06/21/costa-rica-sets-july-1-deadline-as-old-small-change-coins-leave-circulation), Jamaica promoting tourism-led investment growth (https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/pm-holness-tourism-key-to-investment-confidence-and-national-development), Portugal facing delays in student visas (https://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/portugal-giro/post/2026/06/portugal-quer-estudantes-com-vistos-mas-consulado-no-brasil-trava-processos.ghtml), Colombia reacting to its election result (https://www.portafolio.co/economia/asi-reacciona-colombia-y-el-mundo-a-la-victoria-de-abelardo-de-la-espriella-el-nuevo-presidente-de-colombia-496648), Chile drawing renewed investor confidence (https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/susan-segal-presidenta-de-council-of-the-americas-no-he-estado-tan-optimista-sobre-chile-en-varios-anos/), Argentina’s provinces facing a jobs downturn (https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/mileis-promising-inland-provinces-also-hit-by-job-crisis-company-closures.phtml), China facing record rainfall damage (https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-06-16/southern-china-battered-by-record-rainfall-as-el-nio-takes-hold-102454712.html), Australia’s auction clearance rates sliding (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-21/cotality-auction-results-fall-to-lowest-in-six-years-tim-lawless/106825174), New Zealand suffering power outages after a bus crash (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/bus-crash-cuts-power-to-homes-in-new-lynn/PGRVRCWWU5DVNIL27TOWKNTF54/), Japanese insurers shifting toward long bonds (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/companies/insurers-super-long-bonds/), SK Hynix overtaking Samsung in market value (https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-chipmakers/newsView/ked202606220002), Vietnam gold prices moving higher (https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/gold-prices-gain-5088420.html), an African nation banning key mineral exports (https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/another-african-country-has-banned-the-export-of-one-of-its-most-precious-resources/f0mmc3z), Turkey preparing to host a NATO parliamentary summit (https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kurtulmus-to-host-nato-parliamentary-summit-in-istanbul-223540), Saudi rescuers saving stranded sailors (https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662372/saudi-arabia/two-citizens-rescued-after-their-vessel-broke-down-at-sea), Egypt tightening financing rules (https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2026/06/21/cbe-prohibits-financing-for-company-formation-capital-increases-and-dividend-distributions/), Iran and the United States agreeing a 60-day deal roadmap (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/6/22/iran-war-live-first-day-of-us-talks-covers-lebanon-hormuz-frozen-assets), an Israeli local authority head being detained in a corruption probe (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-900096), France increasing monitoring of free parties (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/06/22/free-parties-in-france-come-under-increasing-surveillance_6754730_7.html), Italy’s foreign minister cancelling a US trip after remarks by Donald Trump (https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2026/06/19/tajani-cancels-trip-to-us-after-trump-says-meloni-begged-for-photo_71818892-d7c3-4756-8530-8d09c048784c.html), Spain probing banks over mortgage pricing (https://elpais.com/economia/2026-06-22/la-cnmc-contra-la-banca-las-declaraciones-de-los-banqueros-y-las-ofertas-de-hipotecas-que-estan-bajo-el-radar.html), Portugal introducing digital building records (https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/predios-vao-ter-um-caderno-digital), Azerbaijan strengthening Middle Corridor ambitions (https://www.azernews.az/analysis/259992.html), Keir Starmer preparing a resignation timetable in the United Kingdom (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resignation-timeable-andy-burnham-labour-leadership-prime-minister-latest-news-updates), Dundee’s former finance chief beginning a tribunal case (https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26214698.ex-dundee-university-finance-chief-begins-employment-tribunal/), Ireland backing local tourism tax powers (https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/minister-has-no-difficulty-with-powers-for-cities-to-introduce-tourism-tax/), Danish minister Jeppe Bruus visiting Greenland (https://www.knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/jeppe-bruus-nuummukalersoq), an AI scandal shaking German media (https://www.dw.com/en/ai-scandal-rocks-the-german-media/a-77606407), a woman dying after falling from a cruise ship in the Skagerrak (https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/0ng8J2/kvinne-doede-etter-aa-ha-falt-over-bord-fra-cruiseskip-i-skagerrak), a fatal road crash near Reykholt in Iceland (https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2026/06/19/driver_dies_following_traffic_accident_near_reykhol/), Uzbekistan and the United States deepening strategic ties (https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/06/18/us-special/), fuel sales being paused in Crimea after Ukrainian strikes (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/21/ukrainian-strikes-on-russian-annexed-crimea-kill-4-pause-fuel-sales-a93065), Ukraine reporting Russian losses exceeding one million (https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/22/8040493/), and analysis suggesting Jio’s IPO may offer limited gains for Reliance investors (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/rs-35000-crore-jio-ipo-may-not-be-a-jackpot-for-reliance-investors-heres-why/articleshow/131900626.cms). 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