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Denmark Reopens Embassy in Tehran

People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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Denmark Reopens Embassy in Tehran

People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
People drive on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Denmark has reopened its embassy in Tehran more than three months after closing it due to the conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.

"In light of the improvement in the security situation in Iran, the embassy in Tehran is reopening its doors," the Danish diplomatic service said in a statement.

"The Danish ambassador to Iran has been working on the embassy premises since June 19," it added.

Italy's embassy in Tehran, which had also been closed for more than three months, reopened its doors on Friday.

Denmark ordered the temporary closure of its embassy in Iran on March 10 because of the security situation in the country.

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Armed Group in Nigeria Kills at Least 20 People and Exchanges Gunfire with Police

Security personnel stand guard near Eagle Square during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/ Marvellous Durowaiye
Security personnel stand guard near Eagle Square during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/ Marvellous Durowaiye
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Armed Group in Nigeria Kills at Least 20 People and Exchanges Gunfire with Police

Security personnel stand guard near Eagle Square during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/ Marvellous Durowaiye
Security personnel stand guard near Eagle Square during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/ Marvellous Durowaiye

An armed group killed at least 20 people in a community located in the north-central region of Nigeria, police said Monday.

The attack occurred Sunday in the Kawel community located in the Bokkos area of Plateau State, The Associated Press quoted police spokesman Alfred Alabo as saying in a statement.

Police officers quickly arrived at the scene and exchanged gunfire with the assailants, forcing them to retreat, Alabo said. No arrests were reported.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in a region that has experienced a recurring pattern of violence.

“The remains of the victims have since been released to their families for burial, as the families declined autopsy,” Alabo said.

Plateau State Gov. Caleb Mutfwang instructed the government's emergency management and humanitarian agencies to provide immediate relief and support to victims and families, spokesperson Joyce Ramnap said in a statement.

An insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has killed thousands of people and displaced millions over the years, according to the United Nations. Armed gangs are also active in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.

A nighttime attack in March, killed 20 people in Gari Ya Waye community in Plateau.

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Afghan Taliban to Hold Rare, Closed-door Talks with EU Officials on Deportations

Taliban administrative staff use feature phones at the Department of Information and Culture building in Kandahar on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
Taliban administrative staff use feature phones at the Department of Information and Culture building in Kandahar on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
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Afghan Taliban to Hold Rare, Closed-door Talks with EU Officials on Deportations

Taliban administrative staff use feature phones at the Department of Information and Culture building in Kandahar on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)
Taliban administrative staff use feature phones at the Department of Information and Culture building in Kandahar on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)

A delegation from the Afghan Taliban is traveling to Brussels on Tuesday for closed-door talks with European Union staff, expected to focus on deportations, said a Taliban official.

Rights groups said the meeting undercuts the EU’s human rights obligations and could endanger people in Europe and Afghanistan.

Belgium issued 24-hour visas to the Taliban delegation, which includes New Zealand-born Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s foreign ministry.

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UN Chief Urges AI Firms 'Come Clean' on Environmental Footprint

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in the Petion-Ville commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in the Petion-Ville commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)
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UN Chief Urges AI Firms 'Come Clean' on Environmental Footprint

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in the Petion-Ville commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in the Petion-Ville commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to disclose their growing environmental footprint and commit to powering every data center with renewable energy by 2030.

"It is time to come clean. If AI is to help build a better future, it must be honest about what it costs us now," Guterres said at London Climate Action Week, an annual gathering of policymakers, company executives and NGOs.

A UN study earlier this month found that data centers consumed more electricity than all but 10 countries in 2025. By 2030, they could use more power than all but five countries.