Were US Strikes on Iran Successful?

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In today’s episode: The impact of US strikes on Iran, Budapest Pride plans to go ahead despite a government ban, Tuvaluans apply en masse for Australia’s new climate visa, and Thailand re-criminalises cannabis.

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✍️ Were US Strikes on Iran Successful?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7nx2180xdt • https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/hegseth-iran-press-briefing-intel-leak-00425780 •

✍️ The Battle Over Budapest Pride

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarys-pm-orban-warns-legal-consequences-over-banned-budapest-pride-march-2025-06-27/https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-vs-von-der-leyen-budapest-pride-europe-culture-war/https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/0627/1520536-budapest-pride-hungary/ •

✍️ Australia Opens Climate Change Visa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/tuvalu-residents-apply-for-australian-climate-change-visa/105466846https://theconversation.com/1-in-3-tuvaluans-is-bidding-for-a-new-climate-visa-to-australia-heres-why-everyone-may-ultimately-end-up-applying-259990 •

✍️ Thailand Re-Criminalises Cannabis

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-24/thailand-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-three-years-after-decriminalisationhttps://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3059036/thailands-cannabis-dreams-go-up-in-smokehttps://apnews.com/article/thailand-cannabis-control-677f843414ac84668c960dadc1ad66ab •

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