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DAILY ISSUE · 2026-06-11

Thursday 11 June 2026

5 dispatches · every item carries a primary source and independent corroboration.

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Melania Trump launches Fostering the Future Accounts for foster youth

The White House announced on June 11 that First Lady Melania Trump launched Fostering the Future Accounts, described as America's first savings and investment vehicle for foster youth. According to the release, the accounts are intended to help foster children become fiscally autonomous upon reaching the age of majority and to give them the same chance at asset ownership and lo

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UK defence secretary John Healey resigns in blow to Starmer government
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UK defence secretary John Healey resigns in blow to Starmer government

The South China Morning Post reported on June 11 that UK Defence Secretary John Healey resigned amid a feud with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over military spending. BBC analysis by Chris Mason the same day described the resignation as a devastating critique of Starmer's government, saying an already politically weakened prime minister had been weakened further. Euronews reporte

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OFAC publishes list of medical devices requiring specific authorization under North Korea sanctions

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control published in the Federal Register on June 11 a list of medical devices that may not be exported or reexported to North Korea under the general license covering certain agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices and replacement parts. According to the notice, exporting or reexporting the excluded devices to North Kore

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ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation
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ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation

The European Central Bank raised its main deposit rate from 2% to 2.25% on June 11, its first increase since 2023, in response to higher inflation caused by the war in Iran, according to reporting by Euronews and The Guardian. Financial markets expect the move to be the first of three rises, with two further increases anticipated by next spring. The decision was widely covered,

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Trump threatens to strike Iran ‘very hard, tonight’ and to take Kharg Island
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Trump threatens to strike Iran ‘very hard, tonight’ and to take Kharg Island

Per the item's summary, US President Donald Trump warned that the US would launch further strikes on Iran on Thursday night and take control of Iran's oil and gas infrastructure, hours after the two sides exchanged fire for a second consecutive day despite a nominal ceasefire. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US would hit Iran “VERY HARD, TONIGHT,” claiming most of Ira

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