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SUNS # 10465 Friday  19 June 2026

 
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Trade: Trump admits Iran war could result in global economic depression (PRIV)
 (D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
 United States President Donald Trump on 17 June admitted that the seemingly brutal, unprovoked and illegal war that he launched along with Israel against Iran since 28 February is being terminated because it could result in global economic depression.

UN: Developing countries face a widening financing gap, warns report (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The ability of developing countries to mobilize affordable financial flows in sufficient quantity to support their development goals remains a key problem at the heart of development finance, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Afghanistan: Female journalists can't ask questions or appear on screen (PRIV)
 (IPS, Kabul)
 Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index this year.

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