June 22, Monday, 2026

1. The United States and Iran have begun talks for the first time since they signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the fighting. US Vice President JD Vance, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday.

2. A right-wing candidate backed by US President Donald Trump has declared victory in Colombia’s presidential runoff. If Abelardo de la Espriella’s win is finalized, the country is expected to join an increasing rightward power shift in South America.

3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s drone attack has hit a Russian oil processing facility more than 2,000 kilometers from the border.