UK to sanction Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK government is set to sanction Israeli ultranationalist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday, according to people briefed on the matter. The move would mark the first western…

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Can’t access Spotify or a part of Google? Everything we know about this outage impacting major services

Refresh 2025-06-12T21:53:32.613Z Spotify’s looking into things (Image credit: Spotify) While Down Detector reports have dropped considerably for Spotify, the streaming service has made its first comment on the issue on its community blog under a section titled “Ongoing Issues.” It was posted about 40 minutes ago, and reads: “Hey folks! We’ve been getting reports about…

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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown undergoes knee surgery

Jun 11, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday, and the team said he is expected to be available when training camp starts “without limitation.” The Celtics said Brown had a minimally invasive procedure to clean out his knee. The surgery comes after sources told…

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