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Trump announced the achievement of a 'complete and absolute' ceasefire between Israel and Iran
US President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that a 'complete and absolute' ceasefire had been reached in the conflict between Israel and Iran, which is set to be implemented in phases, bringing an end to the '12-day war.'

Shareholders have sued Apple for exaggerating progress in artificial intelligence
On Friday, shareholders filed a class-action lawsuit regarding securities fraud, accusing Apple of downplaying the time needed to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into the Siri voice assistant, which harmed iPhone sales and stock prices. The lawsuit involves shareholders who suffered potential losses when Apple introduced several features and aesthetic improvements for its products, but the changes in artificial intelligence were rather modest. CEO Tim Cook, CFO Kevan Parekh, and former CFO Luca Maestri are defendants. Shareholders led by Eric Tucker stated that at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2024, Apple made them believe that artificial intelligence would be a key driver of iPhone 16 devices when it launched Apple Intelligence to make Siri more powerful and user-friendly. However, they claimed that the company lacks a functional prototype of the AI-based Siri features, and they have no reasonable basis to believe that these features will ever be ready for iPhone 16s. Shareholders claimed that the truth began to emerge on March 7 when Apple postponed some Siri updates until 2026. Moreover, during this year's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9, the assessment of Apple's progress in artificial intelligence disappointed analysts. Apple shares have lost nearly a quarter of their value since reaching a record high on December 26, 2024, erasing about $900 billion in market value. The case is titled Tucker v. Apple Inc. et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 25-05197. (

The IMF warns of the threat of stagnation in the eurozone economy.
Europe risks sliding into economic stagnation if urgent measures are not taken to combat slowing growth, weak investments, and rising geopolitical threats, warned the International Monetary Fund. At the same time, the risks have a clearly negative bias, according to a statement from the institution released on Thursday, June 19.

Ukrainians will be able to have multiple passports, but the list of countries is limited by the Cabinet.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on dual citizenship in Ukraine. The decision was supported by 243 parliamentarians.
Now Ukrainian citizens will be able to have a second citizenship, but only from countries that the Cabinet of Ministers includes in a special list. Which countries these are has not yet been determined. The Cabinet will decide for itself and will be able to change the list.

Welcome to Wednesday, June 18. Here are the news worth your attention today.

The European Commission has presented a legislative proposal to stop the import of Russian gas and oil by the end of 2027.
The proposal provides for a phased cessation of the import of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) originating from Russia or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation.