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Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace intercepted by Nato | BBC News

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Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the military alliance has said.

Estonia’s foreign ministry condemned the incursion as “brazen”.

It said three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the airspace of a Nato member “without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes” on Friday over the Gulf of Finland.

Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said the military alliance “responded immediately and intercepted the Russian aircraft”, and called it “yet another example of reckless Russian behaviour and Nato’s ability to respond”.

The Russian military has not publicly commented on the issue.

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The UK will play its “full part” in getting the Strait of Hormuz open, Keir Starmer says. #BBCNews

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Two wounded in shooting near White House, US media reports | BBC News

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Two people have been wounded in a shooting near the White House, including a suspect and possible bystander, law enforcement sources tell the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

It appears a person shot at Secret Service agents unsuccessfully, and the agents returned fire, the sources say.

FBI director Kash Patel says the Secret Service is currently responding to the incident.

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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US sources say | BBC News

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Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, US sources say.

The agreement comes amid continued strikes and accusations of ceasefire violations, with tensions still high across the region.

Talks are also said to include potential changes to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route.

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More than three months after the US and Israel first began their war with Iran, Washington and Tehran have reached an initial agreement to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities.

US President Donald Trump has said it paves the way for what he called the “toll-free” opening of the Strait of Hormuz. He called on ships to start their engines and “let the oil flow”.

The full text of the deal has not yet been released. Pakistani mediators say the agreement will be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday 19 June.

Our US State Department correspondent Tom Bateman tells us that President Trump and Iranian officials are already giving different accounts of what’s been agreed.

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