The Headlines • 18 June 2025

Trump Threatens Iran’s Leader, and Some Gazans Fear Death While Getting Aid

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Plus, “America’s Sweethearts” get a raise. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader, by David E. Sanger

‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky, by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Abu Bakr Bashir

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10, by Constant Méheut

As G7 Talks End in Canada, Ukraine Comes Away With Little, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Members of Congress Press for More Security After Minnesota Attacks, by Megan Mineiro and Michael Gold

An Expensive Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Plan Offers False Hope, Experts Say, by Lindsay Gellman

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Get a 400 Percent Pay Raise, by Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Katie Van Syckle

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