5 Things posted Jun 13, 2025 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: June 13, 2025

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Iran promises strong response after Israeli attack

Israel has launched a series of attacks against Iran, reportedly killing the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard chief as well as several nuclear scientists. Iran has promised a strong response, but its drone attacks against Israel have so far been ineffective. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, meanwhile, has urged "all parties" in the conflict to avoid further action.

Watch: Israel strikes targets across Iran as leaders vow to fight https://t.co/EaeuhQnzmQ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 13, 2025

2. Sole survivor of crash describes how he escaped doomed plane

The sole survivor of the Air India crash in Ahmedabad yesterday has spoken of how he escaped the doomed plane. Vishwashkumar Ramesh said he "managed to unbuckle myself" before crawling through an opening in the fuselage, adding: "I still can't believe how I survived. I walked out of the rubble."

British crash survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh describes his escape from the Air India plane in Ahmedabad.

Everyone on the plane died, except for him.https://t.co/czOsM5ZWRp pic.twitter.com/Va9cfnaILe
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 13, 2025

3. Privacy concerns raised as Meta AI prompts posted publicly

More troubles for US tech giant Meta, as its AI tool has reportedly been publishing people's prompts on a public feed. Supposed examples of published prompts include questions about a rash on a user's thigh.

META AI and the consequences of public prompting pic.twitter.com/dqpQ1adUWv
— 克里特 (@CritsBigSausage) June 13, 2025

4. CN Rail warns of 'catastrophic impacts' as Parks Canada prevents anti-flooding project

CN Rail has claimed flooding on its railways could have "catastrophic impacts" on cross-country services in a legal claim against Parks Canada. The company said Parks Canada has wrongfully prevented work on a protective barrier through Jasper National Park for eight years by refusing to allow the scheme to undergo an environmental assessment.

CN Rail warns flooding could have "catastrophic impacts" on cross-country services in legal action it has filed to force Parks Canada to consider a protective barrier for its main line through Jasper National Park. https://t.co/WYXIC3Ynjp
— FraserValleyToday.ca (@chwknews) June 13, 2025

5. Chrétien advises G7 attendees to ignore Trump if US president does 'something crazy'

Former PM Jean Chrétien has advised leaders attending next week's G7 summit in Kananaskis to avoid engaging with Donald Trump in the event he does "something crazy" to "be in the news." He added: "Let him do it, and keep talking normally."

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says dignitaries attending next week’s G7 leaders summit in Alberta should avoid engaging the “crazy” from U.S. President Donald Trump. https://t.co/ixqa2ZpQCz
— Global Calgary (@GlobalCalgary) June 12, 2025