- France’s spy agency replaces Palantir with local rival Financial Times
- French Security Service to Replace Palantir With Local Firm Bloomberg.com
- France to ditch Palantir’s AI data tools in favour of domestic provider The Guardian
- French domestic spy agency ditches Palantir for local rival, PM says Reuters
- French spies drop Palantir over US surveillance fears The Telegraph
Fujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’
Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty software
The chair of Fujitsu, the Japanese technology firm at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal, has resigned after its board became aware of his “woman-related inappropriate conduct”.
The company said on Tuesday that Hidenori Furuta had stepped down after two years in the role.
Continue reading...Tatneft Limits Gasoline Sales Following Ukrainian Drone Strike on Its Refinery – The Moscow Times
- Tatneft Limits Gasoline Sales Following Ukrainian Drone Strike on Its Refinery The Moscow Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Gasoline Prices Skyrocket as Ukraine Strikes Refineries Bloomberg.com
- Data bite: Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign The Economist
- Russia's Tatneft limits sales at all its fuel stations, Interfax reports Reuters
Scientists identify 64,000 sq miles of coral reef capable of surviving climate crisis – Yahoo
Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men – BBC
- Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men BBC
- Swedish court imprisons man convicted of selling sex with his wife TribLIVE.com
- Swedish court jails man for pressuring wife into mass prostitution Euronews.com
- He Said He'd Unleash 'the Monster' if She Didn't Comply Newser
- Swedish court imprisons man convicted of pressuring his wife to sell sexual services livingstonenterprise.net
Swedish man jailed for four years for coercing wife into sex with 120 men
The 61-year-old was found to have coerced his wife into sexual acts with men he found online in exchange for payment.
How Germany and Poland rebooted relations 35 years ago – DW.com
- How Germany and Poland rebooted relations 35 years ago DW.com
- Germany and Poland sign a new defense deal as the balance of power in Europe shifts AP News
- Poland and Germany Sign Bilateral Defence Agreement U.S. News & World Report
- Germany and Poland set to boost military cooperation and shared duties in new defence deal Euronews.com
- German parliament debates relations with "equal partner" Poland Notes From Poland
Hungary’s MPs block return of Orbán, limiting rule of PM to eight years
The vote fulfils a promise by new PM Péter Magyar to stop his predecessor from becoming prime minister again.
Man bailed after woman pushed into path of bus on Putney Bridge – BBC
- Man bailed after woman pushed into path of bus on Putney Bridge BBC
- Arrest over push of woman into bus's path in 2017 BBC
- ‘Putney pusher’ suspect rearrested over possession of drugs The Times
- Man Suspected in 2017 Shoving of a London Woman Into Bus Path Is Arrested The New York Times
- Man arrested over 2017 ‘Putney pusher’ incident on south-west London bridge The Guardian
Cuba tourism collapses as US pressure campaign bites
The number of foreign visitors is down by 58% compared to last year, Cuban officials say, amid sanctions and an effective oil blockade.
South Africa challenges WHO’s account of migrant killings amid rising anti-immigrant tensions. – Business Insider Africa
- South Africa challenges WHO's account of migrant killings amid rising anti-immigrant tensions. Business Insider Africa
- Xenophobic attacks are hurting South Africa's image abroad, says minister Reuters
- South Africa’s migration warning to the West The Spectator
- Save us! 50 Kenyans seek repatriation from xenophobia in South Africa Daily Nation
- South African Labour Unions Urge Workers to Shun Anti-Migrant Protests U.S. News & World Report
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high … of 1%
Country acts amid Iran war inflation pressures, but US Fed and Bank of England expected to hold rates
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised interest rates to a 31-year high as it tries to dampen inflationary pressures created by the Iran war.
Policymakers in Tokyo raised the BoJ’s short-term policy rate by a quarter of one percentage point, to 1% from 0.75%, and warned that companies were passing on rising oil costs to each other at a “relatively fast pace”.
Continue reading...Ukraine just retaliated to Russia’s cathedral attack with major Moscow hit – Newsweek
World Cup: Can Senegal stun France again? Predictions, schedule on Day 6
France take on Senegal in a repeat of their famous 2002 opener while Messi's Argentina face Algeria in Kansas City.
Watch: California wildfires rage near passing vehicles
The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.
India temporarily bans Telegram over exam paper leak concerns
The NEET exam had earlier been scrapped over allegations of a paper leak, sparking massive protests.
Iran says Israeli occupation in Lebanon would breach US deal
Iran says any continued Israeli occupation in Lebanon would be a breach of the Memorandum of Understanding with the US.
G7 leaders meet in France with Iran and Ukraine high on agenda
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday’s lunch summit would focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran fans react to team’s first World Cup match amid political schisms
Iran fans react to team’s first World Cup match amid political schisms
Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness – The New York Times
- Rope Jumper Falls to Her Death After Operators Fail to Secure Harness The New York Times
- Brazilian woman killed after being thrown off bridge without rope is buried in Sao Paulo South China Morning Post
- Rope jumper died after instructors failed to attach cord, investigators say The Independent
- Three instructors charged in bridge-jumping death of woman not secured to rope NBC News
- 6 arrested after video captures bungee jumper thrown from 'Skeleton' bridge without cord WBMA