Man, 27, arrested after PSNI officer hit by stolen police vehicle

Attempted murder investigation launched after police officer struck by vehicle in Downpatrick

Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after an officer was hit by a stolen police vehicle in Northern Ireland.

The officer, who fired his gun during the incident at 4.45am on Sunday, had been chasing a suspect on foot after another vehicle had earlier failed to stop for police in the Fountain Street area in Downpatrick, County Down.

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Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained – Al Jazeera

  1. Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained  Al Jazeera
  2. Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election  CNN
  3. Ethiopia election: The country heads to the polls, but not everyone can vote  BBC
  4. As Ethiopia votes, its deepening human rights crisis must be addressed  Al Jazeera
  5. Abiy Ahmed dreams of remaking Ethiopia in his image  The Economist
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Zelenskyy alleges Russia is abducting Ukrainian kids and training them to fight – CBS News

  1. Zelenskyy alleges Russia is abducting Ukrainian kids and training them to fight  CBS News
  2. Russia ‘abducting children and training them to fight on frontline', Zelensky claims  Daily Express
  3. Full interview with Claire Valdez on running for Congress in NY-7 | The Point  AOL.com
  4. Zelenskyy alleges Russia is abducting Ukrainian kids, training them to fight  AOL.com
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Russia Can No Longer Take More Land Than Ukraine Liberates, Zelenskyy Says – UNITED24 Media

  1. Russia Can No Longer Take More Land Than Ukraine Liberates, Zelenskyy Says  UNITED24 Media
  2. Zelenskiy's top aide says peace deal by winter is "realistic"  Reuters
  3. Zelenskyy says "more pressure" is needed to get Putin to table to negotiate peace deal  CBS News
  4. Ukraine Sees ‘Diplomatic Window’ as Russian Gains Slow, Zelensky Says  Kyiv Post
  5. Ending Russia's war before winter is realistic, Budanov says  The Kyiv Independent
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Ukraine war latest: Russian brigade that committed war crimes in Bucha hit by Ukrainian drone strike, military says – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Ukraine war latest: Russian brigade that committed war crimes in Bucha hit by Ukrainian drone strike, military says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 31, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Highway to Hell: Ukraine's Logistics Lockdown, Taiwan’s Littoral Command and China’s Evolving Nuclear Capability. The Big Five, 31 May edition.  Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
  4. Ukraine using AI drones to strike vital convoys supplying Russian troops  BBC
  5. Ukraine hammers Russia’s land corridor to Crimea  politico.eu
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Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series

Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary event

The Trump administration’s interior secretary, Doug Burgum, complained on Sunday that some musicians “seem to have segmented their audiences” after artists bailed on participating in a concert series planned for the 250th anniversary of the US’s independence.

In the interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Burgum also dismissed calls to publicly identified who had made donations for the concert series – and maintained it was a “nonpartisan” event despite Donald Trump referring to it as a rally.

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WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri province

Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has said.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo where some residents have protested against stringent medical protocols for handling victims’ bodies.

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US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific

Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last year

The US military said on Saturday it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing three men, the second strike in as many days.

Officials with the US Southern Command said in a post on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along “narco-trafficking” routes in the eastern Pacific and engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations.

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Capital city home prices fall across Australia as experts predict slump could last a year and cut values by 10%

Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025

Home prices in Australia’s capital cities have begun to fall, with experts predicting the decline could last at least a year and wipe as much as 10% from values.

The median capital city home price fell in May, the first decline since January 2025, as high interest rates and inflation stretched buyer budgets, Cotality reported on Monday. Auction success hit a new low for the year.

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Arm boss in line for billion-dollar payday if chipmaker hits targets

Proposal requires Rene Haas to steer US-listed British company to ‘exceptional growth metrics’

The chief executive of Arm is in line for a pay package that would make him a billionaire if he hits targets to turn the microchip firm into the UK’s first trillion-dollar company.

Arm, which is listed in New York but retains its global headquarters in Cambridge, has proposed a pay scheme for Rene Haas in which he will receive generous annual share awards plus a maximum bonus of $800m if he can hit certain “exceptional growth metrics”.

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Attack on Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant ‘Playing With Fire,’ UN Says – Newsweek

  1. Attack on Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant ‘Playing With Fire,’ UN Says  Newsweek
  2. Russia says Ukrainian drone struck Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Kyiv denies  Reuters
  3. Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant  AP News
  4. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv denies its drone hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant  The Guardian
  5. IAEA Visits Atomic Plant After Strike, Kyiv Hits Russia Refinery  Bloomberg.com
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Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead one week before Peru presidential runoff, polls show – Reuters

  1. Right-wing Fujimori holds narrow lead one week before Peru presidential runoff, polls show  Reuters
  2. Peru’s Fujimori Holds Narrow Lead Over Sánchez Ahead of Runoff  Bloomberg.com
  3. Peru's Presidential Candidates Clash On Crime, 'Political Mafia'  Barron's
  4. Peru Election  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  5. Peru votes in tight runoff as Fujimori makes fresh bid for power  RFI
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