US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran amid ongoing ceasefire – Navy Times
- US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran amid ongoing ceasefire Navy Times
- Iran War Updates: U.S. Saw Threats From Iran Before Renewing Strikes, Officials Said The New York Times
- US, Iran have launched multiple attacks during ceasefire: A timeline Al Jazeera
- Remaining military targets in Iran are more challenging and complicated to hit, sources say NBC News
- When Iran thumbs its nose at the ceasefire, the Trump administration shrugs CNN
Inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal faces five-year delay without extra funding
Police officer in charge says budget could reach £19.3m and nearly 100 more investigators are needed
The police criminal inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal faces a five-year delay unless it is handed millions in extra funding and nearly 100 more staff, according to the chief officer in charge.
The Metropolitan police commander Stephen Clayman said he needed to nearly double the number of investigators to 210 to meet a deadline of late next year or early 2028 for submitting files to prosecutors.
Continue reading...Reform UK civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’
Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staff
A Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than exist and getting rid of at least two-thirds of the psychologists who support prison officers’ welfare, it has emerged.
The policy paper, led by the Reform MP Danny Kruger and published in December, promises to save more than £5bn a year by cutting civil service roles, with the full-time-equivalent (FTE) headcount falling by 13%.
Continue reading...Trump still thinks he’s winning in Iran – vox.com
- Trump still thinks he’s winning in Iran vox.com
- How Trump Has Talked About Ending the Iran War The New York Times
- Any new Iran deal should be judged by results, not victory-lap rhetoric Fox News
- Opinion | Will Trump Bail Out Iran’s Regime? WSJ
- Analysis | The many hang-ups to a peace deal with Iran The Washington Post
Russia slams US for not granting visa to diplomat for UN meeting
Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit
China’s Top Diplomat Makes Veiled Jabs at Trump From UN – Bloomberg.com
- China’s Top Diplomat Makes Veiled Jabs at Trump From UN Bloomberg.com
- China’s Wang Yi tells UN multilateralism must be protected in swipe at US policies South China Morning Post
- Chinese, Colombian FMs vow to step up practical cooperation People's Daily Online
- Chinese FM highlights China's contributions to UN cause bjreview.com.cn
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on May 27, 2026 fmprc.gov.cn
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
An exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe – NPR
- An exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe NPR
- ‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early heatwave is smashing records CNN
- ‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe The Guardian
- A Spring Heat Wave Is Breaking Records in the U.K., Spain and France The New York Times
- Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed BBC
Former Arsenal midfielder Partey named in Ghana squad ahead of World Cup
Turkish police fire teargas to break up protest after opposition leader ousted
Water cannon also used at rally called by Özgür Özel days after court dismissed him as CHP leader
Riot police in Turkey have fired teargas and water cannon to break up a rally called by the ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel days after a court dismissed him from office.
On Sunday, riot police had battered their way into the main opposition CHP’s headquarters in the capital, Ankara, firing teargas and beating party members before throwing them out, Özel said.
Continue reading...Armenia signs strategic partnership deal with US as election approaches
India’s World Cup broadcast hopes boosted by Zee Entertainment talks
Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium
Lebanon latest: Netanyahu vows escalation against Hezbollah
Sydney Drone Show Disaster Caught On Video As Nearly 90 Drones Plummet Into Harbour, Future Shows Cancelled – Bored Panda
- Sydney Drone Show Disaster Caught On Video As Nearly 90 Drones Plummet Into Harbour, Future Shows Cancelled Bored Panda
- Why drones fell from the sky during Sydney's Vivid light show Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Nearly 100 Drones Plummet From Sky Into Wharf in Front of Horrified Spectators The Daily Beast
- Drones crash into Sydney harbour after mass glitch The Telegraph
- Vivid Sydney cancels shows after 83 drones plunge into Darling Harbour The Guardian
What has Pope Leo warned about AI – and why that’s significant
Paris ‘punishingly hot’ as Western Europe hit by heatwave
‘Kinetic Penetrators’: The Strange Payload Of Russia’s Oreshnik Missile – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- 'Kinetic Penetrators': The Strange Payload Of Russia's Oreshnik Missile Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia Tells US to Evacuate Its Diplomats and Citizens From Kyiv Bloomberg.com
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 25, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war's biggest attacks on Kyiv Reuters
- Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of 'systematic' strikes on Ukrainian capital CNBC