Ukraine’s AI Drones Have Given Kyiv a Fresh Edge on Battlefield – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Ukraine’s AI Drones Have Given Kyiv a Fresh Edge on Battlefield  Bloomberg.com
  2. Bring the Kids and Grab Some Barbecue: A Day at the Ukrainian Drone Races  The New York Times
  3. Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time  New Scientist
  4. Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.  The Atlantic
  5. Ukraine's mid-range drones are its new ace against Russia, but many don't arrive war-ready, pilot says  Business Insider
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‘There needs to be change’: Voters in the major UK by-election are angry – Politico

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  1. ‘There needs to be change’: Voters in the major UK by-election are angry  Politico
  2. The ‘King of the North’ seeks a path to becoming Britain’s next leader in a special election  AP News
  3. Left, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham  The Guardian
  4. Facing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to them  BBC
  5. A U.K. Special Election That Could (Eventually) Topple a Prime Minister  The New York Times
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Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma

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Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol’s health had worsened since she was hospitalised in December 2022 with heart problems that left her gravely ill

The eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has died aged 47, the palace has said, after nearly four years in a coma.

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, known in Thailand as Princess Bha, had been in hospital since December 2022 when she became gravely ill after having heart problems while out training her dogs.

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Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center board mounts last-ditch effort to keep his name

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Board seeks to stay judge’s ruling that found Trump’s name was illegally added to Washington performing arts venue

Donald Trump’s hand-picked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday.

The board voted on Thursday to seek a stay of US district judge Christopher Cooper’s 29 May ruling that said Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center, according to a person familiar with the move who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting.

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Iran Update Special Report, June 11, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Iran Update Special Report, June 11, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Iran war live: US, Iran signal deal within reach; Israel bombs Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Fourth Indian vessel attacked off Oman coast? MEA refutes reports, says all crew members safe  Deccan Herald
  4. Middle East war live: US says ‘downed’ Iranian drones targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz  France 24
  5. Five Extraordinary Developments in the Iran War  National Review
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4 Days of Rain Wiped Out 7% of Rarest Great Ape – Newser

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  1. 4 Days of Rain Wiped Out 7% of Rarest Great Ape  Newser
  2. Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says  BBC
  3. Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds  The New York Times
  4. Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds  The Guardian
  5. Extreme rainfall from Cyclone Senyar endaangers orangutans  eos.org
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Philippine defence chief vows to press on against China’s ‘wickedness’ after sanctions – Reuters

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  1. Philippine defence chief vows to press on against China's 'wickedness' after sanctions  Reuters
  2. Philippines protests China’s sanctions against its defense chief as ‘an unfriendly act’  AP News
  3. China bars Philippines defence chief as South China Sea spat sails onwards  Al Jazeera
  4. China sanctions Teodoro, family; bars entry and business ties  Inquirer.net
  5. China sanctions Philippine defence chief Gilberto Teodoro  South China Morning Post
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UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine

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One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people

Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced.

The one-off vaccination programme, which will begin in late July, comes after an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year along with clusters of cases in Dorset and Berkshire that, together, led to the deaths of three young people.

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Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment

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Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded

Young people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment.

Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago.

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