- Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law Reuters
- Why a luxury resort plan by Trump’s son-in-law sparked mass protests in Albania NBC News
- Why Jared And Ivanka’s Island Project Could Ruin Albania’s Bid To Join EU Forbes
- Albania's Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests Reuters
- The Key to Fighting a Trump Real Estate Deal: Democracy Mother Jones
US Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot Down – Bloomberg.com
- US Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot Down Bloomberg.com
- Report: U.S. Strikes Iranian Air Defense and Radar Systems Around Strait of Hormuz Haaretz
- A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire AP News
- Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says The New York Times
- June 6, 2026 — Ceasefire faces further strain as US and Iran launch strikes CNN
Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army
The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.
Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army
The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.
The rebels at the front line of Myanmar’s civil war
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville travels to Myanmar - without the permission of the authorities - to meet a group of rebel fighters.
UK and allies sanction ‘networks’ enabling settler violence in West Bank – BBC
- UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank BBC
- UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence Reuters
- 6 Countries Announce Sanctions Targeting Israeli Settler Networks The New York Times
- Six countries sanction enablers of settler violence in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera
- UK and allies impose sanctions on firms enabling West Bank settler violence The Guardian
Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East – now they risk a permacrisis
The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war.
Williams rolls back the years on return at Queen’s
Serena Williams rolls back the years at Queen's with a winning performance on her comeback to tennis after 1,375 days away from the sport.
Pope’s youth rally in Spain gets raw, with frank discussion of depression and domestic violence – AP News
- Pope's youth rally in Spain gets raw, with frank discussion of depression and domestic violence AP News
- Don’t let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates OSV News
- Pope Leo XIV addresses difficult questions about selfishness, suicide, and forgiveness EWTN News
- Pope Leo: War is 'a painful defeat' for diplomacy National Catholic Reporter
- Pope Leo: 'No situation could make God turn His gaze from us' Vatican News
Why there’s a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola – NPR
- Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola NPR
- Kenyan protester killed at demonstration against US Ebola facility, witnesses say Reuters
- One killed as hundreds protest in Kenya against US Ebola quarantine centre Al Jazeera
- Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre BBC
- Protests over a US Ebola facility in Kenya highlight Africa’s growing resistance to Trump-era deals CNN
Trump canceled last attack on Iran, now Israeli sources fear that green light might never come – The Jerusalem Post
- Trump canceled last attack on Iran, now Israeli sources fear that green light might never come The Jerusalem Post
- Iran war updates: Israeli army says missiles fired from Iran Al Jazeera
- Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran Financial Times
- Iran’s Attack on Israel Reveals New and Aggressive Regional Ambitions WSJ
- Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire AP News
Dozens of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in ditch: “A terrifying sight at first glance” – CBS News
- Dozens of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in ditch: "A terrifying sight at first glance" CBS News
- Dozens of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons found in ditch Yahoo
- Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists Live Science
- Headless skeletons offer new insights into farming societies 7,000 years ago Phys.org
- 77 headless skeletons found in a field date back 7,000 years Popular Science
US stadium and hotel workers threaten strikes ‘to make things fair’ during World Cup
Low wages and fears of ICE crackdowns have set workers on edge of strike as thousands set to arrive during World Cup
Hospitality and food service workers in several US cities hosting World Cup games are warning of looming labor disputes and possible strikes as the largest single sport tournament in the world gets ready to kick off on 11 June.
In Los Angeles, California, cashiers, dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, concessions workers and food attendants at the SoFi stadium reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday afternoon, but the union noted it has a contractual right to walk off the job if it determines that federal immigration enforcement is threatening worker safety during the World Cup. The US’s opening match, against Paraguay, is scheduled to take place at SoFi Stadium on 12 June.
Continue reading...Why so many Americans haven’t heard about the USS Liberty
Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains what happened on the day of the attack, the alleged cover-up that followed.
Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak
Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in Southampton
Two men who threw a smoke grenade and traffic cone at police during the violence in Southampton that followed the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s killer have been jailed.
Leon O’Leary, 41, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, was sentenced to three years and one month after throwing a smoke grenade at officers.
Continue reading...‘You can never be safe’: Belfast’s Sudanese community hunkers down after grisly attack
Fears grow over anti-immigration protests after asylum seeker charged with attempted murder in Northern Ireland
The Sudanese barber shop owner was at his cash register and smiling at the question, “Did he feel safe in Belfast?”, when two men strolling down the street paused at his open doorway and unleashed a sudden, shrieking howl.
It ended as abruptly as it began and without saying a word the two men, white, in their 20s, wearing grey tracksuits, resumed their stroll.
Continue reading...What to know about the growing opposition to an Albanian resort linked to the Trump family – PBS
- What to know about the growing opposition to an Albanian resort linked to the Trump family PBS
- Why a luxury resort plan by Trump’s son-in-law sparked mass protests in Albania NBC News
- Why Jared And Ivanka’s Island Project Could Ruin Albania’s Bid To Join EU Forbes
- Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law Reuters
- Albanian PM says Iran cyber op is amplifying protests against Kushner-linked development plan The Times of Israel
Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken – CBS News
- Ukraine winning war with Russia, retired U.S. generals say, as top Ukrainian commander says over 230 square miles retaken CBS News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukrainian forces recapture 220 square miles of territory in 2026, Commander-in-Chief says Gwara Media
- Ukraine war latest: Russia issues nuclear weapon threat to Nato over Arctic drills The Independent
- Ukraine's commander-in-chief: Ukraine liberated nearly 100 sq km more than it lost in May Українська правда
Passenger on train to London given first sentence for harassment under new law
David Stroud grabbed a woman’s hair and asked if he could kiss her two days after legislation took effect
A train passenger has become the first person to be sentenced under a new harassment law after a prosecution brought by the British Transport Police (BTP).
David Stroud, 44, grabbed a woman’s hair and asked her “can I kiss you?” on a rail journey to London on 3 April, two days after the new legislation came into force banning harassment motivated by a person’s sex.
Continue reading...Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding
Political row emerges over state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children as people protest across France
A lawyer for the family of an 11-year-old girl whose disappearance and murder sparked protests across France has called for more funding for the struggling justice system, amid a political row over the French state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children.
“Frankly, if the justice system had more resources, this tragedy and all the others wouldn’t have happened,” said the family’s lawyer, François Roujou de Boubée, on Tuesday. “The victim’s family and I trust in the justice system. So enough is enough.”
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