Misan Harriman to step down as chair of Southbank Centre

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Harriman, accused by Telegraph of sharing conspiracy after Golders Green attack, says he had decided ‘way before this madness’ to stand down

Misan Harriman will not seek another term as chair of the Southbank Centre and is to step down in autumn after a month of intense pressure caused by accusations he shared a conspiracy about the Golders Green attack.

Harriman, who has held the position since 2021, confirmed in a social media post that he would not continue as chair beyond autumn.

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Western Australian police to review response to Virginia Giuffre domestic violence dispute

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Police will investigate how they interacted with Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, after her family requested the review

Police in Western Australia have agreed to review how they interacted with Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, in the lead-up to her death a year ago by suicide.

Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, told ABC radio on Wednesday morning that they had written to both the state coroner and the police requesting an investigation into how police handled a domestic violence dispute she was involved in before she took her life on her WA farm last April at age 41.

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Russian Government Weighs Total Ban on Diesel Exports – The Moscow Times

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  1. Russian Government Weighs Total Ban on Diesel Exports  The Moscow Times
  2. Russia asks Kazakhstan for gasoline to ease shortages, sources say  Reuters
  3. Russia Faces Spreading Fuel Shortages After Ukrainian Drones Pummel Refineries  WSJ
  4. Gasoline Price Spike Adds to War’s Economic Toll for Russians  Bloomberg
  5. Russian airline warns of critical jet fuel shortage, says flights have lost ‘all economic rationale’  Meduza
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Nearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties

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Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995

Almost one in four voters in Europe now cast their ballot for far-right parties, research shows, a proportion that has grown nearly fivefold since the mid-1990s and climbed particularly steeply over the past three years.

Analysis by more than 150 political scientists in 31 countries found the proportion of Europeans voting for a far-right party in their country’s most recent national elections had risen to more than 23%, from about 10% a decade ago and roughly 5% in 1995.

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Former Liberal vice-president Teena McQueen dies from illness weeks after defecting to One Nation

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Tony Abbott says he has lost a good friend as NSW opposition leader pays tribute to ‘force of nature’

The former Liberal heavyweight Teena McQueen is being remembered for her contribution to the party despite her defection to One Nation.

McQueen, who served as the federal Liberal party vice-president from 2017 to 2023, died on Wednesday after battling severe sickness.

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Heatwave pushes Great Britain’s grid operator to call for extra electricity from power plants

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Neso issues rare summer warning for Wednesday evening, as households turn on fans and air conditioning

Great Britain’s grid operator has released a rare summer power supply warning for Wednesday evening as the heatwave is expected to get more intense, putting pressure on the energy system.

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued an electricity margin notice late on Tuesday, asking power plant owners to provide any extra electricity, as the buffer between supply and expected demand comes under pressure.

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Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula – AP News

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  1. Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula  AP News
  2. Russia’s Crimean conquest is turning into a deadly mess  The Economist
  3. Ukraine says major Crimea bridge destroyed in latest attack  dw.com
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. No fuel for sale as Ukraine's blockade of Russian-occupied Crimea takes effect  BBC
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Xi Pressures Takaichi by Throttling Key Mineral Exports to Japan – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Xi Pressures Takaichi by Throttling Key Mineral Exports to Japan  Bloomberg.com
  2. China Detained 2 Japanese on Suspicion of Smuggling  The New York Times
  3. China detains two Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods  CNBC
  4. Japanese heavy electric machinery company worker detained in China  Nikkei Asia
  5. China's rare earths curbs extend pressure on supply to Japan  Reuters
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