UN says 2.4m refugees will need resettling in 2027 and warns of shortage of options
Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement, followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living in vast camps in Bangladesh. Read…
London West End’s Shaftesbury Theatre to be renamed to honour Judi Dench
The name change of one of the West End’s most iconic stages celebrates one of the greatest British performers. Dame Judi Dench has been left “truly overwhelmed” by the news.…
Who is Pico Lopes, the unlikely Cape Verde World Cup hero recruited through LinkedIn?
The national team’s call came from 4,500 km away across the Ocean and not in the way most people would expect. Read More
Sinkevičius to lead reshuffled Lithuanian government following coalition turmoil
The three-party coalition must still sign an agreement formalising the new alliance, expected to take place on 18 June, which will then be approved by the country’s president. Read More
MEPs approve EU-US trade deal despite Trump’s new trade war threats
The agreement removes EU tariffs on US goods while accepting a 15 percent levy in the other direction. Read More
Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during training flight
Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has crashed in the Irkutsk region during a training flight, amid reports of engine failure. The Defence Ministry said it was not carrying weapons and the…
Trump tells Netanyahu ‘be responsible with Lebanon, let Syria handle Hezbollah’ at G7
Trump questions Netanyahu’s methods, says Beirut strike was excessive, and points to Syria’s President as the most “capable” of countering Hezbollah. Read more at Read More
Watch: German chancellor surprises Trump with ‘Trump 47’ football jersey at G7
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a personalized football jersey during the G7 summit in France. Read more at Read More
Anish Kapoor brings darkness, mirrors and the ‘sublime’ to London’s Hayward Gallery
A major new exhibition showcasing the work of Turner Prize-winner Anish Kapoor has opened at London’s Hayward Gallery, bringing together blood-red suspended sculptures, distorted mirror installations and void-like forms that…
Moscow oil refinery ablaze after retaliatory Ukrainian drone strike
Kyiv claimed the attack as retaliation for Russia’s intensifying aerial campaign, a day after drones damaged a UNESCO-listed monastery complex in the capital. Read More