10 iconic moments that shaped World Cup history
The 2026 World Cup kicks off next week in Mexico City, where joint hosts Mexico play South Africa. Read More
Zelenskyy proposes face-to-face meeting to discuss end of war in open letter to Putin
Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a meeting with Putin, saying only face-to-face talks will yield an agreement on territory. Read More
Beijing slams US comments on Tiananmen Square crackdown as ‘smear’ of China
On 4 June 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for political reform in and around the central square in the capital Beijing. Read more…
Gaza city residents survey destruction after overnight Israeli airstrike
Gaza residents surveyed extensive damage on 4 June after an overnight Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. Read more at Read More
Gaza: Families mourn victims after overnight Israeli strikes that killed at least nine
Families gathered in Gaza City to mourn relatives killed on 4 June after overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, according to local hospitals. Read more at Read More
The real story behind Bad Bunny’s ‘La Casita’: colonialism, slavery and resistance
The playful segment’s stage design on the “Debí tirar más fotos” tour nods to the buildings of Humacao, an eastern Puerto Rican town long known for anti-colonial resistance. Read More
Germany rejects EU request to scrap ‘necessary’ internal border controls
Ten EU countries currently enforce checks on their internal borders and seven of those say migration is the justification for keeping them in place. Read More
Paris: work under way on ‘La Caverne du Pont Neuf’, opening postponed indefinitely
After the bad weather damaged JR’s work, technical teams have begun restoring it, on a project whose completion date remains uncertain. Read More
German prosecutors demand life in prison for Saudi man on trial for car attack on market
The rampage stunned Germany and provoked a heated nationwide debate about security around Christmas markets, a beloved seasonal German tradition. Read More
Paris and Berlin push ‘gradual integration’ plan into EU ahead of Balkans summit
Merz and Macron pitch “building blocks” approach to EU enlargement to revitalise accession talks, ahead of this week’s Western Balkans summit. Read more at Read More