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Market opening at London Stock Exchange
Oil rises and stock markets under pressure as Middle East conflict steps up
Investors reacting to the conflict was helping fuel a downturn in the world’s financial markets

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

North Korea China
Lavish welcome for Chinese leader in North Korea prior to talks with Kim
Chinese president Xi Jinping received a lavish welcome as he arrived in North Korea for a rare visit, expected to focus on reasserting China’s unique influence over the North in return for providing economic and political benefits.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling
Peter Phillips, son of Britain's Princess Royal, marries nurse Harriet Sperling
Members of the public, including some who had travelled from Ireland, cheered as Charles and Camilla and William and Kate arrived.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Trump
Trump walks out of interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after clash over election claims
Kristen Welker questioned Trump’s allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were ‘rigged’

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Children sitting on windowsill and ignoring real life immersed in their cell phones
Starmer set to announce social media ban as ministers pledge screentime advice
Meanwhile, a separate consultation will lead to guidance for parents on when a child should get their first smartphone and how long under-16s should spend in front of screens

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Philippines Earthquake
Deadly quake destroys buildings and sparks tsunami in southern Philippines
At least 12 people have died and more than 200 have been injured

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Israel Iran War
Israel strikes Iran despite calls for restraint from UK and US
Israel said Iran had launched further missiles in response to the strikes, with people urged to seek shelter as sirens sounded in central Israel

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Spent nuclear fuel storage building near Chornobyl power plant damaged by Russian drone strike
Spent nuclear fuel storage building near Chornobyl power plant damaged by Russian drone strike
The International Atomic Energy Agency said its experts were preparing to visit the site and radiation levels at the site remained within established levels

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

Israel Palestinians
Palestinian with Israeli citizenship kills one in shootings near West Bank
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, killing one person and wounding five others, according to Israeli police.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX Iran War
Pakistani minister in Tehran in fresh bid to restart Iran-US talks
Pakistan’s interior minister is in Tehran in a fresh bid to restart negotiations between Iran and the US, as the American military said it shot down two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz that threatened international maritime traffic.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX India Cockroach Party
Mock political party for India’s young ‘cockroaches’ holds first street protest
Hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), an online joke that has drawn millions of followers across India, have gathered for the first time in the capital for its biggest real-world test yet.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Harlesden shooting death
EuroMillions winner who saved police officer’s life dies after crash
Police were called to the collision between a cyclist and a black Ford Ka in Maldon Road, Tiptree, at 6.30am on May 21, Essex Police said

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Israeli troops kill seven-month-old Palestinian baby in occupied West Bank
Israeli troops kill seven-month-old Palestinian baby in occupied West Bank
The Israeli military said the victims were uninvolved civilians and that the shooting remains under review

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX Spain Pope
Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain
Pope Leo XIV acknowledged as he headed to Spain that he is competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend – Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny is performing two shows of his 10-concert Spanish tour in the capital.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

National Portrait Gallery reopening
Channel 4 journalist Jon Snow reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
'I mean sometimes I doubt whether I’ve really got it. I don’t know if it’s widespread knowledge. I don’t feel disabled in any way.'

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Russia Putin
Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet saying he sees ‘no point’ in it
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to have a meeting.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Flight Of International Space Station On The Background Of Earth. 3D Illustration.
International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak
Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratory

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Six people were killed during the strikes on Friday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

South Korea China North Korea
Chinese leader will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced, in what will be his first visit in nearly seven years.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Australia Cockroaches Seized
Cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust
More than 100,000 live cockroaches which are illegal to keep in Australia have been confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials said.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Japan Bear Attack
‘Extremely intelligent’ Japanese bear that attacked four people still at large, police say
Bear believed to have unlatched and opened a locked window, and was seen turning on and drinking from a tap

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in public letter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Drone Attack
Vladimir Putin says Russia will bolster air defences after Ukraine drone attacks
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will strengthen its air defences to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

CORRECTION Nepal Everest Sherpa Rescued
Sherpa guide missing for a week on Everest rescued while crawling to base camp
A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and has been reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Ratcliffe on Soar power station stock
'Habitable, equal 21st century is materially possible' - report
Proposals call for heavy wealth taxes on billionaires, shorter working hours, major dietary shifts, and a reallocation of investment away from industry and mining towards education and health

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

New display at Liverpool Beatles Museum
John Lennon’s drawings for world's first rock music video go on display
The 240 drawings were sold by Christie’s at auction for over $58,000 in 2000 before being separated.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Lebanon Israel Iran War
Israel to continue ground operation in southern Lebanon despite agreed ceasefire; UN peacekeeper killed
It was not immediately clear how the security zones would be established but the agreement calls for the Lebanese army to take full control of those areas

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

SpaceX IPO
Musk could become trillionaire when SpaceX goes public
SpaceX plans to raise up to 75 billion dollars (£56bn) when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest US stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world’s first trillionaire.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Taoiseach visit to US
US House votes for measure that would end Iran war, in blow to Trump
The House voted 215 to 208, as four Republicans voted with Democrats in ‌favour of the war powers resolution, which directs Mr Trump to withdraw US troops from Iran unless Congress declares war or authorises the use of military force

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Prime Minister's Questions
Nigel Farage defends his response to Henry Nowak murder amid criticism from Starmer
The Reform UK leader, who has been accused by his political opponents of stoking racial tensions with his remarks, said division in Britain would get “far worse” if steps were not taken to change policing culture

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX Bangladesh Buffalo Trump
The bovine office – Donald Trump lookalike buffalo thrills Bangladesh zoo crowds
After a video of the pale-horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Kanye West Concert
Dutch judge rejects Jewish group’s bid to block Kanye West concerts
A judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organisation to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Shia LaBeouf Arrest
Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery for punching revellers during Mardi Gras
Actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras. Sentencing details were not immediately available in online court records.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Drone Attack
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts economic forum
Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg and set it ablaze, sending smoke billowing over the city where Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s leading event for attracting foreign capital.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Mars with Maven probe - closeup view 3d illustration
Lost in space: Nasa’s Mars probe Maven declared dead after months of silence
Nasa’s Maven spacecraft has been declared dead after six months of radio silence. The space agency confirmed on Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations of Mars.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Trump
Donald Trump confirms he called Benjamin Netanyahu ‘crazy’ amid Iran peace talks
But the US president insisted his relationship with the Israeli Prime Minister is solid

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

King Charles III visit to North Yorkshire
Australian judges weigh activist’s bid to prosecute Britain's King Charles for genocide
Uncle Robbie Thorpe, 68, turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal in the state of Victoria after two lower courts rejected his bid to launch a private prosecution against Charles at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Henry Nowak death
Protesters clash with police in Southampton over Henry Nowak murder
Demonstration follows family’s plea for death not to be used to create division

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Russia Drone Attack
Ukrainian drones set fire to St Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit
Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Brooklyn Sewer Mystery
Police probe mysterious cases of people entering New York sewer system manholes
A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New York’s vast subterranean sewer system has the city wondering what exactly is going on, with police now probing the underground mystery.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the supercharged weather extremes it brings
Prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the supercharged weather extremes it brings
UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

India Hotel Fire
Dozens rescued from fire in New Delhi that leaves four dead
A fire has swept through a building in a New Delhi neighbourhood, killing at least four people and injuring several others, officials in India said.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Airplane silhouette landing in Kuwait City. Arrival with international airport direction signboard and blue sky in background. T
Flights suspended as Iranian drone attack hits Kuwait airport
The attacks came after Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

US and Iran launch fresh strikes amid stalled ceasefire talks
US and Iran launch fresh strikes amid stalled ceasefire talks
US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Trump
Trump administration scrapping 1.8 billion-dollar compensation fund – Blanche
US acting attorney general Todd Blanche has said the Trump administration was scrapping plans to create a 1. 8 billion US dollars (£1.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Italy Mediterranean Deaths
Fears of ICE-style immigration crackdown as EU politicians set to overhaul asylum laws
Irish MEP claims too much misinformation about migration, with complex issues reduced 'to slogans, outrage, and false claims'

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

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