Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 5th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Sir Alex Younger died earlier this week at the age of 62. He had been fighting cancer for some time. Alex was Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, more popularly MI6) from 2014 to 2020. For most past and present MI6 officers, he was the best-loved Chief anyone hadContinue Reading
I don’t want to write about Sir Alex Younger, my predecessor as Chief of SIS. I want to write about my friend. I had known about Alex’s cancer from the outset, while I was still Chief. He treated it with his customary irreverence and wit. He nicknamed his tumour “Putin”.Continue Reading
Ukraine is now Quantum Systems’ second-largest international base, with several hundred employees across local production, R&D, and product modernization. The German drone manufacturer is establishing three joint ventures with Ukrainian partners and has a Germany-funded contract to deliver 15,000 interceptor drones to Ukraine’s National Guard, the company’s deputy spokesperson, Krista-MarijaContinue Reading
Ukrainian defense companies General Cherry and STRIX have integrated a chemical accelerator into the Bullet counter-drone interceptor designed to chase down Russia’s jet-powered Shahed and Geran-4 drones. The system uses a chemical-energy booster rather than jet propulsion, integrated directly into the Bullet’s airframe, Militarnyi reports. The development addresses a speedContinue Reading
Video shows the moment when journalist Abbas Fakih was reporting in Nabatieh, Lebanon and an Israeli air strike hit., NewsFeed Video shows the moment when journalist Abbas Fakih was reporting in Nabatieh, Lebanon and an Israeli air strike hit a car behind him. Israel is continuing to launch deadly attacksContinue Reading
Alongside Ukraine and Moldova, six Western Balkan nations wish to join the European Union., Alongside Ukraine and Moldova, six nations wish to join the European Union, including Montenegro, which hosted EU-Western Balkans summit. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that the European Union plans to initiate a gradual integration process forContinue Reading
When President Ronald Reagan was staffing up the Pentagon for his first term, an obvious choice was the director of defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. That was Lawrence Korb, former naval flight officer and professor of management at the U.S. Naval War College. For the previous fiveContinue Reading
Most discussion of artificial intelligence and work is about the future: which jobs may disappear, which skills may lose value, which workers may be replaced. But for millions of gig workers who work for online platforms such as Uber, this future is already here. Algorithms set their pay, assign theirContinue Reading
Organizers in several cities across the country say they were forced to cancel historic Pride celebrations this month. Groups in several cities, including Tampa, Florida; Arlington, Texas; and Tucson, Arizona, cited a political environment that has made supporting queer events nearly impossible, both politically and financially, and attending them potentiallyContinue Reading
It was the second effort in Congress to rebuke Traitor 47 in two days, following the House vote Wednesday to rein in The Traitor’s war powers in Iran., Read MoreContinue Reading
World’s biggest economy adds 172,srcsrcsrc jobs in May in sign labour market is ‘turning the corner’…Continue Reading
The war with the US is not the only factor driving prices skywards., Tehran, Iran – In the popular Bastan market in the west of the Iranian capital, where the inviting smell of fresh bread and fruit mingle with the sight of colourful fabrics and clothing, the scene no longerContinue Reading