Protesters torch cars and homes as Belfast burns over migrant’s gruesome knife attack

Anti-immigration protests erupted into riots in Northern Ireland on Tuesday after a Sudanese migrant’s shockingly barbaric knife attack — with masked demonstrators breaking windows, setting homes on fire, and torching buses. Tensions flared after a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Sudan, … Read More

US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist

The Pentagon signalled on Monday that it was adding Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and dozens of other Chinese companies to its list of entities it says are linked to China’s military, widening a blacklist that increasingly targets sectors at the heart … Read More

US Army helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz as rescue mission saves two crew members

A United States Army Apache ​helicopter gunship went ‌down near the Strait of Hormuz ​on Monday. The ship’s two crew members ⁠were safely ​rescued, The New ​York Times reported on Monday, citing two people ​briefed on ​the incident. It was unclear … Read More

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake leaves 35 dead, 200 injured in Mindanao

Follow our live coverage of the June 8 Mindanao earthquake here. Police gather in front of a collapsed fast food restaurant after an 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 8, 2026. (AFP) (Updated as of 11:03 p.m.) … Read More

Netanyahu acknowledges halt in fighting with Iran but vows to respond ‘with force’ to future attacks

The Israeli prime minister’s brief statement added that “right now, the fire has been halted.” It was his first public statement since Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday. They were intercepted. Netanyahu asserted Israel’s right to self-defense, “and I … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – June 5, 2026

Greetings from Tyler, The news says Trump is sleeping through high level meetings.  Maybe he’s just resting his eyes.  Maybe he’s thinking of Melania.  Who knows?  They’ve got a load of photos with his eyes closed, but who hasn’t blinked?  … Read More

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

Relations rebuilding after years of relative isolation due to pandemic, Beijing’s denuclearisation stance and closer Pyongyang-Moscow ties Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on Monday and Tuesday in a show of the two countries’ strong ties. Continue reading … Read More

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