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

More Cuba Sanctions as Pressure Builds

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Cuba in the Trump administration’s latest move to ramp up pressure on the Communist-led Caribbean island, which is already facing fuel shortages and an economy in free fall. The fresh sanctions are set … 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

Henry Nowak: The Footage We Were Never Meant to See

As many of you will know, I have been covering the Henry Nowak case rather extensively of late. Murders, alas, come and go these days. The true tragedy of Nowak’s death, however, is not just the callous indifference of those … Read More

More Cuba Sanctions as Pressure Builds

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Cuba in the Trump administration’s latest move to ramp up pressure on the Communist-led Caribbean island, which is already facing fuel shortages and an economy in free fall. The fresh sanctions are set … Read More

South Africa to dispatch envoys to Africa and other continents after xenophobic attacks

JOHANNESBURG, June 4 (Reuters) – South Africa will send envoys to other African countries ‌and around the world after a ‌spate of xenophobic attacks targeting immigrants from other ​nations on the continent, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. Ramaphosa made … Read More

Ukraine blitzes St Petersburg oil port ahead of ‘Russia’s Davos’ hosted by Putin in the city as tide of war continues to turn Kyiv’s way

Ukraine staged a massive attack on a St Petersburg oil port today, ahead of a major economic forum hosted by Vladimir Putin in the city. The high-profile strike comes as Putin was warned his economy is on the brink due to … Read More

Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire, boosting hopes for Iran deal

Dubai — Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Tehran, which had conditioned any … Read More

Russian attack kills at least 18 in Ukraine, some of them children buried under rubble

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said Tuesday. The damage trapped some people under … Read More

At least 20 protesters arrested at ICE detention center Delaney Hall as DHS vows ‘ZERO tolerance for rioters’

Police arrested at least 20 protesters outside embattled New Jersey ICE detention center Delaney HallSunday night after they broke a new curfew imposed to stop the violent rallies from continuing for a third week straight, as the Department of Homeland Security … Read More

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