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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting 10 Downing Street in London in 2025. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

UK’s Burnham to host Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

Burnham vows Britain will stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Ukraine ahead of Zelensky’s meeting with Trump.

Germany

Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police after day-long manhunt

Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 2 in Ukraine; 4 dead in Russian-held area hit by Ukraine

Britain

UK’s Burnham ‘putting Britain first’ as he rules out 2029 election

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham ‘will always put Britain’s interests first’ when asked if he would call out US President Donald Trump.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview at No. 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview at No. 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops for Ukraine war: Zelensky

In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions.

Nordic nations

European heatwaves drive summer tourists to cooler north

The concept of ‘coolcations’ – holidays in a cooler clime – has been gathering pace in recent years and appears to have exploded in 2026.

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Germany

German police hunt man with Islamist ties after 1 killed at Berlin Pride parade

A woman died and at least 16 were injured when a van drove into a crowd celebrating at the festival’s closing party.

Emergency responders assist a person on a stretcher after a car crashed into the crowd at Berlin’sTiergarten park on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Emergency responders assist a person on a stretcher after a car crashed into the crowd at Berlin’sTiergarten park on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Germany

2 dead after small plane crashes into house in Germany

One body was recovered from inside the plane, while the second was found after hours of searching.

Ukraine war

Ukraine insists Japan’s pacifist rules permit Patriot missile help

A senior aide to Ukraine’s president said Kyiv was looking to Tokyo for ‘defence cooperation’ to operate the American air defence system.

Africa

First person vaccinated – in UK – in Ebola jab trial amid DRC outbreak

The first dose of the rapidly developed vaccine was administered to Ed Hunt, a 37-year-old volunteer, said Britain’s Oxford University.

Health workers disinfect an ambulance in Ituri, Congo, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Britain

‘Rebalance power’: new UK PM Burnham aims to work a day a week in north

‘For 40 years power and resources have been sucked into the centre and too many communities have felt forgotten’.

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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham officially opens Number 10 North in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: via Reuters
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham officially opens Number 10 North in Manchester, Britain, on Friday. Photo: via Reuters
Climate change

Raging wildfires in France and Spain force over 200,000 to flee

Spain has declared its first national emergency for wildfires, while France is mobilising its armed forces to help with the response.

China-EU relations

China adds 14 EU entities to export control list, hitting back at sanctions

Ministry of Commerce action follows a new round of EU sanctions on Russia that affected 14 firms from mainland China and Hong Kong.

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Britain

Is London dangerous? Data shows falling crime as mayor takes aim at ‘negative stories’

As street crime drops, Sadiq Khan blames online bot farms and political influencers for stoking unwarranted fear.

People walk along the South Bank of the River Thames near Parliament and Big Ben. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Trump ally Loomer meets Zelensky after dramatic U-turn on Ukraine war

Conservative influencer sat down with the Ukrainian president after an air raid in Kyiv prompted her call for ‘moral clarity’.

Laura Loomer. The conservative commentator, who has millions of online followers, has recently abandoned her anti-Ukraine stance. Photo: AP
Laura Loomer. The conservative commentator, who has millions of online followers, has recently abandoned her anti-Ukraine stance. Photo: AP
Greece

Greece to build ‘Achilles Shield’ defence dome with Israeli arms

The move is part of a US$4.8 billion spending spree that includes the purchase of Heron drones, Apache missiles and Victa stealth watercraft.

China-EU relations

EU waters down Russia sanctions over fears China could seize key LNG assets

Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.

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Germany

Man arrested after fatal stabbing at bank in Germany

Special forces officers wearing chain mail entered the building and detained the suspect.

Special police walk towards a suspected hostage-taking situation in a bank in Regensburg, Germany on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Special police walk towards a suspected hostage-taking situation in a bank in Regensburg, Germany on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Man linked to UK synagogue attacker jailed over terror plan

Mohammad Bashir, 31, had driven him on a trip to spy on the UK’s Defence Academy.

Aviation accidents

1 dead, 4 injured in Czech army helicopter crash

The Czech army bought eight helicopters and four combat helicopters from the US in 2019.

Britain

New UK PM to cut taxes for struggling pubs: ‘drop in the ocean’

Ministers did not say how the cut, which is expected to cost government finances around £100 million a year, would be funded.

Customers drink outside a pub in London on July 3. Pubs, a quintessential cornerstone of British communities, are closing at the rate of around one a day. Photo: EPA
European Union

EU fines Google US$1 billion, risking US fury

The fines are the biggest in total against one company under the competition law known as the Digital Markets Act.

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An illutration shows the logo of Google displayed on a smartphone in front of an European Union flag. The US tech titan accused the EU of dismantling safety protections on Google Play. Photo: AFP
An illutration shows the logo of Google displayed on a smartphone in front of an European Union flag. The US tech titan accused the EU of dismantling safety protections on Google Play. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather

Heatwave-fuelled wildfires rage in southern France, Italy and Spain

Thousands flee homes and campsites as firefighters battle dozens of active blazes.

Austria

Hitler’s birthplace reopens as a police station to deter neo-Nazis

Following a years-long legal saga and redesign, Austria aims to erase the building’s allure for pilgrimages.

France

Modelling scout with links to Epstein found dead in France

Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several men accused of helping the US financier traffic and abuse women.

Daniel Siad had ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US Department of Justice
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