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Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to early results by the federal government, nearly 53% of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide turnout exceeding 57%. Results were still pending from many of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency had suggested the poll could be a close contest. A “yes” vote would have required the Swiss government to take action to cap the population by 2050, including limiting immigration. The…

French President Emmanuel Macron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, where the “Bharat Innovates” Indian tech showcase opened. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three-day event, backed by the Indian Ministry of Education and staged abroad for the first time, brings together 120 Indian deep-tech startups, 15 Indian higher education institutions and investors. It is designed to help build links between India’s innovation ecosystem and global stakeholders. Speaking at the opening of the event, Macron hailed India as a “major innovation nation,” adding that he wanted to “convince” the investors present of “what France…

After three days reserved for trade visitors, the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin opened its doors to the public at the weekend. Fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters attracted large numbers of visitors. The Bundeswehr was particularly visible, using large parts of the site as the fair’s biggest single exhibitor. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Besides flight displays and static exhibitions, recruiting young talent was also visibly an important priority. At numerous stands, careers advisers provided information on entry routes, while soldiers offered an insight into their everyday working lives. Visitors could look into cockpits, talk to pilots and learn about the…

Delegates of the new Russian opposition party Peaceful Russia gathered in Berlin on June 12 and 13 for a party congress to adopt the party program. A total of 126 delegates were invited. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There was heated debate over who should become the party leader. Russian opposition politician and former political prisoner Ilya Yashin was elected chairman with around 60 percent of the vote, Igor Kachetkov, a human rights activist and member of the organizing committee, told Euronews. The party congress lasted about twelve hours. During the meeting, the party changed its name from Peaceful Forces of Russia to…

Published on 14/06/2026 – 13:06 GMT+2 Romanian President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister after Eugen Tomac dropped out on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Eugen Tomac resigned this morning, and under these circumstances, I am appointing Adrian Vestea as Prime Minister,” Dan announced in a post on X. “Neither Mr. Tomac nor I have been playing at governing,” he added. “We moved in this direction following consultations with the political parties. At this point, however, it is clear that a political solution is the right one”. Romania has been embroiled in a renewed political crisis since its government collapsed…

Published on 14/06/2026 – 9:14 GMT+2 The British government announced on Sunday that its forces had intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, in what it said was the “first UK-led operation of its kind”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a press release, Westminster said Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) had boarded the Russian vessel Smyrtos early on Sunday morning in an operation that lasted six hours. The marines and NCA officers were supported by Chinook, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, a Royal Air Force P-8 and the Royal Navy ships…

Ahead of attending the long-awaited G7 summit in Évian, US President Donald Trump has announced a peace deal with Iran could be finalised on Sunday, paving the way for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. Donald Trump also says the US will take Iran’s enriched uranium ‘dust’ when ‘all is calm’. Trump’s statement, however, ran counter to Iran’s foreign ministry which indicated earlier in…

Thousands of people travelled from far and wide to celebrate King Charles III’s official birthday parade, dubbed the ‘Trooping the Colour,’ in London on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The monarch was joined by his wife, Queen Camila, as they greeted the crowds in a horse and carriage. Then, from the balcony of Buckingham palace, the Royal Family gathered to watch the military flyover of Buckingham Palace where four fighter jets left a trail of red, blue and white vapour in honour of the British crown. Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, did not attend the parade.…

Published on 13/06/2026 – 15:55 GMT+2 A macabre discovery made a few days ago in Lutoryż, near Rzeszów, has sparked a huge public outcry. On private land that previously belonged to a pathologist, buried remains of human foetuses and medical waste were found. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ‘On 10 June 2026, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów was notified that significant quantities of items constituting medical waste, mainly paraffin blocks and microscope slides, had been uncovered on a property in the village of Lutoryż,’ said Krzysztof Ciechanowski, spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów, in a statement (source in Polish). ‘According…

Swiss citizens are set to vote on the ‘No to a Switzerland with 10 million!’ initiative, aimed at capping the national population below 10 million until 2050. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The measure, proposed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), was put forward after securing the required 100,000 signatures. The country’s largest party in parliament is calling it a ‘sustainability initiative’, arguing that uncontrolled immigration causes an unbearable strain on housing, public services and the environment. Switzerland’s population has grown significantly in recent years due to a strong labour market. At the end of 2025, approximately 9.1 million people were living…