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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…

Welcome back, this newsletter comes to you from a train departing Luxembourg to Brussels, with very dodgy internet, wrapping two days of meetings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For those who don’t know, I started my career in politics covering Eurogroup meetings, doing more doorsteps in the cold than I can remember. And still get a kick out of it after all these years, even if that means a three-hour train ride. What’s new this week? Negotiations around the next European common budget are underway, and that means one thing: not a cent will go down without a fight. Personally, I find these…

As Russia tightens domestic restrictions and public discontent grows, opposition groups in exile are seeking to lay the groundwork for Russia’s democratic future. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Members of a newly founded political party led by Kremlin critic and former political prisoner Ilya Yashin met in Berlin on Friday to elect their leadership and outline the party’s agenda. The movement, called “The Peaceful Forces of Russia”, says it aims to promote a peaceful future for the country. “Putin leads the party of war, and we lead the party of peace,” Yashin wrote on the messaging app Telegram. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Published on 13/06/2026 – 10:51 GMT+2 The picture was taken by Emilio Morenatti, an AP photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, during the popemobile tour through Barcelona last Tuesday. In the image at the top of this article, Pope Leo XIV gazes intently at a boy and holds both his hands as the two smile. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Morenatti later said the photograph was only possible because he broke with the routine photographers usually follow at this kind of event. ‘Covering a papal visit is often frustrating, because we are confined to fixed positions with little freedom to look for other…

Kaja Kallas has been caught in a political whirlwind after an informal document linked to the French government floated several ideas to drastically revamp her position of High Representative, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The paper pitches three options, one of which would strengthen her portfolio and expand her competencies into trade and economic development. The other two options, however, would severely weaken her role by shifting powers either to the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, or to the member states. Amid the damaging headlines, Kallas opened the door for a fresh debate but…

Published on 11/06/2026 – 0:43 GMT+2•Updated 12/06/2026 – 15:06 GMT+2 The World Cup is on, one the biggest events of the year. It will unite the world, create a vibe of friendship and festivity and leave politics outside. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Really? Two members of the European Parliament are talking about this in the latest edition of The Ring, Rasmus Andresen from Germany (Greens) and Lukas Mandl from Austria (European People’s Party). As of this week, the FIFA Football World Cup will capture the attention of millions of people around the globe. But headlines will not only dominate the sport pages…

Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, launched 12 years ago, started with the annexation of Crimea, a strategically important peninsula in southern Ukraine jutting into the Black Sea. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since then, Ukraine repeatedly said that for Kyiv the war will not be considered fully over until Crimea is liberated and restored to Ukrainian sovereignty and returned to its indigenous Crimean Tatar community. For Moscow, Crimea is the most prized trophy of its invasion and the war against Ukraine, and is the territory Russia is likely to relinquish last if at all. But with Ukraine’s strengthened intensity and efficiency of drone…