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The bus was travelling between Moscow and Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, an official says
European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño discusses the lender’s investment in security defense, tech and energy projects in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Guy Johnson. She said the UK’s exit from the European Union is partly responsible for the EU’s failure to integrate its capital markets. “We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of Brexit,” Calviño said on Wednesday. “London was Europe’s financial market, and after Brexit we have divided our forces.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Just over 75,000 people in the constituency of #Makerfield, near #Manchester, will be voting for their new representative in parliament on June 18th… possibly leading to the fall of the #UK’s prime minister
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday in retaliation to a Hezbollah missile attack on northern Israel, Israeli officials said. Why it matters: Iran threatened last week to launch a missile attack against Israel if it attacks Beirut, while the U.S. has backed Israel's right to self-defence. Such a move could unravel U.S.–Iran negotiations and reignite the war. Israel notified the Trump administration before the strike, a U.S. official and two other sources with knowledge tell Axios."The United States supports Israel's right to self-defense and stands with the legitimate Government of Lebanon as it works to deliver a better future for its citizens," a U.S. official tells Axios. Hezbollah "must stop firing immediately and allow these agreements to take effect." Driving the news: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike answered Hezbollah missiles fired at northern Israel earlier Sunday, which the Israeli military says it intercepted. Israeli officials said the Beirut strike targeted a Hezbollah command center in Dahieh — a Shia district known as a Hezbollah stronghold. At least two people were killed and a dozen wounded, according to Lebanon's state news agency. Threat level: Senior Iranian lawmakers publicly threatened retaliation. Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, wrote on X that Iran "will give a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime's attack on Dahieh."He told followers to "watch the skies" over Israel tonight.Iranian speaker of parliament and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf echoed that.Ghalibaf wrote on X: "They neither adhere to the ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and with the naval blockade and violation of agreements on Lebanon, they showed that they only understand the language of force. The naval blockade against the Iranian nation and today's U.S. green light to the Zionist regime turn American and regime bases and assets in the region into legitimate targets
Brexit at 10: How has leaving the EU changed UK government? melissa.ittoo Tue, 16/06/2026 - 12:15 The IfG looks back on a decade since the UK left the EU. 5 Comment Jill Rutter Institute for Government Yes Brexit Civil service Public finances Public bodies International relations Parliament and the constitution Devolution Civil servants Trade Public spending General election Government reform Foreign affairs European Union No The result of the referendum immediately cost David Cameron the position of prime minister he had held for six years – having governed with a Conservative majority for one year, following five years of what in retrospect looks like remarkably stable coalition with the Liberal Democrats. That vote itself was called by Cameron in response to external pressure from Nigel Farage’s UKIP and internal pressure from the growing ranks of Conservative Eurosceptics. It ushered in a period of unprecedented political turbulence which has yet to end. David Cameron speaks outside Downing Street following his resignation as prime minister after the UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum vote. Chaos descends on Westminster and Whitehall Cameron’s successor, Theresa May, could not find a Brexit compromise that both the EU and her party would accept, suffering a series of record-breaking Commons defeats along the way. The chaos broadcast weekly from the Palace of Westminster was matched in Whitehall, where ministerial churn went into overdrive with, unhelpfully, the newly minted Department for Exiting the EU particularly hit by policy-driven resignations. Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Ministers were drawn into conflict with the courts over their handling of Brexit, and relations with the devolved governments became ever more fractious, with SNP first minister Nicola Sturgeon using the breakdown to reopen the independence argument apparently “settled” in 20
Ballots in 35,000 villages, towns and cities will be closely watched for signals about party strategies and alliances
Hundreds of people turned out in London Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organised by a group "supportive of the Iranian regime". Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood said earlier this week she had agreed to the ban to "prevent serious public disorder" in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, where Iran has launched strikes in retaliation against a US-Israeli offensive
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the EU said this month the plan marked a shift towards protectionism that would affect trade cooperation between the EU and China
“Under the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, the IDF has just carried out a strike in Gaza targeting Mohammed Odeh," a joint statement said
Taiwan said that Chinese vessels "openly intruded" on disputed waters around Itu Aba island in the South China Sea on Thursday, staying for 15 minutes before the Taiwanese coast guard expelled them. The island is claimed by Taiwan, China, the Philippines and Vietnam
Israel's occupation of territory in Lebanon and Syria will continue, PM Netanyahu said, despite US deal with Iran