Ex-Dutch defense minister named EEAS secretary general
BRUSSELS — Former Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren has been appointed secretary general of the External Action Service, the EU's foreign policy wing. The move,…
Italy allowed US planes to use bases in Iran war, NATO’s Rutte says
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government had previously said that only logistical and technical flights covered by the bilateral treaty governing U.S. military bases in…
Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with Trump over Iran
AFP via Getty ImagesSareen Habeshian23 June 2026Updated 7 hours agoThe Republican-controlled US Senate has approved…
France braces for another day of sweltering heat as Europe heatwave spreads
Getty ImagesAlys Davies2 hours agoFrance is bracing for another day of exceptionally hot weather, with…
Germany rail network comes to complete halt nationwide due to IT malfunction
Getty ImagesClaire Keenan23 June 2026, 23:06 BSTUpdated 25 minutes agoGerman rail company Deutsche Bahn has…
Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say
EPASamantha GranvilleBeirut6 hours agoIsraeli soldiers have shot dead two people in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese…
UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, as Rubio warns against tolls
ReutersOlivia Ireland23 June 2026, 20:14 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoThe UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) is…
UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, as Rubio warns against tolls
ReutersOlivia Ireland23 June 2026, 20:14 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoThe UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors who have been stranded in the Gulf because…
Democrats want California voters to give them more flexibility over spending
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders of the California Legislature plan to approve a proposed constitutional amendment this week that would ask voters to give them more flexibility over state…
As Trump pulls funding for HIV healthcare, Latino and queer communities suffer
In Lincoln Park, past Plaza de la Raza cultural center and under swaying pine trees, stands a row of 10-foot wooden panels etched with names. Robert Zaldivar stood quietly in…
Congress passes landmark housing bill with overwhelming bipartisan votes
WASHINGTON — The House passed Congress’ most significant housing legislation in decades on Tuesday, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk — a bid by both parties to show midterm voters that…
Silicon Valley money lands on British AI certifier as John Doerr backs isometric
The Silicon Valley investor John Doerr, an early backer of Google and Amazon, has written the second-largest cheque in a $40 million funding round for Isometric, the London-based industrial certification…
StubHub stung for nearly £900k as the CMA cracks down on hidden ticket fees
Ticket resale platform StubHub has been fined just under £900,000 and ordered to repay more than 50,000 customers after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found it failed to show…
Oracle sheds 21,000 jobs in a year as AI rewrites the payroll
Oracle has cut around 21,000 roles worldwide over the past year, a stark sign of how quickly artificial intelligence is reshaping the cost base of the world’s largest technology firms,…
Burnham and the wealth question now hanging over British business
Andy Burnham, the front-runner to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, has spent years making a single argument with unusual consistency: that Britain taxes work too heavily and wealth…
