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. Source link
With almost a week having passed since the tournament started, World Cup fever is in full swing in Germany National teamSunday’s 7-1 defeat of Curacao looked all the more impressive in light of Spain’s goalless draw with Cape Verde on Monday. You see, these group-stage games against smaller nations are not as easy as you … Read more
It was a partnership beset by controversy, and now it’s over. Department store BHV is breaking up with Chinese-founded retailer Shein, after new management came in to take over the beleaguered Parisian icon, announcing the end of the contract between the two and admitting that a strategic error had been made. However, seven other BHVs … Read more
The Pont Neuf Cavern, an artwork by French street artist JR, sometimes referred to as the French Banksy, is now open to visitors in Paris. The installation made from printed fabric and air transforms Paris’ oldest bridge into an artificial cavern, through a visual, auditory and olfactory experience. A sound installation by Thomas Bangalter, formerly … Read more
In Brazil, Eduardo Bolsonaro has been sentenced to four years in prison. The third son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was found guilty of pressing US officials to impose economic sanctions on his own country. It was a bid to influence his father’s Supreme Court trial — with the elder Bolsonaro currently serving a … Read more
Poland, which is regularly targeted by Russian hybrid attacks, takes the threat of war with Moscow very seriously. The country now spends nearly 5 percent of its GDP on defense, and aims to train its civilians too, so they will know how to react if war breaks out. To this end, it has introduced a … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 17: Russian and Polish papers discuss the murder of a Russian cartoonist who mocked Vladimir Putin. Next: The New York Times investigates the final days before Jeffrey Epstein’s death and his “fraying” mental health. Finally, we ask why India is not in the World Cup and discover Brooklyn Beckham’s latest … Read more
Lebanon has been targeted by fresh Israeli strikes despite the peace deal agreement announced by the US and Israel. Despite the attacks and warnings from their government, many southern Lebanese are desperate to go back home, with thousands of people driving back. But civilians still remain sceptical. FRANCE 24’s Renée Davis tells us more from … Read more
Messaging platform Telegram approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to challenge the Indian government’s order to temporarily block the app ahead of the re-test of the nationwide medical college entrance exam, according to a report by Indian news outlet Bar & Bench. The court today agreed to hear the case on an urgent basis, … Read more
G7 leaders agreed on June 16 to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump saying Moscow should “make a deal” and indicating Washington could re-impose waived sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined the summit at the French resort of Evian, hoping that with … Read more