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Published on 08/06/2026 – 11:55 GMT+2 Following the Freedom 250 concert fiasco which saw announced headliners pulling out one by one of the upcoming event, Donald Trump is facing another A-lister problem. His UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) extravaganza, which is transforming the White House South Lawn into a 4,500-seat cage fight arena, is apparently hemorrhaging celebrities. A reported 300 invitations were sent out to celebs, with UFC president Dana White telling Time magazine that the likes of actors Adam Sandler, Jared Leto, Jason Statham, as well as director Guy Ritchie, former NFL player Tom Brady and wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock”…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told Fox News that he had urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate. Israel’s decision to ignore him and carry out a retaliatory attack on Iran points to growing tension between the two countries’ leaders. Last week Trump criticized Netanyahu over Israel’s renewed attacks against Hezbollah on Lebanese territory, warning “if there wasn’t me, there’d be no Israel right now.” Speaking to the Financial Times on Sunday, he insisted the Israeli prime minister would have “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran. “I call all the shots. He doesn’t call…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 9:12 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump but angrily stormed out of an interview with broadcaster NBC on Sunday after he was confronted over his unfounded claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential race. “You’re a one-sided, crooked network. Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time,” Trump told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker before standing up and walking out of the interview that aired at the weekend. The interview, filmed on Friday, was conducted on a farm in Wisconsin, where Trump was addressing farmers. A tractor…
In the history of financial markets, there has never been anything quite like what is about to happen in 2026. SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, three private giants with a combined estimated valuation approaching $4 trillion (€3.44trn), are all preparing to debut on public markets within the space of a few months. The sheer scale of the exercise dwarfs anything that has come before it, and it raises a question that bankers, fund managers and ordinary investors are now asking with growing urgency: does the stock market have the capacity to absorb all three? The answer, at least for now, appears…
It’s business up front, party in the back. The infamous mullet hairstyle – the short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back coiffure – was all the rage in the ’80s and very quickly fell out of favour, with fashion magazine Vogue reportedly once describing the mullet as “history’s most divisive hairstyle.” However, in recent years, the mullet has seen a global resurgence. British magazine i-D even declared 2020 “the year of the mullet” as the COVID-19 pandemic saw lockdown-weary citizens let their locks flow. Six years later, and the revival is still happening… On Saturday, a Danish crowd gathered for the 2026 Mullet Championship, presented…
The NSPCC’s chief executive Chris Sherwood welcomed the announcement, describing it as a “major step forward in our fight against online child sexual abuse.” “Time is up for Big Tech. Now Government must focus on holding them to account to ensure this transformational change for young people’s safety is quickly delivered,” he said. Last month Labour MP Jess Phillips resigned as Home Office minister, accusing Starmer of wavering on whether or not to force industry to introduce device-level protections for children. “It has taken me a year to get you to even threaten to legislate in this space. Not legislate,…
The EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine is set to start flowing in mid-June, but the cash envelope comes with question marks. So far, the shopping list it will fund has been closely guarded by Ukraine. It seems inevitable that the lion’s share of the money will be dedicated to repelling Russian aggression, but it remains unclear how or where it will be spent. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the package’s defence allocation will strengthen Ukraine’s army against Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion, now grinding into its fifth year, and some €60 billion is expected to be used to bolster…
At the front of the march, family members carried banners reading “Lyhanna: Never Again!” and “Lyhanna, never again! We love you. We miss you.” The messages reflected both the community’s grief and growing demands for accountability following revelations surrounding the judicial history of the main suspect in the case. The march drew residents of all ages, many standing silently along the route before joining the procession. Journalists, elected officials, and local leaders accompanied the family. Lyhanna’s death has sparked widespread emotion across France and fueled criticism over what some view as failures in the handling of previous allegations involving minors…
In 2025, the EU saw 669,400 first-time asylum requests and 178,000 irregular border crossings. The scale is putting pressure on the five member states along the Central Mediterranean route: Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Greece received 83% of all first-time asylum applications. Frontline countries lack the physical capacity to shelter applicants, and processing can take years, leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in legal limbo. Local budgets are also unable to provide adequate long-term healthcare, education and social assistance. The EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact aims to ease this pressure by bringing non-border countries forward: states must choose between…
The demonstration took place just days before Iran is scheduled to face New Zealand in its opening Group Stage fixture on 15 June in Los Angeles. Protesters said they wanted to draw attention to ongoing political and human rights concerns in Iran, while also expressing opposition to what they described as the Iranian national team’s ties to the Islamic Republic. The gathering came amid controversy over FIFA’s reported decision to prohibit the “Lion and Sun” flag from being displayed inside World Cup venues. The flag, associated with Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has become a symbol for many opposition…