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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground immediately, after the offshore quake hit about 24 kilometres west of Mindanao island’s Sarangani province, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake caused the collapse of at least one building in General Santos, a tuna-processing city of more than 700,000 people that is also a commercial hub in the south. “As of now, there is one reported death and…
Britain’s banks want more than that. In its report, UK Finance called for a “genuinely strategic” partnership between the two sides on financial services and set out a roadmap to give politicians a vision of how to get there. A decade on from the Brexit referendum, the banking lobby said the dismal economic backdrop should make the case to remove frictions and improve relations for an industry that can drive investment and jumpstart growth. “We believe that both sides can achieve better outcomes for the financial services industry, but also for the economies and the customers and clients that both…
He said his team has “identified a number of criminal cases where I personally believe that we should be as a country … in a position to recover those funds and have those funds repatriated, because most of these have already left the country,” Biró said. He did not make specific allegations against Orbán or other members of his inner circle. Orbán and his Fidesz party did not respond to requests for comment. The Hungarian Integrity Authority, which was founded in 2022 as part of reforms pushed by Brussels, monitors the spending and security of EU funds. It is independent…
It remains to be seen whether votes cast by Kosovo’s diaspora will increase Kurti’s total; they added 2 percent to Vetëvendosje’s tally in December. The exact vote totals will be finalized in the coming weeks after the votes mailed from abroad are counted. But with the Serbian minority party refusing to work with him and other opposition parties likewise unlikely to find a compromise soon with VV, Kurti likely won’t have enough seats to form a government. “The diaspora could add 2-3 mandates to Kurti’s Vetëvendosje, meaning he could get around 50 MPs,” said Besar Gërgi, an expert in European…
“The future of Armenia will be a strategy of strengthening independence, statehood, democracy, and the rule of law,” Pashinyan told reporters outside a polling station after casting his ballot Sunday morning. “We will continue along the path of democratic reforms, of course with the support of our European partners, because the European Union is our main partner in implementing democratic reforms.” The Central Election Commission is scheduled to announce official preliminary voting results on Monday. The election was buffeted by concerns of Russian meddling. Armenian authorities announced on Saturday that more than 40 people had been arrested on suspicion of…
Published on 07/06/2026 – 20:53 GMT+2 The official vote count has begun in Armenia’s decisive parliamentary elections after polls closed at 20:00 local time, 18:00 CET, amid warnings for caution as various unofficial and conflicting exit polls projections started circulating on social media on Sunday evening. The final turnout was higher than in 2021, but lower than in 2012 and 2017. Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan posted a video on social media after the polls closed, saying “Good evening, and I love you all,” indicating his optimism for a victory of the pro-West Civil Contract party that he leads. The…
Published on 07/06/2026 – 18:14 GMT+2•Updated 18:38 Russian national teams and clubs from the Russian Federation will not take part in UEFA-run international tournaments in the 2026/27 season. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has extended the suspension of Russian teams from its competitions. “The UEFA Executive Committee has amended the list of entrants for the 2026/27 season in order to bring it into line with the current suspension of Russian national teams and clubs from UEFA competitions. The list of participants has also been adjusted to reflect competition results, namely the redistribution of titleholder places and access via…
Published on 07/06/2026 – 17:51 GMT+2 The 2026 football World Cup will not only be the biggest in history; it also looks set to become one of the most unusual and ambitious tournaments FIFA has ever organised. From record-breaking numbers and extreme heat to a Super Bowl-style show, the 2026 World Cup is set to bear little resemblance to any previous edition. Here are five unusual features that will define the tournament, to be held between 11 June and 19 July in the United States, Canada and Mexico. 1. First World Cup with 48 teams For the first time, 48…
Earlier on Sunday, Israel said it had intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also warned residents of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre to evacuate ahead of possible strikes. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued over the weekend despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which Hezbollah rejected last Thursday. The Iran-backed militant group is conducting its attacks from Lebanese territory. Since March 2, 3,613 people have been killed and 11,072 wounded in Lebanon as a result of the conflict, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.
Published on 07/06/2026 – 15:44 GMT+2 An equid skeleton has been uncovered during archaeological excavations in a bakery area of Pompeii’s House of the Chaste Lovers complex. The Insula of the Chaste Lovers is one of the most important excavation sites in Pompeii because it preserves an entire production complex, including a bakery oven, storage rooms, workspaces and the owner’s residence. The complex is named after the famous “Chaste Kiss” fresco discovered in a triclinium of the house and comprises a large bakery with adjoining stables, where other equids used to operate millstones and transport grain for bread production had…