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Fires and injuries as Russian drones strike Odesa and Chernihiv

Russian drones launched a widespread assault on southern Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday, with Odesa suffering fires and injuries from the overnight barrage.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

EU confident it will avoid 500% tariffs from US Senate sanctions bill against Russia

The bill promoted by Senators Graham and Blumenthal would impose 500% tariffs on all countries, including those in Europe, that buy Russian energy.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Ukraine strikes Kerch bridge in Crimea with underwater explosives

Kyiv has hit the Kerch bridge in Crimea, illegally built by Russia after the unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula. Ukraine’s Security Service released the video of the attack, showing the explosion underwater.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Brits could face death over Bali drugs plot

The trio are accused of being involved with smuggling cocaine disguised as packets of Angel Delight.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies aged 89

Known as Mr Giants, Nagashima was one of Japan's most famous sports stars during the 1960s and 70s.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Lee Jae-myung Is the Next President of South Korea

Riding a wave of public outrage against Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration, Lee won a landslide victory in the election on June 3.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Polls: Lee Jae-myung to Become Next President of South Korea

Riding a wave of public outrage against Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration, Lee won a landslide victory in the election on June 3.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Is a quantum-cryptography apocalypse nigh?

Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get that impression from a lot of news coverage, the latest of which reports new estimates that it might be 20 times easier to crack such codes than previously thought. Cryptography underpins the security of almost everything in cyberspace, from […] The post Is a quantum-cryptography apocalypse nigh? appeared...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub

UN human rights chief Volker TΓΌrkhas condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday β€œtrying to access paltry amounts of food” around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Five humanitarians killed in β€˜horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan

An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Monday night, killing five humanitarian workers, injuring many more and damaging critical humanitarian supplies.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges

The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on Tuesday.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Haiti: WFP concerned over humanitarian situation as hurricane season begins

As the hurricane season gets underway in the Caribbean, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over Haiti’s humanitarian situation.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council

Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on Tuesday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens

Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action

Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Liberia: Former President Weah, ANC Leader Cummings Hold Private Meeting Amid Rising Political Speculation

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former President George Manneh Weah and Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader Alexander B. Cummings held a private meeting Monday evening at Weah's residence on 9th Street in Monrovia.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Check out the funniest photos in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

A waving water dragon, some lion shenanigans and one hell of a majestic deer... Here are our favourites (so far) of this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Uganda: Security Tightened At Namugongo Ahead of President Museveni's Attendance At Martyrs Day

[Nile Post] Security has been significantly heightened in Namugongo as President Kaguta Museveni is expected to attend the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Anglican site.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Uganda: Army Foils Attack On Religious Shrine As Thousands Gather

[Nile Post] The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba has allayed any fears that members of the public had after the Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine incident.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Polish PM Tusk Calls Confidence Vote After Presidential Defeat

This step aims to demonstrate the β€˜unity and courage’ of the center-liberal coalition to continue pursuing its reform agenda. On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that his coalition government will face a vote of confidence in Parliament on June 11. He described the move as β€œoffensive, not defensive,” following a presidential election in […]

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Trump’s capital tax would be coup de grace for the dollar

US dollar bulls are having a rough 2025 as Donald Trump’s determination to sabotage the world’s reserve currency grows by the day. The US president started the year threatening to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And to limit the Fed’s latitude to make monetary policy decisions independent of the White House. Next, Trump’s tariffs spooked the US Treasury market in unprecedented ways, pushing 10-year yields...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, says damning review

The Water Commission finds "deep-rooted, systemic and interlocking failures" in the water sector.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Measles in Europe: Where are cases of one of the world's most contagious diseases on the rise?

A handful of countries have reported measles outbreaks this year, with Romania reporting by far the highest number of cases. This is the picture for the rest of the European Union.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Ford Everest Wildtrak: Brawny and powerful with a touch of luxury β€” but it’s thirsty

The mid-range Everest has a solid build, comes with a V6 engine and the interior brings a fair amount of style

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Edgar Buckley β€” Author of Nato’s Article V on 9/11

With US-Europe relations at a swift and unprecedented nadir, one obscure Nato official remembers when Washington and Brussels spoke with one voice β€” the night of Tuesday, 11 September 2001.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquake

Prisoners smash doors and windows after tremors from the earthquake shake the facility's walls.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Indian women face growing threat of incel culture, misogyny

From dating "alpha males" who idolize social media influencer Andrew Tate to the rise of incel and "currycel" culture β€” Indian women are forced to navigate the disturbing impact of the manosphere on their lives.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Africa: Drones - a Propaganda Tool for Africa's Armed Groups?

[ISS] Ukraine's recent drone attack on Russia shows how potent weaponised UAS can be, both on and off the battlefield.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Australian woman accused of killing 3 with toxic mushroom lunch breaks down in court

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's elderly relatives with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms wept as she was questioned over expletive-laden messages about the victims on Tuesday, in a case that has captivated the country.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Bulgaria close to adopting the euro: What stands in the way?

Bulgaria's government is pressing ahead with its plan to join the euro currency union, aiming to deepen European integration.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Kenya: Rose Njeri Charged Over Anti-Finance Bill Website

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Software developer Rose Njeri Tunguru was on Tuesday formally charged in a Nairobi court with unauthorized interference with a computer system, following her arrest over a website used to mobilize public opposition to the Finance Bill 2025.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

UK growth to be reined in by public finance squeeze, OECD warns

The U.K.'s economic growth is expected to stay modest while the country's public finances remain squeezed, the OECD said Tuesday.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

South Africa: Sex Workers Offer Justice Department Help

[GroundUp] Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: Aussom Denies That a Helicopter Was Shot Down At Xawaadley Area By Al-Shabaab

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) confirms that Burundian troops stationed at Xawaadley Forward Operating Base, northeast of the capital, Mogadishu, have been safely evacuated due to heavy flooding in the area.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

These are the top five largest growing jobs in the next five years

Demand for manual labour is likely to stay the highest overall, but digital jobs are projected to grow at the fastest pace. Meanwhile, many clerk and administrative roles could be cut.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews