Heavy gunfire in Somali capital as row over election delay escalates
The opposition has called for protests after the president’s term in office was extended by a year.
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UK to challenge EU over ‘devastating’ plans to almost halve tariff-free steel import quotas | Steel industry
The UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on Friday. The UK steel industry has previously warned of “devastating” consequences from the new quota system being planned by the EU, which will cut overall…
Sabalenka ‘mentally off track’ as French Open exit made her want to ‘quit’ | Tennis News
After letting another big lead slip with an error-strewn performance at the French Open, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka felt like getting as far away from the courts as possible. “Just want to quit tennis right now,” Sabalenka said after wasting a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana…
Four New Zealand Lawmakers Banned From China After Taiwan Trip
New Zealand’s foreign minister was “surprised” to hear about the one-year travel ban, a spokesperson said, given lawmakers have visited Taiwan for years without issues.
Labor’s NDIS overhaul faces delay as Coalition and Greens consider teaming up to slow bill’s passage | Australian Greens
The Greens want Labor to halt its plans to rush NDIS cuts through the Senate later this month, urging a longer inquiry process as the government seeks the minor party’s support for its contentious tax and housing changes. It opens the possibility of the Greens and Coalition teaming up in parliament to support extending separate…
Minister dismisses ‘two-tier justice’ claim in light of Henry Nowak tragedy as ‘slur’ on police – UK politics live | Politics
Good morning. The most interesting event of the day may well turn out to be one taking place late tonight, when Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate for Makerfield and potential next PM, takes part in a BBC byelection Question Times special. Yesterday Burnham said that at some point today he would give a more considered…
What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East | US-Israel war on Iran
In every major Middle Eastern war, the same illusion returns: the belief that bombs can rewrite history. The US-Israel war on Iran is rapidly and forcefully redrawing the map of the Middle East in ways previously unseen. Yet there are enduring realities that wars and bombs, no matter how precise, cannot erase or alter. Experts…
Iran war day 97: Tehran says no progress in talks; Israel attacks Lebanon | US-Israel war on Iran News
Israel carries out drone attacks on Lebanon after agreeing to renew ceasefire as Tehran defends attacks on Gulf nations. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with the United States have made no progress, but channels of communication remain open after tensions escalated between Washington and Tehran. Araghchi…
Indonesia arrests officials in crackdown on corruption | Corruption News
Indonesia’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, Silmy Karim, has been arrested after about 10 hours of questioning. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Amid a crackdown on corruption in Indonesia, the deputy minister for immigration affairs has been arrested over alleged irregularities in the administration of immigration documents. Budi Prasetyo, spokesperson for the anticorruption…