Day: June 22, 2026

Staff member who raised concerns about nursery worker Nathan Bennett was “ignored” for months. ...

Abelardo de la Espriella appears to have narrowly defeated his rival Iván Cepeda, who says the preliminary count is “not yet official or binding”. ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is said to be weighing “political realities” and could resign as early as Monday, setting up Andy Burnham as Britain’s next leader. As rightist parties surge across the UK, Labour members are betting on Burnham — who easily won a parliamentary seat last week — ...

Colombia’s voters on Sunday elected a Donald Trump-endorsed right-wing businessman in a presidential runoff, ending a period of left-wing rule that coincided with the country’s worst security crisis in decades. Abelardo de la Espriella proposed bombing gang-held territory and building 10 El Salvador-style megaprisons, while his opponent, the leftist ruling-party ...

A heatwave swept across Europe on Sunday, prompting a partial alcohol ban in France, the cancellation of public World Cup watch parties in Spain, and urgent weather alerts in Germany and Italy. Temperatures were expected to top 40° Celsius across parts of France and Spain, as a powerful “heat dome” ...

Taiwan’s defense ministry on Sunday announced a five-day combat readiness exercise as China intensifies military activity around the island. The announcement came as Taiwanese authorities said 21 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets and surveillance planes, were operating near Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province. Taipei’s drills will simulate a ...

Ukraine is hammering Russia’s oil infrastructure, triggering fuel shortages and increasing gas prices. Ukrainian drones on Saturday struck a major oil refinery in western Siberia, more than 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, as Kyiv touted a new generation of long-range drones driving the campaign. The recent attacks on Russia’s ...