World - Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The country’s previous attempt to get tech companies to shelter young users failed amid heavy criticism from civil liberty groups.

The strikes began at 5.15pm EST on Wednesday – after midnight on Thursday local time – ‘at the Commander in Chief’s direction’, Centcom says If the US genuinely wants a deal it will have to engage with Iranian demands on sanctions relief, says Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iran branch of Israeli military intelligence. Today’s exchange of strikes shows how easily both Iran and the US can slide towards another round of escalation, says Citrinowicz, who is now a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council. If Washington is unwilling to accept that reality, it should recognize the likely alternative: continued confrontations with Iran that could eventually spiral beyond anyone’s control and lead to military conflict under less favorable conditions. Even a limited military campaign designed to weaken Iran would not fundamentally alter Tehran’s negotiating position. It has not happened in the past, and there is little reason to believe it would happen now. Iran emerges from the latest exchange of blows convinced that it can absorb pressure and respond to attacks.” Legal and moral responsibility of all countries in the region (especially those located along the southern shores of the Persian Gulf) to prevent the US military and Israel from using their territory or facilities to plan, organise, execute, or support hostile actions against Iran. Continue reading...

Colombian lawmakers consider suspending President Gustavo Petro from office amid allegations he improperly intervened in the presidential election.

Pope Leo XIV says Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Família is a masterpiece of "stones, colours and light" during his visit to Spain.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said just before the attack: “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we’ll negotiate with bombs.”

Force disperses crowd of 300 people who burned truck and reportedly planned to target hotel hosting migrants Police have used water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland during a second night of anti-immigration protests. It dispersed a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and petrol bombs close to the Sandyknowes roundabout near Newtownabbey, eight miles north of Belfast. Continue reading...

A case illustrates both the low-hanging opportunities new financial technologies offer to scammers and the downside of speeding in a Rolls-Royce.

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wong not ‘interested’ in One Nation’s fundraising Wong says she isn’t concerned about One Nation’s fundraising efforts, but more about their policies. Pauline Hanson ’s party says it has raised more than $1.5m in the last day, although those claims are unverified. I’m less interested in what Pauline Hanson fundraises and am more concerned about One Nation’s policies. Just as I am concerned about the fact that the Liberal party and One Nation seem to be working together and that it appears to be very clearly that a vote for One Nation is actually a vote for the Liberal party, and a vote for the Liberal party is actually a vote for One Nation. We’ve said for some time it’s obviously a fragile ceasefire, but we’ve also said that what Australia wants is a negotiated end to the war. That’s what we’re calling for, and that’s what we will continue to press for … We’re not a central player in the Middle East, as we have said. What we can do is add our voice to others who are calling for a negotiated end to the conflict. It’s obviously one of the things we discuss today with the United Kingdom. Continue reading...

Bruel has been placed under judicial investigation, which means an examining magistrate will look more deeply into the case.

Britain's new National Security Bill would grant sweeping powers to designate foreign state-linked groups involved in assassination plots and sabotage.