2025-06-01

World

Thousands march in Budapest to protest 'transparency bill'

After a series of protests in the Hungarian countryside, Budapest was the scene of a silent protest organised by aHang.

01/06/2025

Ukraine

How Ukraine destroyed over a third of Russian bombers

Ukraine has destroyed over a third of all Russian missile carriers in a coordinated drone attack on Sunday orchestrated from within Russian territory. How was "Operation Spiderweb" planned, and how was it executed?

01/06/2025

Europe News

Conservative Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election

The presidential runoff pitted Trzaskowski, a liberal pro-EU politician, against Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party.

01/06/2025

Saudi Arabia

Nearly 270,000 pilgrims without permits stopped from entering Mecca

Authorities in Saudi Arabia are cracking down on illegal journeys to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage after a larger number of deaths last year due to extreme summer heat. They have thus far denied entry to 269,678 Muslims without Hajj permits.

01/06/2025

Italy

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza

Activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other people have set sail for Gaza on board a flotilla. The group aims to bring in some aid and raise “international awareness” of the situation in the enclave.

01/06/2025

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Latest news bulletin | June 1st – Evening

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01/06/2025

Turkey

Patriarch Bartholomew I marks 1,700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big denominations.

01/06/2025

Russia

Ukraine says it has hit more than 40 Russian warplanes

Ukraine's Security Service hit 41 Russian military aircraft, including strategic bombers, in a large-scale operation using drones on Sunday. Russia confirmed the attacks.

01/06/2025

Europe News

Two dead, hundreds arrested during PSG Champions League celebrations

Around 200 people were injured, 21 of whom were policemen. One officer is in an induced coma after being hit in the face by fireworks.

01/06/2025

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Latest news bulletin | June 1st – Midday

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01/06/2025

Lifestyle

Fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli gets doctorate in architecture

Brunello Cucinelli is known to many as the king of cashmere and a fashion philosopher. Now the luxury fashion designer can add Doctor of Architecture to his titles as he's recently received an honorary diploma for restoring his Umbrian village.

01/06/2025

Europe News

Voting begins in decisive presidential runoff in Poland

Poles began casting their ballots on Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.

01/06/2025

Spain

Violence on Costa del Sol: Two shot dead in Fuengirola beachfront bar

Another shooting on the seafront promenade in Fuengirola in southern Spain, has left two people dead and rekindled worries about security on the Costa del Sol, a popular tourist area.

01/06/2025

Gaza

Dozens killed and scores injured in shooting near aid point in Gaza

At least 31 people were killed and 175 wounded on Sunday, according to local health authorities and multiple witnesses, near an aid point in the Gaza Strip.

01/06/2025

Russia

Passenger and freight train crash in western Russia, several dead

Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured.

01/06/2025

Moments

I learned how to forage a seaweed feast on Sweden’s Vrångö island

Vrångö is a tiny but breathtaking fraction of the 30,000 islands scattered all around Sweden.

01/06/2025

Ecotech

These UK scientists are ‘growing colour’ using nature’s DNA codes

Colorifix successfully dyed greens and oranges this year, adding to a palette of pigments from nature.

01/06/2025

Lifestyle

Why butter yellow is suddenly spreading across European fashion houses

A soft shade of mellow yellow is officially the colour of the season, appearing in everything from nail polish to red carpet couture.

01/06/2025

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Latest news bulletin | June 1st – Morning

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01/06/2025

Europe News

Friedrich Merz will meet Trump in person for the first time next week

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet with the US President. The two will reportedly discuss topics such as Russia's war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and tariffs.

01/06/2025