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BRUSSELS — A group of wealthy northern EU countries has launched a revolt against a proposal for only minimal cuts to the bloc’s €2 trillion budget.
· Gregorio Sorgi
Wie Airlines gegen das Kerosin-Dilemma kämpfen. Mit Condor-CEO Peter Gerber
Der wirtschaftspolitische Podcast von POLITICO Deutschland.
· Joana Lehner, Jürgen Klöckner
Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup spot
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, has been appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer.
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Man City second offer for Anderson worth £120m rejected
Elliot Anderson helped Nottingham Forest to the Europa League semi-finals last season
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'I haven't left my house, I'm scared' says Mean Girls actor as Belfast shows cancelled over violence
One of the lead cast of the Mean Girls UK tour has said she has not left her house and is frightened following disorder in Belfast that has led to the show being cancelled.
· Peter Coulter
From gasoline to groceries, prices surge across America
US inflation accelerated to a three-year high in May as soaring energy costs linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed prices higher across the economy, according to government data. Food prices also rose sharply.
· RT
Fatigue? The World Cup players with the toughest seasons
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk will arrive at the World Cup with Netherlands after a gruelling season for club and country
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Asylum appeal backlog at record high, new figures show
The backlog of asylum appeal cases has reached a new record high, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
· Tom Edgington
The rise and rise of 'Meatball' McGinn
In the days following Unai Emery's appointment as Aston Villa head coach, John McGinn was north of the border catching up with some old friends.
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Russian businessman sentenced in Belgium sanctions case
A Brussels court sentenced Belgian-Russian national Victor Labin on Thursday to five years in prison for illegally exporting dual-use goods and chemicals to Russia.
· Antoaneta Roussi
(2nd LD) Police raid election watchdog over ballot shortages during local elections
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· Kang Jae-eun
UK set to ban under-16s from social media, livestreaming, disappearing messages
LONDON — U.K. ministers will announce a ban on under-16s accessing certain social media platforms as well as livestreaming, disappearing messages, and functionalities that allow communication with adult strangers, two people familiar with discussions in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and No. 1…
· Mizy Clifton
UEFA invites Somali ref barred from US to oversee flagship European game
European football’s governing body, UEFA, on Thursday announced that Somali referee Omar Artan — who was controversially barred from entering the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup — will officiate a major European match in August.
· Ali Walker
Chris Mason: What John Healey's resignation means
Two words leap out of John Healey's resignation letter and they amount to a devastating – and recurring – critique of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
· Chris Mason
(LEAD) PM urges speedy, rigorous probe into ballot shortage
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· Park Sang-soo
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say.
· Matt McGrath
Key considers imposing alcohol ban on England team
'Hard to defend' Stokes and Atkinson, says Rob Key
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Families outraged after dead loved ones in Los Angeles received primary election ballots
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· Jamie Paige
Trump seeks $350 billion military spending boost
US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to pass a $350 billion military spending package that would also impose sweeping new national voting rules before the midterm elections.
· RT
South Korea's stock market rout isn't a vote against the country, market exchange chief says
The selloff in South Korean stocks is not because foreign investors have lost confidence in the country, its stock market chief told CNBC.
· Lim Hui Jie
Tommy Fury against strongman Hall is boxing's latest surreal bout
Tommy Fury (left) has competed in 11 professional bouts but will face Eddie Hall in an exhibition contest
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Mis-Teeq on reuniting, UK garage and Alesha Dixon's ad libs
A lot has changed for noughties girl group Mis-Teeq since they split two decades ago.
· Pete Allison
Vendee Globe winner Dalin dies aged 42
Charlie Dalin revealed he had cancer when he published his book in October
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UK defense secretary quits amid spat with Starmer
British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government. Healey complained in an open letter that Starmer has been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources” required for sweeping reforms he…
· RT
EU could curb Kallas’ powers – FT
EU member states could curtail the powers of the bloc’s diplomatic service, headed by Kaja Kallas, amid concerns among officials that the body is “dysfunctional,” the Financial Times has reported.
· RT
Rapist jailed for trafficking and abusing girls
A shop worker who groomed and trafficked seven girls aged between 12 and 16 for sexual abuse has been jailed.
· Victoria Scheer
Oxford Union president at centre of controversy: ‘I’m not resigning’
At a motion for a vote of no confidence against Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian president of the University of Oxford’s debating society, Oxford Union, she was accused by a 20-year-old student of contributing to “an atmosphere of hostility and harassment”.
· Laura O'Connor
Labor ramps up Hanson attacks, as Taylor rebukes ally in phone call
Labor is ramping up its economic argument against Pauline Hanson as it prepares to fight an election within the next two years against both One Nation and the Coalition, as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor scrambles to kill off talk of a partnership with Hanson.
· Paul Sakkal
O'Neill safest of safe bets as Celtic opt against another gamble
Martin O'Neill led Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title and Scottish Cup last season
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'A van was set alight and pushed towards my home'
A County Antrim man has described his terror as homes were set on fire during a second night of disorder that followed a knife attack in Belfast earlier this week.
· Claire Quinn
Netanyahu’s party says he’ll run again despite Trump skepticism
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will run for office again in the election later this year, his Likud party has announced.
· RT
Democrats prepare for potential election interference in midterms – US politics live
The Democrats are wargaming messaging strategies over fears that Donald Trump may try to influence the midterm elections
· Tom Ambrose, Sam Levine
Defence coach Edwards negotiating France exit
Shaun Edwards has spent nearly seven years with France
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Police officer, 19, dies from crash injuries
A 19-year-old police officer hurt in a crash while responding to a report of a separate collision has died of her injuries.
· Tom MacDougall
UK Defense Secretary John Healey quits with blast at Keir Starmer
LONDON — British Defense Secretary John Healey resigned from Keir Starmer's beleaguered government Thursday's amid a long-running row over funding for the country's armed forces.
· Matt Honeycombe-Foster
What we know about US sea drone used in helicopter crew rescue mission
A sea drone was used to save two crew members of a downed US army helicopter off the coast of Oman earlier this week, according to the US military - making it the first publicly known instance of an unmanned vessel being used to conduct a rescue mission.
· Jake Horton
O'Neill confirmed as Celtic's permanent manager
Martin O'Neill twice galvanised Celtic during a tumultuous season
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US charges suspected Russian hacker with facilitating cyber campaign
A suspected Russian hacker is in US custody after being extradited from Thailand and has been charged with facilitating a campaign of cyberattacks carried out by a Russia-aligned group that victimized numerous US companies.
· REUTERS
Fund linked to key Trump allies backed push to sow doubt about 2024 election
Guardian review finds group tied to Cleta Mitchell and Heather Honey funded misleading ads in swing states
· Sam Levine
Asylum seeker who raped woman, 18, jailed
An asylum seeker who raped an 18-year-old woman in a park in Nottinghamshire has been jailed for 10 years.
· Liam Barnes
Hundreds of BHP staff vote to strike following stalled pay negotiations
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As police battle anti-migrant rioters in Northern Ireland, focus shifts to open Irish border
BELFAST — Northern Ireland police battled anti-migrant rioters for a second night with batons, shields and water cannons — as politicians shifted focus on how to police immigration along the U.K.’s open Irish border with the EU.
· Shawn Pogatchnik
Vance says Israeli PM Netanyahu 'has got some things wrong'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "certainly gotten some things wrong", US Vice-President JD Vance has said, as ties between the two partners in the war against Iran appear to have become strained in recent weeks.
· Aleks Phillips
‘We must be ready to fight’: Germany army chief warns of rising Russia threat
BERLIN — Germany must prepare for a Russian attack by 2029 or even earlier, the head of the German army told POLITICO.
· Chris Lunday
Beyond the postcard
At the Jerusalem Post 2026 New York Conference, Israel’s Tourism Ministry unveiled an ambitious campaign, seeking to present a country that must be experienced to be understood.
· RONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Williams' Queen's run over as injured Mboko withdraws
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's has been curtailed as her playing partner Victoria Mboko has withdrawn with a left knee injury.
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Jeffrey Donaldson takes the stand in sex abuse trial
The former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has taken the witness stand at his trial on sex abuse charges at Newry Crown Court.
· Julian O'Neill
These polluting behemoths pay more on toll roads than cars. A campaign says that’s unfair
Oversized utes take up more space on roads, pollute more and are less safe for other road users, but a parliamentary inquiry will consider whether charging them more than other cars using Melbourne’s toll roads is unfair.
· Cara Waters
Portugal’s president vetoes bill banning ‘ideological’ flags
Portuguese President António José Seguro on Wednesday vetoed a draft law that aims to prohibit the display of flags “of an ideological, partisan or associative nature” on public buildings.
· Milena Wälde