Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping going to North Korea?
For Chinese leader Xi Jinping, North Korea is the neighbour China can neither control nor afford to lose.
· Laura Bicker
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· Zoya Mateen
South Africa's president unveils crackdown on illegal migration
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the nation to announce a raft of new measures to crackdown on illegal migration as tensions rise over anti-foreigner marches and frustrations about high unemployment.
· Lucy Fleming
Senate candidate Graham Platner addresses questions at Portland event
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event Friday, June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
· Patrick Whittle
Trump storms out of tense NBC interview about Iran war strategy, election fraud claims
When confronted over his unfounded election fraud claims, Trump called NBC a ‘crooked network’ and told the host ‘let’s call it quits’
· Agence France-Presse
Trump storms out of tense NBC interview about Iran war strategy, election fraud claims
When confronted over his unfounded election fraud claims, Trump called NBC a ‘crooked network’ and told the host ‘let’s call it quits’
· Agence France-Presse
Rice to be England's vice-captain at World Cup
Declan Rice and his Arsenal team-mates linked up with the England squad in Florida on Saturday
· Bbcsport
Flesh-eating parasite forces Canada to ban Texas livestock
Canada has temporarily banned imports of livestock, including horses, from the US state of Texas over the outbreak of screwworm fly, a flesh-eating and potentially deadly parasite.
· RT
'I had the best and worst moments of my life on this court' - Zverev triumphs at last
Zverev lost three Grand Slam finals before winning his maiden major
· Bbcsport
'Disgusted': Albanese, Gillard condemn 'Ditch the Witch' campaign targeting Allan
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· Sbsaustralia
Kosovo PM’s party on track to win third election in 18 months
Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s left-wing Vetëvendosje party was on course to win Kosovo’s snap election Sunday night for its third electoral triumph since early last year, preliminary results showed.
· Jakob Weizman
‘You are either crooked or stupid’ – Trump to NBC host (VIDEO)
US President Donald Trump has stormed out of an interview with ‘Meet the Press’ host Kristen Welker after a heated exchange over his election-fraud claims.
· RT
Monaco great for Hamilton but no fairytale for Leclerc - driver ratings
Lewis Hamilton is now 15 points clear of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in the drivers' championship, behind leader Kimi Antonelli
· Bbcsport
Ro Khanna says he supports Graham Platner’s bid for Senate despite ‘shameful’ actions
Democratic congressman issues qualified defense of Maine candidate in his bid to unseat Republican Susan Collins
· Edwardhelmore
Thailand's private sector must lead the post-Hormuz recovery
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun ride on a mobile grocery tricycle to launch the Thais Help Thais campaign inside a compound of Government House in Bangkok on May 12. © Reuters
· Aris Dacanay
Iran fires missiles at Israel
Iran has fired a missile barrage at Israel in retaliation for its continuing campaign in Lebanon against the Hezbollah militant group.
· RT
Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim
US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show's presenter Kristen Welker.
· Brajesh Upadhyay and Dulcie Lee
Photos of Peru's presidential election runoff
A voter marks his ballot during the presidential runoff election in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
· The Associated Press
Ruling party leads Armenia parliamentary election, exit polls show
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party was comfortably ahead in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday, according to early exit poll data.
· Jonas Loesel
Antonelli-Russell contrast could hardly be more stark
Kimi Antonelli - who jumped in the harbour to celebrate victory - is the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix
· Bbcsport
Yesh Atid files petition against "corrupt" state comptroller vote
The Yesh Atid faction filed a petition to the High Court of Justice on Sunday against the highly controversial Knesset vote on Wednesday in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal attorney, Michael Rabello, was elected as the new state comptroller, arguing that the election process was conducted in a corr…
· KESHET NEEV
‘Unhinged’: Trump storms out of TV interview when pressed on false election claims
Miami: A visibly angry Donald Trump stormed out of a major television interview after he was pressed for evidence on a series of sensational and baseless claims, including that American elections are habitually rigged “like a Third World country”.
· Michael Koziol
LA voting debacle reflects a democracy in crisis
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· Joel Pollak
Man charged in Great Yarmouth teen rape case
A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with the rape and sexual assault of two teenage girls on a beach in Great Yarmouth.
· BBC News
Eriksen conscious after collapsing in Denmark game
Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association (DBU).
· Bbcsport
Hamilton 'feels like I'm reminding people who I am'
Lewis Hamilton is now level with Ayrton Senna with eight podiums in Monaco
· Bbcsport
Zverev beats Cobolli in tense French Open final to claim first Grand Slam title
Alexander Zverev is the first German man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open
· Bbcsport
Trump storms out of interview after being challenged about election fraud claims, DOJ fund
President Donald Trump stormed out of a taped interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" after being pressed on his controversial "weaponization" fund and on evidence of his persistent claims of election fraud.
· Garrett Downs
Hodgkinson stunned by Werro despite personal best
Werro causes shock in Stockholm as she's beats Hodgkinson
· Bbcsport
Two more California races called — and Republicans are on the ballot
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· Zain Khan
Hodgkinson beaten by Werro despite personal best in Diamond League
Despite setting a new personal best, Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson is beaten by Switzerland's Audrey Werro during the women's 800m at the Stockholm Diamond League.
From dazzling winger to veteran who barely runs - the evolution of Messi
If Argentina are to become the first nation to successfully defend their World Cup crown since 1962 - and just the third ever - you can almost guarantee Lionel Messi will be at the centre of it.
· Bbcsport
Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Israel has hit southern Beirut in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a truce brokered by the US last week.
· John Sudworth and Samantha Granville
Man arrested 22 years after teen murdered in Leeds
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in Leeds 22 years ago.
· Victoria Scheer and Emma Glasbey
The Guardian view on the French presidential election campaign: only the far right will profit from division | Editorial
Mainstream politicians should remember that in the battle to defeat Jordan Bardella or Marine Le Pen, unity is strength
· Editorial
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Michelle L Price
South Koreans protest over ballot mishap, demand local election rerun
SEOUL — Thousands of South Koreans were demanding a rerun of local elections as they protested into the wee hours of Sunday over ballot paper shortages that disrupted this week’s vote.
· Agence France-Presse
Thinking of migrating? Think again
ARE the Senate shenanigans and prospects of unbridled corruption now and in the next six years after the 2028 presidential election forcing you to choose to be here — or there?
· Crispin Aranda
China is killing Europe’s chemicals industry. Brussels wants to intervene.
TESSENDERLO, Belgium — The European Commission is preparing new measures to prop up the EU’s chemicals industry as a wave of cheap Chinese imports pushes the sector to the brink.
· Carlo Martuscelli
Trump says he never promised ‘no new wars’
“I didn't promise anything,” President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker.
· Cheyanne M. Daniels
Antonelli wins Monaco from Hamilton after dramatic ending
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli maintained the lead when the race restarted with eight laps to go
· Bbcsport
Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late
A father who ordered a parenting magazine for his young family in 2007 has finally received it 19 years later.
· Ewan Somerville
Remarkable Tongue is England's premier bowler - Agnew
England off to strong start with Tongue wickets
· Bbcsport
Ousmane Sonko warns opponents after being elected PASTEF party chief
Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.
· AfricaNews
War with Iran: Will US Senate vote to limit Trump's power? | The National
Will the US Senate do what was once considered to be unlikely and endorse a war resolution passed by the US House of Representatives that would curtail President Donald Trump's ability to wage his war with Iran?
· Cody Combs
Israel targets Hezbollah with strike on Beirut despite ceasefire
Israel launched strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday in what the government described as retaliation for Hezbollah attacks against Israel earlier in the day.
· Ferdinand Knapp
Peru polls open in Keiko Fujimori, Roberto Sanchez presidential runoff
Polls have opened in Peru’s presidential run-off, culminating an election season marred by confusion and protest.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Lord's pitch does not benefit Test format - Stokes
Analysis - Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell discuss Lord's pitch
· Bbcsport
US blew up Boy Scout balloon with $500,000 missile – ex-Pentagon officials (VIDEO)
The Biden administration ordered the downing of a Boy Scout balloon over US soil in February 2023 using a missile worth roughly $500,000 as Washington scrambled a panicked response to alleged “Chinese spy balloons,” the New York Post reported on Saturday, citing former Pentagon officials.
· RT
Toxic pests swarm Berlin – media
An insect infestation is spreading across Berlin, forcing closures and health warnings in parks, sports grounds, and residential areas, German media has reported. The culprit is the oak processionary moth caterpillar, a tree-killing pest covered in toxic stinging hairs.
· RT