Universal park officially named as government pledges £1.3bn
Universal's planned UK theme park will be named Universal United Kingdom Resort, it has been revealed, and will be supported by £1.3bn in government funding.
· Danny Fullbrook
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Newest first · UTC+11:00'Lazy but convenient' - a quarter of young adults in Wales have two or more takeaways a week
More than a quarter of young adults aged 16 to 29 in Wales eat a takeaway at least twice a week, according to a new study.
· Oscar Edwards
Czech court sends fugitive trans neo-Nazi back to Germany
A transgender neo-Nazi fugitive, convicted of multiple offenses, could be extradited to Germany, according to a ruling delivered by a regional court in the Czech Republic as cited by Reuters and Agence France-Presse (AFP).
· RT
EU lawmakers vote to shield peers from Huawei scandal probe
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee voted not to lift the immunity of three lawmakers that Belgian prosecutors want to investigate as part of the cash-for-influence scandal connected to Chinese firm Huawei. The committee did vote to lift the immunity of a fourth MEP.
· Max Griera
(LEAD) Election watchdog chief apologizes to public for ballot shortage in local elections
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)
· Kim Soo-yeon
Lithuania signals interest in American nukes
Lithuania is in talks with the U.S. to potentially host American nuclear weapons on its territory, said the country's defense minister on Tuesday.
· Jonas Loesel
Lahn's win in Iowa governor GOP primary a rare setback for Trump
Zach Lahn, Republican candidate for Iowa governor, speaks during a campaign event Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newton, Iowa. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette via AP)
· Hannah Fingerhut
Norwegian teen was in UK to 'undertake a hit', court hears
A Norwegian teenager arrived in the UK to "undertake a hit" on behalf of a Swedish organised crime group linked to Iran, a jury has heard.
· Daniel Sandford
New US poll shows downtick in support for same-sex marriage and trans people
New Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the US has stopped rising after two decades
· Associated Press
PH eyes spot in UN Security Council as voting nears
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is among seven United Nations member states running for five available seats at its security council, as it holds elections on Wednesday.
· Aric John Sy Cua
Zakharova thrashes Western media for ignoring Starobelsk massacre
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has urged the participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to begin every conversation with Western journalists with the word “Starobelsk.”
· RT
Community shocked by violence at Henry Nowak police protest
Protests near the site of 18-year-old Henry Nowak's murder in Southampton left 11 police officers injured on Tuesday - residents and civic leaders have been giving their reactions to the violence.
· Peter Cooke
The end of Trump's 'weaponisation' fund is another sign Republicans are fighting back
President Donald Trump's plan to hand out $1.8bn (£1.3bn) in taxpayer funding to political allies lasted all of two weeks before his Department of Justice (DOJ) abandoned the idea amid an intense backlash from Republicans in Congress.
· Daniel Bush
'Forever thankful': Dubai schoolboy receives Dh10m injection for rare disorder after UAE donation drive | The National
A Dubai schoolboy living with a rare muscle-wasting condition is already “feeling stronger” after beginning pioneering treatment funded by a Dh10.6 million nationwide donation campaign.
· Ali Al Shouk
EU plots long game against US digital supremacy
BRUSSELS — The EU is moving to counter American dominance in technology by reaching for one of the oldest tools in its arsenal: industrial strategy.
· Mathieu Pollet
EU wants households to cut electricity use as demand from industry and AI soars
BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants households to use less energy at peak times in preparation for an explosion of power demand from artificial intelligence data centers and electrification of the economy.
· James Fernyhough
Time to open ballots
After voting concluded in South Korea's local elections Wednesday evening, election workers began sorting ballots at a counting center set up in Hoban Gymnasium, located in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.
· Song Seung-hyun
Fire breaks out near National Election Commission during vote counting
A fire broke out on a hillside near the National Election Commission headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, about an hour and a half after polls closed in the local elections.
· Lee Seung-ku
Chong Won-o projected to win Seoul mayoral race: exit poll
Chong casts himself as a hands-on administrator who can ease Seoul’s living pressures
· Yoon Min-sik
Donaldson trial told by alleged victim she should have reported abuse claims earlier
One of the two alleged victims in the Sir Jeffrey Donaldson sex abuse trial, who has accused him of raping her when she was a child, has said she should have reported it to police long ago.
· Lyndsey Telford
Qualifier Chwalinska reaches semi-finals to continue dream French Open run
Maja Chwalinska beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the French Open first round
· Bbcsport
British soldier killed in Iraq training exercise was 'devoted family-man'
A British soldier who was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq has been remembered as "a lover of the outdoors" and "a devoted family-man".
· Olivia Ireland
The Lebanon escalation: Netanyahu is betting Trump can’t stop him
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland app users report outage
Thousands of customers of Lloyds Banking Group have reported problems with accessing online banking.
· Imran Rahman-Jones
Martin Scorsese gets backlash after endorsing 'creatively freeing' AI
Legendary film-maker Martin Scorsese has stepped into the fierce debate over the rise of artificial intelligence in Hollywood by endorsing an AI tool that he says has been "creatively freeing" in the pre-production process.
· Ian Youngs
Square Mile launches its own ‘Londonmaxxing’ push
Claims that London is a "no-go hellscape" are gaining traction, and the U.K. financial services industry has had enough.
· James Fitzgerald
Mamdani’s top City Hall spox raked in more than $50K consulting for Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign
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· Josh Christenson
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens
Ukraine has carried out a strike on the outskirts Russia's St Petersburg, hours before the opening of a major economic forum designed to attract foreign investment into the country.
· Laura Gozzi
EU slams Trump’s forced labor tariff as ‘unjustified’
BRUSSELS — The European Commission criticized U.S. plans to impose a new 10 percent tariff on the EU on Wednesday after the Trump administration found that Brussels had failed to ban the import of goods made with forced labor.
· Camille Gijs
Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work - but only for half an hour at a time
Meta is scaling back its plan to start tracking its employees' computer activity, according to an internal memo sent on Tuesday.
· Laura Cress
Back shaving & biggest posers - the Scotland squad in their own words
'Liam Kelly shaves Grant Hanley's back'
· Bbcsport
Denmark’s Frederiksen unveils new left-leaning cabinet
Denmark’s caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen unveiled her third coalition government on Wednesday, putting an end to two months of political blockage following last March’s national election.
· Jonas Loesel
South Korea’s ruling party set for local election gains, exit poll shows
The vote is widely seen as an assessment of President Lee Jae-myung’s first year in office
· Reuters
South Korea’s ruling party set for local election gains, exit poll shows
The vote is widely seen as an assessment of President Lee Jae-myung’s first year in office
· Reuters
Republican James Gallagher wins special election to complete term of late California Rep. Doug LaMalfa
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Paralympic champion backs plans to fine airlines which fail disabled travellers
A Paralympic champion has said plans to fine airlines that fail disabled travellers are a "significant opportunity" to improve flying experiences for wheelchair users.
· Eleri Griffiths
How a content creator tried to use a YouTube alibi to get away with murder
It was a seemingly cast-iron alibi.
· Cormac Campbell
Scott poised to make England debut in World Cup friendlies
Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is poised to make his England debut in the forthcoming World Cup warm-up games in the United States.
· Bbcsport
'I Am Israel': Tourism Ministry launches major campaign at 'Post' Conference
The Tourism Ministry took center stage yesterday at the Jerusalem Post 2026 New York Conference, launching an emotional and strategic blueprint to revitalize travel amid ongoing regional complexities.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH MINISTRY OF TOURISM
Ballot shortages prompt voting to halt at some polling stations in Songpa Ward
SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Voting in Wednesday's local elections was temporarily suspended at some polling stations in Songpa Ward, southern Seoul, due to a shortage of ballot papers, according to election officials.
· Kim Soo-yeon
(2nd LD) Ruling DP projected to win at least 10 of 16 key local election races: exit polls
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with exit polls in last 8 paras; ADDS photo)By Yi Wonju
· Yi Wonju
'Attack on our democracy': Inside an Israeli influence campaign in France's local elections
A foreign influence campaign in French local elections by an Israeli firm earlier this year presents an unprecedented attack on France's democracy, victims of the operation and people familiar with it told Middle East Eye.
· Middleeasteye
Ballot shortage delays poll closing in parts of Seoul
A digital watch shows 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday as voters line up at a polling station in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, where ballot shortages delayed voting past the scheduled 6 p.m. closing time. (Yonhap)
· Yonhap
Vote counting continues in Ethiopia after polls marred by insecurity
Counting is continuing in several regions of Ethiopia two days after general elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling Prosperity Party an easy victory.
· AfricaNews
South Korea's ruling party headed for big win in local elections: exit poll
The two leading candidates in the Seoul mayoral election are Chong Won-o, left, of the ruling Democratic Party and Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party. (Source photos by Ahn Seong-bok)
· Staff Writer
California showdown, Trump setback: Key primary election results
Voters in six US states headed to the polls on Tuesday for a series of primary elections, which will help shape the political landscape before November’s midterms.
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Haiti celebrates as Woodensky receives visa to join World Cup campaign
After weeks of uncertainty, Haitian footballer Woodensky Pierre has received a U.S. visa to join his national team at the World Cup. For supporters in Haiti, the moment is more than a sporting milestone—it is a symbol of hope for a country facing violence, instability and hardship.
· AfricaNews
Dokument: Branche will 2026 knapp 11 Milliarden Euro in Netzausbau investieren
BERLIN – 2026 will die Telekommunikationsbranche 8,5 Milliarden Euro in den Glasfaserausbau und 2,4 Milliarden Euro in den Mobilfunk investieren. Dies geht aus der finalen Version eines Memorandum of Understanding hervor, das das Digitalministerium, die Länder, Kommunen und die Telekommunikationsbranche bei einem ge…
· Anouk Schlung
(LEAD) Ruling DP projected to win at least 10 of 16 key local election races: exit polls
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with exit polls)
· Yi Wonju
Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race
Mayor Karen Bass is advancing to the Los Angeles mayoral run-off election in November, NBC News projected Wednesday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF