Wed 24 June 2026: Billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that he believed Jeffrey Epstein likely weighed blackmailing him over extramarital affairs. The Microsoft co-founder detailed his suspicions to lawmakers on June 10 as part of an ongoing congressional probe into the late convicted sex offender. A transcript of the closed-door interview was […]
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Wed 24 June 2026: Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea have triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, according to statements from both sides, as Kyiv intensifies attacks on the peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014. Crimea has been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public as Ukraine’s army targets Russian logistics to the region and has […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: The days of tuning in to the six o’clock news are long over. News audiences are increasingly fragmented, and more than half of us now get our news from social media. This trend is particularly pronounced for younger people, with three in four coming across news on social platforms. And 57% of children […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Two children, aged two and four, were found dead in their family’s car in southeastern France Monday as temperatures soared across large parts of the country, the local prosecutor said. “The causes of death are yet to be determined, but the heatwave is the leading line of inquiry,” said Helene Mourges, the prosecutor in the […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: US electric vehicle maker Tesla posted a sharp rebound in EU sales in May, with registrations rising 152.4% from a year earlier, though competition from China’s BYD continued to intensify, industry data showed. Tesla registrations in the EU reached 21,767 units in May, up from 8,623 units in the same month […]
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Tue 23 June 2026: Several rape convictions in the United Kingdom are under review after a Derbyshire Police detective was suspended for allegedly using an artificial intelligence chatbot to manipulate evidence. The officer was removed from frontline duties and is now the subject of a criminal investigation, according to the Financial Times. He is accused […]
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Mon 22 June 2026: France has closed over 800 schools and put half the country on its maximum weather alert as temperatures rise toward record highs. Forecasters warn this heatwave could be as severe as the 2003 event that killed nearly 15,000 people. Meteo-France forecasted afternoon highs of 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) in […]
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Mon 22 June 2026: Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as UK prime minister and Labour Party leader amid mounting pressure following poor results in last month’s local elections. “I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision,” […]
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Mon 22 June 2026: Civil aviation authority temporarily imposed restrictions on flights at several airports during attack Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Monday that Russian air defenses repelled another Ukrainian drone attack, with 84 unmanned aerial vehicles intercepted on approach to the capital overnight. Emergency service specialists are working at the debris fall sites, […]
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Sun 21 June 2026: American actor Giancarlo Esposito, known for his role as Gus Fring in the television series Breaking Bad, has embraced Islam during a stay in Saudi Arabia, media reports said on Sunday. Saudi Gazette reported that General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh said Esposito recited the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, […]
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