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Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Russian Shahed drone has substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel close to the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant, in what Ukraine’s president described as a deliberate and “extremely vile” attack.While the structure – the reception building of the spent fuel storage facility – was empty of containers at the time, the targeting of the sensitive site appeared to be direct messaging from Moscow amid an intensifying battle of long-range aerial strikes in which high-profile locations on both sides have been hit. Continue reading...

• The 70th Eurovision Song Contest has achieved significant success, particularly among younger audiences, as it celebrates seven decades of the event. • The group Bangaranga dominated the charts following the competition, reaching Number 1 on Spotify Daily Charts in 11 countries, including Germany, Sweden, and Ukraine. • The group also secured Top 5 positions in five additional nations, such as Greece and Poland, and entered the Top 10 in the United Kingdom and Norway.

• The Cockroach Janta Party, a mock political movement with over 15 million Instagram followers, held its first physical protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. • The group serves as a massive online expression of dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, primarily attracting support from young Indians. • This event marks a significant transition for the movement as it moves from dominating social media feeds and news headlines into active street politics.

Eighteen-year-old man arrested after car collides with cyclist Anthony Canty, who died in hospital four days laterA lottery winner has died after a suspected hit-and-run in Essex, police said.Officers were called to the collision between a cyclist and a black Ford Ka in Tiptree at 6.30am on 21 May. The cyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he died four days later, Essex police said. Continue reading...

Karmelo Anthony, who is Black, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, who was white, at track meet in an affluent Dallas suburbSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAfter a 2025 high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, ended with one student dead and another accused of murder, Karmelo Anthony, then 17, was indicted on first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17. Social media posts about the death divided the case into racial lines, sparking national outrage. Anthony, who is being tried as an adult, is Black; Metcalf was white.This week marked the beginning of Anthony’s murder trial. Continue reading...

Trump administration has asked DC circuit court of appeals to reverse lower court decision which blocked construction of $400m ballroomNo court has the authority to halt construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom and a secure underground facility, a Department of Justice lawyer has argued, suggesting only US Congress had the power to stop the project.The Trump administration has asked the Washington DC circuit court of appeals to reverse a lower court decision which blocked construction of a $400m ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing. Construction of a secure bunker for staff underground at the site was allowed to proceed while the dispute between Washington DC preservationists and the White House continues. Continue reading...

• Technology spending in Europe is projected to reach USD $1.3 trillion by 2026, driven largely by a surge in infrastructure investments. • Businesses are aggressively expanding data centers to support the growing demands of artificial intelligence integration. • An Omdia AI Maturity Survey reveals that 71% of organizations in Western Europe now support the concept of national AI sovereignty.