The United States is planning to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO.

US plans to scale back NATO role in Europe

Proposed cuts to fighter jets, warships and surveillance assets could test Europe

Contemporary artist David Hockney dies at 88

Celebrated British artist spent a lifetime finding ways to capture the beauty of the world

British artist David Hockney gestures during a preview of The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window designed by Hockney and created by Barley Studio York, at Westminster Abbey in central London on September 26, 2018.

Baby elephant born at UK zoo delights visitors

Endangered Asian elephant calf charms visitors and strengthens UK breeding efforts

Staff at London's Whipsnade Zoo said the newborn elephant has integrated well with the herd and is developing normally under the watchful care of his mother and other female elephants.

Heat killed 200K people in Europe in just 4 years: WHO

UN agency urges coordinated action as extreme heat batters Europe’s most vulnerable

People swim in the river Limmat at Letten, in Zurichin this file photo taken on June 18, 2022.

Why a stabbing has plunged Northern Ireland into unrest

A brutal attack in Belfast has sparked riots and reignited immigration tensions

Police use a water cannon as they block the road from protesters (behind) leading to a hotel previously believed to house migrants, on Antrim Road in Glengormley, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 10, 2026.

UK Defense Secretary John Healey resigns

Resignation exposes rift over stalled UK defence funding plan

UK Defense Secretary John Healey quits, says government isn't willing to spend enough on military

23 nations condemn treacherous Iranian attacks

US-led coalition denounces IRGC plots, vows united response to Iran’s overseas threats

Joint statement by 23 countries condemns Iranian threats, malign actions in Europe, North America and Australia

Anti-immigrant protests hit Northern Ireland

Masked men set several homes on fire, burned trash bins and pelted police with objects

Vehicles set on fire by protesters burn on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of stabbing a man in the northern part of the city.

EU to mobilise up to €25 billion for renewable energy

EU launches T-MED to drive €25bn in Mediterranean renewables and clean tech

A solar panel installation crewmember. Spain is set to generate more than 50% of power from renewables.

Three hurt in reported Manchester school stabbing

Co-op Academy was locked down as police cars and helicopters swarmed the school

Manchester schoolgirl arrested after three injured in reported stabbing

Dubai extradition lands Irish gangster in 24-year jail

The case stems from a violent, long-running feud between Kinahan and Dublin’s Hutch gang

Sean McGovern was described by the judge Patrick McGrath as a "senior lieutenant" of the Kinahan cartel.

ICC prosecutor suspended over sexual misconduct

Suspended ICC prosecutor denies wrongdoing amid probe into conduct with aide

FILE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

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