Published on 07/06/2026 – 14:35 GMT+2 The Nigerian army said Sunday it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, in the northeastern part of the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation took place in the Mandara Mountains, a key stronghold of the militant group, and resulted in the…

Published on 07/06/2026 – 13:13 GMT+2 The Pentagon has elevated its counterintelligence alert concerning Israel to the highest level, according to several US media reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT NBC News reported that the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) recently designated Israel as a “critical” counterintelligence concern amid increasing tensions between the…

Cruises have long been established in the mainstream travel market. Many holidaymakers like the fact that they can visit several destinations without constantly changing hotels; the room travels with them, costs are predictable, and the organisational effort remains manageable. Demand has risen in recent years, both on the high seas…

Published on 07/06/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2•Updated 9:06 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked migration during a speech marking the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Hegseth said: “different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.” He added: “Beaches…

Updated: 07/06/2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech in Normandy to warn European leaders about migration, saying that “boats and men” arriving on southern European shores posed a challenge that governments could no longer ignore. … More

Published on 07/06/2026 – 9:11 GMT+2•Updated 9:31 US forces shot down two Iranian attack drones threatening international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Earlier today, US forces in the Middle East shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones that…

Welcome back. When I launched this newsletter, I promised you zeitgeist, so here’s the zeitgeist — I am filing this at ungodly hours, from a flat in Tivat, on the coast of Montenegro, on five hours’ sleep, praying for no typos and my keyboard on fire. But oh boy how…

The arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport shortly after half past ten in the morning marked the official start of a trip that will run until 12 June and take in Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is the first apostolic visit by Leo XIV to Spain…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 13:17 GMT+2•Updated 13:25 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has offered her solidarity with Romania after a maritime drone exploded in the country’s eastern port of Constanța on Friday morning, a week after a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in Galați. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama believes accession to the European Union is the only path forward for his country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We are fanatics. We are not like the others. We are the fanatics of the EU faith,” Rama said on Euronews’ flagship programme The Europe Conversation, on the sidelines…