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Russia launches deadly attacks on Kyiv on eve of Nato summit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:26:06+00:00

At least nine killed in the Ukraine capital in the second major assault on the city and its surrounds in less than a weekRussian missiles and drones ⁠struck Kyiv early on Monday, killing at least nine people and heavily damaging apartment blocks and other buildings, officials said, just a few days after ⁠the deadliest assault ⁠on the Ukrainian capital ​this year.“Nine deaths and 46 wounded have now been confirmed as a result of the Russian attack (including five wounded children),” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv region’s military administration, said. “Sadly, this is not the final toll. Res

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Sky owner announces £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting arm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:25:01+00:00

US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK’s biggest commercial broadcasterSky has announced a long awaited £1.6bn deal to buy ITV’s broadcasting and streaming arm to create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.Sky, which is owned by the US telecoms company Comcast, will pay £1.2bn in cash initially for ITV’s media and entertainment business, which include its free-to-air TV channels in the UK and ITVX streaming platform. It has agreed to pay a further up to £200m in the second half of 2028, depending on 2027 advertising revenues. Continu

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Turkey blocks cruise ship carrying 2,000 LGBTQ+ passengers and a ‘furious’ Patti LuPone, citing ‘moral values’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:13:23+00:00

Broadway star, who is performing on the vessel, expresses shock after authorities ban Scarlet Lady from docking in Kuşadası A cruise ship carrying 2,000 LGBTQ+ passengers and the Broadway performer Patti LuPone has been blocked from entering Turkey after local authorities said their behaviour didn’t “align with the structure of our society and our moral values”.Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady set sail from Athens, Greece, on 5 July for what was billed as “an epic all-gay voyage” over 10 days run by Atlantis, a US company that puts on cruises and vacations for LGBTQ+ people. Continue reading...

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Meta bosses grilled over decision to cut ‘censorship’ that has potentially unleashed more antisemitic content

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:12:10+00:00

‘Over-enforcement poses significant risk to the communities that we try to protect,’ royal commission told A decision aimed at reducing “censorship” on major social media sites including Facebook and Instagram potentially led to greater levels of hate speech, the royal commission into antisemitism has heard.Meta announced in January 2025, after the re-election of Donald Trump in the US, that it would “reduce censorship”, get rid of factcheckers and only tackle illegal and very serious violations proactively, relying on users to report less serious breaches. Its platforms include Facebook, Inst

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Millions join funeral procession for Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:10:34+00:00

Crowds grew as they moved through Tehran as mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan ‘we will rise’A millions strong crowd assembled on Monday to take part in the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader.The scale, and depth of the march, however engineered, is an extraordinary turn around for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests that saw thousands killed by government security forces. Many will say that the assembly was a monument to a misconceived war launched on Iran by Donald Trump in February. Continue reading...

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China tests long-range missile in Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:06:29+00:00

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday China has conducted a long-range missile test in the Pacific, in a move the Australian government has condemned as “destabilising to the region”.A ⁠test missile topped with ‌a ‌dummy warhead landed ‌in “designated waters” of the Pacific, China’s state news agency Xinhua ‌reported on Monday. The missile test was a “routine arrangement” of China’s annual ⁠military training, with prior notification to relevant countries, Xinhua said. Continue reading...

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Half of affordable new homes in rural England could be at risk if planning rules relaxed, analysis shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T06:00:04+00:00

Exclusive: National Housing Federation says ending quotas for developers could cost 32,000 homes over 10 yearsHalf of all affordable housing supply in rural England could be under threat under plans being considered by ministers to relax regulations for private housing developers, according to analysis.The government has proposed ending affordable housing quotas – known as section 106 agreements – for new developments of between 10 and 49 houses in an effort to jumpstart sluggish housebuilding rates. Ministers are due to make a final decision within weeks on whether developers should be allowe

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Is the US really preparing to drop Israel?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-06T05:54:37+00:00

With relations between Israel and the US fraught, some are speculating whether the special relationship may be at an end

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Auto industry retail sales rise 22% at 25,57,234 units in June

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-06T05:21:36+00:00

While passenger vehicle sales grew 29% year-on-year at 4,10,853 units, two-wheeler sales were at 18,28,458 units, up 21% on year

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