Independent News & People Network Desk of News

Israel Strikes Lebanese City of Tyre as New Cease-Fire Falters

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:21:15+00:00

The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warnings for the entire city, and came a day after Iran said it would attack Israel if it kept up its offensive in southern Lebanon.

Discussion
•••

Mamdani scores goal at World Cup presser

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:21:13+00:00

Footage shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani scoring a goal at a World Cup press conference.

Discussion
•••

Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:15:11+00:00

Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenuesAmazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £7.6m tax credit last year by HM Revenue and Customs, despite profits at the retail-to-streaming company surging by more than a quarter to £355m.Amazon UK Services – which employs 66,000 staff, the vast majority of its 75,000 employees in Britain – said it owed £9.1m in “current tax” last year. Continue reading...

Discussion
•••

Ken Paxton’s ex-lawyer endorses rival James Talarico in Texas Senate race

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:10:17+00:00

Attorney Dan Cogdell backs Paxton’s Democratic opponent and says the Republican is too focused on appeasing TrumpA lawyer who represented Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general, for nearly a decade over accusations of corruption and securities fraud is supporting Democrat James Talarico – and not his former client – in one of the biggest US Senate races.Talarico on Monday drew attention to his campaign winning the endorsement of Houston attorney Dan Cogdell, who was part of Paxton’s defense team during the Republican’s historic impeachment trial in 2023 that ended in acquittal. Continue reading.

Discussion
•••

Під Москвою підірвали автомобіль: загиблим міг бути російський генерал-лейтенант

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:10:00+00:00

ЗМІ повідомляють, що під водійським сидінням автомобіля було закладено вибуховий пристрій потужністю 300–400 г у тротиловому еквіваленті.

Discussion
•••

ФРТУ закликала не підвищувати вантажні тарифи Укрзалізниці: це може посилити тиск на економіку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:08:12+00:00

Уряд закликають відмовитися від планів підвищення вантажних залізничних тарифів / фото vrtranspoint.fiФедерація роботодавців транспорту України (ФРТУ) закликала уряд відмовитися від планів підвищення вантажних...

Discussion
•••

Northern Ireland minister urges calm after ‘horrific and brutal’ knife attack in Belfast – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T12:05:42+00:00

He praised members of the public for intervening to protect the victimFull report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’Badenoch said, after the murder of Stephen Lawrence, it was right that people wanted to ensure this did not happen again.It led to the Macpherson report, she said.[It] wanted to put right what went wrong with policing in the 1990s.However, in attempting to do so, it also enshrined a principle which I believe is wrong that a racist incident is racist if it is perceived as racist by the victim or any other person.Equality law, properly desig

Discussion
•••

Перегляд тарифів на передачу та диспетчеризацію потребує аналізу впливу на економіку, - Кучеренко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T12:00:05+00:00

Перегляд тарифів на передачу та диспетчерське управління електроенергією потребує широкого обговорення, вважає ​​​​експерт / фото УНІАН, Микола ТисІніціатива щодо перегляду тарифів на передачу та диспетчерське...

Discussion
•••

За тиждень ДТЕК повернув світло понад 360 тисячам сімей після обстрілів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T11:59:45+00:00

фото - ua.depositphotos.comЗ 1 по 7 червня енергетики компанії ДТЕК повернули електроенергію понад 360 тисячам родин на Донеччині, Дніпропетровщині, Одещині, Київщині та Києві, чиї оселі були без світла...

Discussion
•••

Girl arrested after three stabbed at Manchester school

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T11:59:11+00:00

Students locked down in classrooms as emergency services called to Co-op academy in BlackleyA schoolgirl has been arrested after three people were stabbed at a school in Manchester.Students were put into lockdown and told not to leave their classrooms after emergency services were called to the Co-op academy in Blackley on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

Discussion
•••

Summer holiday bookings down amid ‘apprehension’, says UK travel industry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T11:58:35+00:00

Fears about the Middle East conflict, cost of living and EU border checks are leading people to delay their decisionsBusiness live – latest updatesHoliday bookings for early summer have been hit by uncertainty around the conflict in the Middle East and the rising cost of living, the travel industry has said.Mark Tanzer, chief executive of the UK travel association Abta, said that while people still wanted to go on holiday, the industry was bracing for a difficult summer. Continue reading...

Discussion
•••

« La banalisation du terme de “guerre culturelle” en Europe est loin d’être anodine »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-09T11:55:38+00:00

François Foret, professeur de science politique à l’Université libre de Bruxelles, réfléchit, dans une tribune au « Monde », au bien-fondé de cette notion très controversée et à la manière dont elle pourrait être amenée à évoluer dans l’Europe post-Viktor Orban.

Discussion
•••

Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-09T11:41:04+00:00

“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.

Discussion
•••

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient | La ville de Tyr, dans le sud du Liban, bombardée par l’armée israélienne : au moins huit morts et cinq blessés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-09T11:29:50+00:00

« Les avions ennemis ont lancé une lourde frappe contre Tyr », a affirmé l’Agence nationale d’information libanaise. Un appel à évacuer toute la ville, ses environs et des camps de réfugiés palestiniens alentour, avait été annoncé par un porte-parole de l’armée israélienne plus tôt dans la journée.

Discussion
•••
news

Editorial wall of the news flow

A query on the internal database produces an ordered selection of articles, ready for reading and discussion.