Dutch parliament recognizes 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
Lawmakers said the Soviet-led deportation met modern legal and historical definitions, adding the Netherlands to a growing list of recognitions.
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UK MPs back assisted dying bill by 23 votes after Commons debate
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Appeals court lets Trump keep National Guard under federal control in California
2025-06-19 event: a federal appeals court says Donald Trump can keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles while litigation continues.
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Rwanda arrests opposition figure Victoire Ingabire on unrest plot charges
The arrest of Victoire Ingabire, a prominent opposition leader, has revived concerns about political repression in Rwanda as her lawyers call the case politically motivated.
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North Korea to send thousands of workers to help rebuild Russia’s Kursk region
Moscow said Pyongyang will send builders and deminers to Kursk, deepening the countries’ military and labour cooperation.
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New Zealand pauses nearly $20 million in Cook Islands funding over China deal dispute
New Zealand has paused nearly $20 million in core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after the island government signed partnership agreements with China without consulting Wellington. RNZ said the decision was taken in early June but became public later, after media reporting in the Cook Islands.
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Czech government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin donation scandal
Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s coalition has survived a no-confidence vote after opposition anger over a ministry’s sale of donated bitcoins worth nearly $47 million.
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Kincora Abuse Survivor Gary Hoy Settles Case Over Alleged State Failures
Gary Hoy reached a confidential settlement in Belfast after suing over claims that abuse at Kincora Boys' Home was enabled and shielded from proper investigation.
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Thai police arrest 13 in alleged investment scam house in Samut Prakan
Thirteen foreigners, mostly Australians and Britons, were detained in Thailand after police said they uncovered an online fraud operation aimed at investors in Australia.
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Blaise Metreweli named as first woman to lead MI6
Blaise Metreweli, a veteran intelligence officer with a technology brief, will become the 18th chief of MI6 later this year.
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Northern Ireland riots injure 63 officers as water cannon deployed
Anti-immigrant violence spread across several towns after an alleged attempted rape in Ballymena, forcing police to make arrests and deploy water cannon.
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Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman and husband killed in targeted shootings
State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in a linked attack as authorities searched for a suspect accused of posing as a police officer.
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Appeals court pauses order returning California National Guard to state control
The 9th Circuit temporarily blocked a federal judge's order after the judge said the deployment of Guard troops to Los Angeles over immigration raids was unlawful.
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North Korea relaunches damaged destroyer and vows more warships
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Kenyan Constable Detained in Investigation Into Blogger Albert Ojwang’s Death
James Mukhwana was taken into custody as scrutiny intensified over injuries that pathologists said were inconsistent with the police’s initial account.
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Man Arrested in Dublin Over 1993 Disappearance and Suspected Murder of Annie McCarrick
Irish investigators arrested a 62-year-old man and began a major forensic search as they pursued the long-unsolved case of Annie McCarrick, the New Yorker who disappeared in Dublin in 1993.
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Poland detains 19-year-old in far-right attack plot investigation
Polish security services say three men were detained over a suspected far-right plot, with the latest arrest taking place in Olsztyn.
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Padilla removal in Los Angeles ignites fresh clash over immigration raids
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was removed, taken to the ground and handcuffed after trying to interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Los Angeles briefing.
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Kenya police clash with protesters over blogger Albert Ojwang's death in custody
Police used tear gas in Nairobi as demonstrators demanded accountability for the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, whose case has triggered public anger and official apologies.
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Somalia seeks to scrap C6+ framework and push bilateral ties instead
Mogadishu says the C6+ coordination group no longer fits Somalia’s current reality, arguing that its engagement with foreign partners should shift to bilateral ties.
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Moscow court sentences Navalny ally Leonid Volkov in absentia
A Russian court handed Volkov an 18-year sentence, a fine and a string of criminal penalties in a case tied to extremist and false-information charges.
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Brazil police arrest at least 11 in Rio favela crackdown
Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested at least 11 people in an operation against drug trafficking in the city’s northern favelas, according to AP.
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Argentina’s Supreme Court upholds Cristina Kirchner corruption conviction
2025-06-10 event: Argentina’s Supreme Court makes Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s six-year prison sentence and lifetime political ban final.
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Thousands protest Orbán in Budapest as election pressure builds in Hungary
Around 15,000 people gathered in Budapest to back what organizers called a resistance movement against Viktor Orbán’s government.
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