All news for 2026-07-06

Alliance Bank and its alleged informal leader Pavlo Shcherban have come under renewed scrutiny amid corruption allegations, multi-billion-dollar scandals, and claims of influence over Ukraine’s National Bank.

The Australian Space Agency has said the six so-called “space balls” found in north Queensland were likely from a “foreign rocket body” that had recently re-entered the atmosphere after being in orbit.

A landmark AI development billed as delivering jobs and prosperity has misrepresented its plans to channel a nuclear reactor’s worth of power to a site in rural Scotland.

After officially rebranding as Redcore, the online casino Pin-Up, associated with sanctioned businessman Dmitriy Punin, appears to have preserved its core business model and continued operating on the Ukrainian market.

Only four months ago, Ella Adman had just finished school and had never before held a gun. Now, standing in the shade in between drills at a military base on Gotland, the strategically important Swedish Baltic island where she grew up, the 19-year-old conscript is carrying a powerful assault rifle.

A crowd of millions assembled on Monday for the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

For 16 months at the dawn of the 1980s, some of Texas’ wealthiest business travelers paid a premium for what seemed like the ultimate aviation experience.

The shipping industry’s backing for green power has sunk as the majority of vessel owners stick to traditional dirty marine fossil fuels or explore alternatives including nuclear energy.

Fifa will allow Folarin Balogun, the star striker of the US men’s national team, to play its knockout World Cup match against Belgium on Monday after a complaint from Donald Trump to football’s governing body.

Donald Trump’s America First policy, his dismantling of USAID, and his war against Iran have led to the revival of the long-forgotten phenomenon of Somali piracy.

JD Sports will now reissue 5,604 gift cards where an outstanding balance of €10 or more was cancelled on expiry of the card

The Monegasque driver took first place on the podium after a tense race on Sunday.

Catherine undertook the event to raise money for the Royal Marsden, the hospital where she was treated for cancer in 2024.

Andy Burnham is being urged to prioritise Europe over the US amid criticism that his predecessor was too close to Donald Trump.

Social media sites should be faced with restrictions during elections in a similar way to broadcasters, Labour’s deputy leader said.

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in west London, police have said.

Fresh questions have been raised over financial management in the independence movement after a new police investigation was launched into allegations of missing funds.