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Jun 7, 2026 - World

Andre Ortolf is widely known for his achievements in speed eating and speed drinking events.

Jun 7, 2026 - World

Pontiff urges followers to dedicate themselves ‘to our brothers and sisters, to the poor, to those who suffer’More than a million people filled the streets of Madrid to join Pope Leo in an open-air mass where the American pontiff appeared to emphasise the disconnect between Christian values and far-right politics, telling worshippers: “No one can kneel before the Lord and despise their brother.”Queues to access the mass began forming hours before the sun rose on Sunday as people scrambled to secure a spot for what was billed as the biggest gathering of the pope’s week-long visit to Spain. Continue reading...

Jun 7, 2026 - World

Deputy PM says he spoke to US vice-president about post that blamed ‘mass invasion of migrants’ for teenager’s deathDavid Lammy has said he told the US vice-president, JD Vance, he was wrong to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.The deputy prime minister said he spoke to Vance by phone on Saturday to tell him “our democratic process is working well” and that he was wrong in his commentary about the murder. Continue reading...

Jun 7, 2026 - World

Tehran official says US bases and assets are ‘legitimate targets’ after Israeli bombing of apartment buildingsMiddle East crisis – live updatesA senior Iranian official has promised a “decisive and painful” response to Israel’s airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in the war in Lebanon since a ceasefire was established in mid-April.After the attack on Sunday, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, wrote on X: “We will give a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime’s attack on the suburbs … Watch the sky of the occupied territories tonight.” Iran considers Israel to be occupied Palestine. Continue reading...

Jun 7, 2026 - World

Alex Karp argued that organisations have prioritised increasing token consumption over assessing the tangible value delivered