EU commissioner heads to Budapest for annual Pride event
By Martin Banks Belgium’s EU commissioner will take part in Budapest Pride 2026 this weekend, which serves as one of Central Europe’s most politically significant LGBTQ+ resistance events.
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
June 26, 2026 26 June 2026: This day in history
363: Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. 1794: Battle of Fleurus: Major victory by forces of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and Habsburgs) with the first use of […]
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UK NEWS
June 25, 2026 The Millit Project
By Martin Banks It has been dubbed “The Millit Project” and the aim is to confront one of the key challenges facing modern agriculture.
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WORLD
June 25, 2026 France, UK and Spain see record temperatures as heatwave grips western Europe
A heatwave gripping western Europe has led to a series of unprecedented temperature highs, with France experiencing its hottest day ever, the UK seeing record heat for June and Spain reaching its highest daily average since 1950. Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which hit almost 41C in Paris and have […]
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CULTURE
June 25, 2026 Greece hands over group of teracotta statuettes to Egypt
Greece on Wednesday handed over to Egyptian authorities a group of terracotta statuettes believed to come from Egypt that were discovered in an Athens skip eight years ago and handed over to archaeologists at the country’s biggest museum.
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HISTORY
June 25, 2026 25 June 2026: This day in history
1678: Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, the first woman to receive a university doctoral degree or PhD 1876: Battle of the Little Bighorn: US 7th Cavalry under Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer is wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by Chiefs Crazy […]
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EUROPE
June 24, 2026 Hitting the right notes… that’s Brussels’ Cathedral summer series
By Martin Banks The 14th organ festival, organized by “Ars in Cathedrali” at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels, is set to woo audiences in the city this summer.
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TOURISM
June 24, 2026 Top airline offers soaraway summer specials
By Martin Banks Here’s an offer not to be missed this summer.
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UK NEWS
June 24, 2026 Majority of Brits want closer relationship with EU, says new poll
By Martin Banks A major new polling report reveals that British voters across all party lines – including those that support Reform UK – now believe the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 has had a “negative” impact on the country.
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HISTORY
June 24, 2026 24 June 2026: This day in history
1497: John Cabot claims parts of North America for England in what is now Eastern Canada, believing he has found Asia in Newfoundland 1509: Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London 1812: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Armée numbering half a million begin their invasion of Russia by crossing the Nieman River 1853: […]
