Record breaking Belgian sailors making more waves
By Martin Banks Two record-breaking intrepid Belgian sailors have revealed their next nautical target.
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
June 7, 2026 7 June 2026: This day in history
1494: Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the New World along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa 1628: English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Right 1654: Louis XIV is crowned King of France 1753: British Museum is founded by an Act of […]
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OPINION
June 6, 2026 Message to Kemi Badenoch: “make a splash by thinking out-of-the-box on UK-Europe relationship”
By Denis MacShane* It is difficult to see how the Europe question will not resurface once Labour has decided to politely thank Sir Keir Starmer for his work in making Labour re-electable after the lost Corbyn years but look for a new leader and prime minister who is a professional politician not a government legal […]
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EUROPE
June 6, 2026 Auditors call for “clearer objectives” on EU youth policy
By Martin Banks EU auditors say the European Union’s efforts to support young people’s integration into the labour market remain insufficiently focused on results.
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WORLD
June 6, 2026 US and Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest test of ceasefire
The shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran has been tested further, with American forces targeting Iranian drones and radar sites, and Iran firing missiles at US bases in the Gulf. The US military said it had shot down four Iranian “one-way attack drones” launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, which it said “posed an […]
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GEOPOLITICS
June 6, 2026 Ukraine apologizes to Greece over naval drone
Ukraine has apologized to Greece over the discovery of a Ukrainian naval drone off the island of Lefkada last month, attributing the incident to circumstances arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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HISTORY
June 6, 2026 6 June 2026: This day in history
1523: Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, ending the Kalmar Union 1716: French transport the first African slaves to Louisiana 1916: The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes central government to virtually collapse in the face of pressure from warlords, and from political reformers including Sun Yat-Sen 1944: […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 5, 2026 Europe’s SMEs are confronted with “increasing geopolitical instability”
By Martin Banks The body representing small businesses across the EU have demanded “tailored policies” that enable them to “invest, innovate, and grow”.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 5, 2026 Europe’s peripheral and maritime regions “combine many territorial assets” – meeting told
By Martin Banks Europe’s energy transition must strengthen territorial cohesion rather than deepen existing disparities.
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POLITICS
June 5, 2026 Mitsotakis taps Kyranakis for key New Democracy party post
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has selected Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis as the next secretary of New Democracy’s political committee, sources confirmed Friday.
