Europe United Kingdom A wave of far-right anti-migrant sentiment is sweeping across the UK and a protest in Portsmouth was marked by violent incidents; around 500 hooded people besieged the port, disrupted ferry terminals after learning of the landing of 140 migrants
Europe Serbia Aleksandar Vučić was sworn in for a second term as president during a special session of Parliament, which was not attended by the opposition on Tuesday as the final election results have not yet been declared
Europe Hungary European Commission will investigate the government's decision to allow only cars with Hungarian number plates to buy petrol at a maximum price of €1,22/litre at the country's petrol stations without informing the Commission in advance of the measure
America Antigua and Barbuda 1.396 public and private school students, along with home-schooled pupils, took the first of four examinations for the Grade 6 National Assessment at more than 50 centres yesterday
Africa Tunisia The representatives of the Venice Commission were asked by President of the Republic Saied to leave the country, as the head of state categorically rejected any interference in internal affairs
Europe France The new French Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, has declared that she will continue the fight against long-Covid initiated by her predecessor, while Brussels recommends part-time work for those with persistent Covid-related symptoms
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's chief trade negotiator, John Deng, held more talks with the US on bilateral trade, the island's government said, after being excluded from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the US economic plan for the Asia-Pacific region
Asia Armenia Karen Vardanyan donated cars, necessary furniture, consumer electronics, special wheelchairs and adapted chairs for children with disabilities to the five orphanages in the country, where 591 children live
Africa Ghana Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah, known in the entertainment world as Lilwin, has started the 'One Student, One Pen' project to ensure that every student in the Ashanti region has a pen for their studies
Asia Azerbaijan At the opening ceremony of Baku Energy Week yesterday, 1 June, a letter by US President Biden read out for the occasion said the country is playing a critical role in helping to stabilise European energy security
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo African Union President Macky Sall has called for "calm and dialogue" between the DRC and Rwanda after both sides accused the other of supporting rebel groups operating along their shared border, saying he is "gravely concerned"
Asia India The federal government will provide scholarships, mental health counselling and health insurance to children orphaned by the coronavirus pandemic
Africa Central African Republic The country is one step closer to the abolition of the death penalty after the National Assembly voted on the law abolishing it; the law will have to be promulgated by the president of the republic to take effect
Asia Malaysia Couple of activists walked 235km to spotlight Malaysia's dwindling tiger population and call for better protection for the national animal; the journey, dubbed 'A Walk For Tigers', was organised alongside a court request to declare it protected