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Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to Trump-backed outsider
Jun 24, 2026 - World 
Iván Cepeda has conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump
Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three
Jun 24, 2026 - World 
Investigators says one of two teenagers who allegedly opened fire on students at high school was regular playerPhilippine authorities have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian country killed three students and injured 20 others.Investigators said that one of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on students at San Jose National high school in Tacloban city had regularly played the game, which allows players to use various weapons and depicts graphic violence. Continue reading...
UK, Germany and France express concern over Chinese actions east of Taiwan
Jun 24, 2026 - World 
Great Britain, France and Germany have issued a rare joint statement expressing alarm over Chinese activities east of the self-ruled island of Taiwan
Dettol apologises after ‘toxic men’ advert sparks backlash in China
Jun 24, 2026 - World 
British disinfectant brand withdraws advert about a man’s efforts to find a ‘clean and untouched’ womanThe British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised after an advertisement released in China, which it said was intended to criticise “toxic men”, was widely condemned on social media as offensive to women.The five-minute advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, released across many online platforms at the end of May, features a man comparing his girlfriend with his former partner. Learning that his former girlfriend previously lived with someone else, the man likens their relationship to a “secondhand service”. He then tells his friends that he intends to find a “clean and untouched” woman for whom he can be the first sexual partner. Continue reading...
German railway says outage that halted all trains was caused by scheduled work
Jun 24, 2026 - World 
Germany's railway network operator says a late-night communication system outage left trains and travelers stranded around Germany was caused by workers swapping out a component
