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Home Office data shows the number of asylum seekers in hotels halved to about 16,000 in June 2026, with falls also in asylum claims and small boat arrivals.
Anne Donaghy, former chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, is one of three people referred to prosecutors over alleged misconduct in public office related to a former DUP mayor's clothing expenses.
President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish the U.S. Space Academy, a new national academy to train the space workforce. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will chair the Presidential Commission overseeing its creation.
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their Artemis II mission, which set a record for farthest human travel from Earth.
A former White House teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, was ordered to pay over $172,000 for using inside information to bet on Donald Trump's speeches on prediction market Kalshi.
Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-American businessman, has been appointed to lead the TRIPP+ Enterprise Fund, which finances the 'Trump Route' corridor through Armenia connecting Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan. His appointment and investments in Armenia have sparked debate.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Erlan Karin as vice president, a new position under the constitution, making him first in line to succeed the president.
British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the US to the UK after being detained by ICE for overstaying his visa.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme, excluding those convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, ensuring PC Andrew Harper's killers remain in prison. The changes aim to ease prison overcrowding by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some IPP inmates.
Icelandic voters rejected a proposal to resume EU accession talks, with 52.8% voting No in a referendum.