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June 6 1200 UTC Brief
In Britain
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has stepped down immediately as joint chairman and director after being told that serious historic allegations are due to be published. The club says he is leaving with immediate effect. The timing, naturally, is doing most of the talking.
In Southampton, six more people have been charged with violent disorder after the riots that followed the sentencing in the Henry Nowak murder case. Police say the new charges bring the total number of people charged over the disorder to 11. Separately, Roger Harmer of the Liberal Democrats has been elected to lead Birmingham City Council, heading a coalition with the Greens and support from seven Independents.
Across Europe
Ukrainian drones have targeted St. Petersburg, prompting the city’s governor to tell residents to stay indoors, the first such warning since the war began. Russia called it an unprecedented attack.
In Spain, most of the country is set for a hot weekend, with settled weather dominating and temperatures expected to climb sharply. Parts of the south could hit around 38C next week.
In the Middle East
Israeli troops have killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank, after opening fire on a car carrying a family in Hebron’s Tel Rumeida area. The family says the vehicle had complied with an order to stop before soldiers fired. One parent was injured and the baby later died in hospital.
In world football
Iran’s players have received U.S. visas ahead of the World Cup, but some federation officials are still waiting for clearance before the team’s opening match.
Meanwhile, Jürgen Klopp’s agent has dismissed talk that the former Liverpool manager could take the vacant Real Madrid job if a presidential candidate wins Sunday’s vote. Klopp, in case anyone had forgotten, is now working for Red Bull.
In science and defense
The U.S. Army says it has developed a quantum sensor that can pinpoint the full three-dimensional direction of radio signals. Researchers say the system could improve spectrum awareness and communications in complex battlefield environments, which is a very tidy way of describing “finding the signal before the other side does.”
And in Europe’s defense industry, the next-generation ECRS Mk1 radar for German and Spanish Eurofighter jets has entered live testing, with airborne trials expected in 2026 and deliveries planned for 2027 if everything stays on schedule.
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