Kemi Badench: “Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true. “Let’s be honest about what is happening.  Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that....

Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus Mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia. The EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan follows the eighth gathering of the European Political Community, which brought dozens of European leaders to the Armenian capital. The officials addressed European security issues and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran in remarks on Monday. The two meetings underscore how Armenia is seeking to turn westward and shed Russia’s influence. Armenia’s relations with Moscow,...

Argentina’s President Javier Milei restored journalists’ access to his government headquarters Monday, more than a week after the decision to block credentialed reporters from the building — accompanied by a volley of online insults — triggered backlash from lawmakers and press freedom advocates. Most journalists said they could enter the Casa Rosada — or the Pink House, Argentina’s equivalent of the White House — for the first time since April 23. But authorities denied entry to two credentialed TV channels without explanation and introduced new restrictions on reporters’ physical movement within the Casa Rosada, shuttering corridors and installing frosted glass...

An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, state media reported Tuesday, prompting the halting of all firework manufacturing near the site. The blast occurred at a fireworks plant in the city of Changsha city in Hunan province on Monday afternoon, China’s official news agency Xinhua said. State media China Daily said that the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in the Changsha-administered, county-level city of Liuyang, a prominent fireworks powerhouse in the country. Changsha mayor Chen Bozhang said at a media briefing...

President Zelenskyy: “Last night, the Russians attacked energy infrastructure in the Poltava region. And they struck again in an especially vile way with a missile when State Emergency Service workers were already at the scene, extinguishing the fire. As of now, dozens of people are reported injured. Unfortunately, four people were killed, including two first responders. “They are Hero of Ukraine Viktor Kuzmenko, who had responded to the aftermath of shelling more than 50 times, and Dmytro Skryl, who had served in the State Emergency Service for more than 20 years. My sincere condolences to their families and loved ones....