The EU Summit about Migration and the Turkish Elections are the main events which perhaps characterised the latest hours with developments taking place during the night and news as such still falling into place.
While during the day we might expect more developments and analysis, in today’s Morning Briefing we try to cover the salient aspects of the past 24 hours.
The EU Migration Summit is one of the main news which also features prominently on the Maltese newspapers.
An emergency mini summit Sunday of EU leaders seeking a common solution on migration yielded a breakthrough, of sorts: a general agreement to stop seeking an overall, common solution. It was not exactly a failure, with leaders hailing new momentum in addressing the bloc’s most divisive political problem, and a commitment to continue their discussion at a regular EU summit later this week. After Sunday’s meeting there appeared to be consensus, at least among most of the 16 leaders who attended, that the challenges would be better tackled with partnerships among willing nations, rather than waiting for unanimity among all 28. That suggested a watershed realisation: At times the best way to preserve EU unity may be to forego seeking EU unity. Click Image to Read More.
Turkey’s election authority chief early on Monday morning declared Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of the presidential poll, with 53% of the votes. Opposition leaders have alleged electoral fraud. Earlier Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in critical elections based on unofficial results, securing an executive presidency with sweeping powers. Speaking in televised remarks from Istanbul late Sunday, 64-year-old Erdogan said “the nation has entrusted to me the responsibility of the presidency and the executive duty.” He also declared victory for the People’s Alliance, an electoral cooperation between his ruling Justice and Development Party and the small Nationalist Movement Party, saying they had a “parliamentary majority” in the 600-member assembly. Click Image to Read More.
The UK would swiftly “recognise Palestine as a state” under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party’s leader said he would take steps towards “a genuine two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “very early on” if Labour won a general election. Click Image to Read More.
Boris Johnson was embroiled in a diplomatic row with Brussels on Friday night after he was accused of using a four-letter word to dismiss an ambassador’s question about the post-Brexit needs of British business. Click Image to Read More.
At least five people have been injured in an explosion in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Several residents have escaped and rescue efforts have been ongoing. An explosion in an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal seriously injured at least five people, according to local emergency services. Several residents escaped after the blast, but others became trapped and needed to be rescued on fire brigade ladders. A large number of rescuers worked to free people from the block. Click Image to Read More.
Maltese company Ledger Projects today announced it has signed a partnership with the Bitfury Group to build innovative blockchain solutions in Malta. Bitfury, the world’s leading full-service blockchain technology company, delivers hardware and software solutions to governments and the private sector. Bitfury plans to work exclusively with Ledger Projects in Malta to merge Ledger Projects’ platform with Bitfury’s blockchain infrastructure. Ledger Projects will also offer Bitfury’s range of applications in Malta. Click Image to Read More.
US clothing company Wildfang is taking a sartorial swipe at Melania Trump, selling jackets bearing the slogan “I really care, don’t you?” in response to the “I really don’t care” jacket the first lady wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents. Click Image to Read More.
Saudi women are in the driver’s seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world’s last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday. Click Image to Read More.
An Iraqi Sister who was forced to flee Islamic State in 2014 has been denied entry to Britain for a second time. Sister Ban Madleen previously applied for a UK visa to visit her sick sister but was refused permission in March. A second application for a month-long trip to see her sister and sister’s family was denied earlier this month. A letter from the UK Visas and Immigration division of the Home Office said she had not satisfied immigration rules – in essence, not proving she had sufficient funds and that she was genuinely seeking to visit her family rather than trying to make Britain her main home. Click Image to Read More.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has left hospital with her baby daughter. The NZ PM told reporters of her joy, thanking the public for their support. “We’re not placing any great expectations on this little baby except for happiness and love,” she said. A radiant Ms Ardern revealed her daughter’s name is Neve Te Aroha Ardern-Gayford. Click Image to Read More.
Looking at the sky is a fascinating experience. For Maltese photographer Michael Galea, this fascination has a particular perspective, which he’s sharing with our readers. This is planet Jupiter, as seen from Malta on June 15th. Next to the planet, one can also observe Jupiter’s three moons. Click Image to Read More.
In yesterday’s World Cup matches, England trashed Panama in a 6 – 1 victory which saw the Three Lions qualify for the next round. Colombia won in convincing manner against Poland, with the Poles being the first European Team to go home. Japan and Senegal gave life to an entertaining match, which ended 2 – 2. Click Image to Read More.
Turkey’s election authority chief early on Monday morning declared Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of the presidential poll, with 53% of the votes. Opposition leaders have alleged electoral fraud. Earlier Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in critical elections based on unofficial results, securing an executive presidency with sweeping powers. Speaking in televised remarks from Istanbul late Sunday, 64-year-old Erdogan said “the nation has entrusted to me the responsibility of the presidency and the executive duty.” He also declared victory for the People’s Alliance, an electoral cooperation between his ruling Justice and Development Party and the small Nationalist Movement Party, saying they had a “parliamentary majority” in the 600-member assembly. Click Image to Read More.
The UK would swiftly “recognise Palestine as a state” under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party’s leader said he would take steps towards “a genuine two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “very early on” if Labour won a general election. Click Image to Read More.
Boris Johnson was embroiled in a diplomatic row with Brussels on Friday night after he was accused of using a four-letter word to dismiss an ambassador’s question about the post-Brexit needs of British business. Click Image to Read More.
At least five people have been injured in an explosion in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Several residents have escaped and rescue efforts have been ongoing. An explosion in an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal seriously injured at least five people, according to local emergency services. Several residents escaped after the blast, but others became trapped and needed to be rescued on fire brigade ladders. A large number of rescuers worked to free people from the block. Click Image to Read More.
Maltese company Ledger Projects today announced it has signed a partnership with the Bitfury Group to build innovative blockchain solutions in Malta. Bitfury, the world’s leading full-service blockchain technology company, delivers hardware and software solutions to governments and the private sector. Bitfury plans to work exclusively with Ledger Projects in Malta to merge Ledger Projects’ platform with Bitfury’s blockchain infrastructure. Ledger Projects will also offer Bitfury’s range of applications in Malta. Click Image to Read More.
US clothing company Wildfang is taking a sartorial swipe at Melania Trump, selling jackets bearing the slogan “I really care, don’t you?” in response to the “I really don’t care” jacket the first lady wore to visit migrant children separated from their parents. Click Image to Read More.
Saudi women are in the driver’s seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world’s last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday. Click Image to Read More.
An Iraqi Sister who was forced to flee Islamic State in 2014 has been denied entry to Britain for a second time. Sister Ban Madleen previously applied for a UK visa to visit her sick sister but was refused permission in March. A second application for a month-long trip to see her sister and sister’s family was denied earlier this month. A letter from the UK Visas and Immigration division of the Home Office said she had not satisfied immigration rules – in essence, not proving she had sufficient funds and that she was genuinely seeking to visit her family rather than trying to make Britain her main home. Click Image to Read More.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has left hospital with her baby daughter. The NZ PM told reporters of her joy, thanking the public for their support. “We’re not placing any great expectations on this little baby except for happiness and love,” she said. A radiant Ms Ardern revealed her daughter’s name is Neve Te Aroha Ardern-Gayford. Click Image to Read More.
Looking at the sky is a fascinating experience. For Maltese photographer Michael Galea, this fascination has a particular perspective, which he’s sharing with our readers. This is planet Jupiter, as seen from Malta on June 15th. Next to the planet, one can also observe Jupiter’s three moons. Click Image to Read More.
In yesterday’s World Cup matches, England trashed Panama in a 6 – 1 victory which saw the Three Lions qualify for the next round. Colombia won in convincing manner against Poland, with the Poles being the first European Team to go home. Japan and Senegal gave life to an entertaining match, which ended 2 – 2. Click Image to Read More.
