← June 8, 2025

Several headlines focus on political events, including the shooting of a Colombian presidential candidate, the Italian citizenship referendum, and political maneuvering in Australia and the UK.

• Shot Colombian presidential candidate has had successful surgery, mayor says — The Guardian - 08:41
• Colombia presidential hopeful shot in head at rally — BBC World - 08:15
• Activists fear low turnout threat to Italy referendum on easing citizenship rules — The Guardian - 08:14

• A Colombian Senator, Miguel Uribe, Is Shot at a Campaign Event — New York Times World - 06:41
• Italian citizenship referendum polarises country — BBC World - 06:10
• Farage is like a tribune for the working class, says former Bank of England economist — The Guardian - 06:00
• How can Trump use the national guard on US soil? — The Guardian - 05:14
• Former federal Liberal MP Bridget Archer recruited by Rockliff for snap Tasmania poll — The Guardian - 04:18
• Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum — New York Times World - 04:01
• Italian citizenship referendum polarises country — BBC World - 00:37

Reports detail protests in Los Angeles and Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in response to clashes, seemingly related to immigration issues.

• Trump orders National Guard to LA after clashes — BBC World - 07:17
• Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests — The Guardian - 04:14

News covers various international events including tensions between Japan and China, a tariff truce involving Xi and Trump, and antiquities smuggling from Syria.

• Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump — New York Times World - 04:01
• Xi to Trump: Rein in the Hawks Trying to Derail the Tariff Truce — New York Times World - 03:31
• Looted from Syria, sold on Facebook: antiquities smuggling surges after fall of Assad — The Guardian - 07:00

This category encompasses diverse stories such as an accident in Queensland, funding cuts to the BBC World Service, and a soccer star's revival.

• Queensland fire crews work to rescue man in his 80s stuck up to his neck in silo of fertiliser — The Guardian - 07:26
• Cuts to BBC World Service funding would ‘make us less safe’, MPs tell ministers — The Guardian - 07:00
• Andrew Malkinson says fight will continue for justice system reform — The Guardian - 04:49

• Hero or Traitor? Ernest Wilimowski, a Long-Dead Soccer Star, Is Revived, and Reviled. — New York Times World - 04:01
• Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn? — The Guardian - 06:00
• ‘A momentous day’: families of Britons killed in 1980 oil rig disaster finally win compensation — The Guardian - 05:00
• ‘Smash the gangs’: is Labour’s migration policy just a slogan? — The Guardian - 05:00
• Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years — BBC World - 04:31
• Tim Wilson backs working from home as ‘happy workers tend to be more productive’ – as it happened — The Guardian - 05:29
• Watch: Defiance and anger on the streets of LA — BBC World - 07:34
• Tulip Siddiq requests meeting with Bangladeshi leader over corruption allegation — The Guardian - 04:00
• Hong Kong Looks for Ways to Win Back Big-Spending Tourists — New York Times World - 04:03