In 2025, the EU saw 669,400 first-time asylum requests and 178,000 irregular border crossings. The scale is putting pressure on the five member states along the Central Mediterranean route: Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Greece received 83% of all first-time asylum applications. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Frontline countries lack the physical capacity to shelter applicants, and processing can take years, leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in legal limbo. Local budgets are also unable to provide adequate long-term healthcare, education and social assistance. The EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact aims to ease this pressure by bringing non-border countries forward: states must…

Jack Wheeler proudly shows the passport issued in the 1960s, among all the passports he has had over the course of his life. He has brought the documents to prove that he has already visited every country in the world. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “About 20 years ago, my wife asked me how many countries I had been to. It turned out I had been to 140. And she said: ‘Why not visit them all?’” explains Wheeler, an American who lives in Portugal with his wife. “I turned it into a game. Whenever I went somewhere, I would also visit the most…

Past Chicago stars brought all that jazz to the 2026 Tony Awards to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beloved musical. Whitney Leavitt, Julianne Hough, Pink, Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alex Newell, Adrienne Warren, Dylan Mulvaney and more performed multiple during the Sunday, June 7, awards show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. “And now, ladies and gentlemen, frrom one mother hen to another, the Keeper of the Keys, the Countess of the Clink, the Mistress of Murderer’s Row, Matron Mama Morton,” Queen Latifah, who played the character in the 2022 film adaptation of the hit…

At 80 years old, John Lithgow has added another Tony to his prestigious collection of awards. For his performance as Roald Dahl in Giant, the stage and screen performer has broken records with his third Tony Award, making him the oldest man to ever receive an award in a competitive acting category. Previous oldest acting winners include Frank Langella, who won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Father at 78 and Roy Dotrice, who, at 77, won for A Moon for the Misbegotten in 2000. In musical categories, Dick Latessa received the award for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pair of U.S. adversaries — China and North Korea — appear to be strengthening relations, with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit.This is Xi’s first trip to North Korea in seven years, and experts say the visit is likely aimed at reasserting China’s unique influence over North Korea in exchange for providing economic and political benefits.Xi is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in what will be their first summit since September, when they met in Beijing after viewing a…

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 12 years, and we were together five years before getting married. He’s an alcoholic who has been sober for several years, but he wants to argue about everything. He has anger issues, possibly because he was in the military. His health is bad, too.  I have reached a breaking point and am thinking about divorce because of the way he treats me, my kids and grandkids — except for my son, who he is scared of. He also bad-mouths my son’s wife. He gets mad because I watch my granddaughter three…

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. () — The first weekend of Pride Month came to a close in West Hollywood, where one of the country’s largest Pride festivals drew crowds for a nonstop celebration along Santa Monica Boulevard.Live music from the concert stage capped the final night of OUTLOUD Music Festival, with guests gathering under the stars for performances that kept the energy high through the evening. Among the highlights was Grammy-winning artist Lizzo, who danced to her song “Truth Hurts” before delivering an impromptu performance.”I just want to say as an ally, thank you so much for always supporting me and…

​Good morning, Brussels. Angela Skujins here on newsletter duties. Roughly 24-hours ago we saw two lightning rod elections – one in Kosovo and one in Armenia — with candidates bristling against Russian influence and communities weighing whether to get closer to the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This newsletter is all about the bloc’s battle of wills amid campaigns of foreign interference. Barbs at the ballot box. Near complete results from Kosovo’s snap election show the country’s incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party on track to secure the most votes (43%). The social democratic, pro-EU party, Vetëvendosje, has not drummed up…

Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas and wife BC Jean made their first trip to New York City without 2-year-old son Banksi in tow — and he’s unbothered by his parents’ absence. “This date night is, like, usually there’s one with us,” Ballas, 40, told Us Weekly exclusively while attending the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, “He was like, ‘See ya, whatever.’ He’s having the best time [without us].” Banksi might not have been around for this red carpet moment, but Ballas and Jean, 39, told Us that he’s already displaying signs of following in their musical…

Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Caissie Levy took home a Tony Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction! Caissie Levy is an Olivier and Grammy-nominated veteran of eight Broadway and three West End shows. She earned an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in the UK premiere of Next to Normal in London’s West End and at The Donmar Warehouse. Most recently, she starred…

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Published on 08/06/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on the meeting between the leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ukraine. Euronews’ Jane Witherspoon reports live from Yerevan on Armenia’s elections. Euronews’ María Muñoz Morillo reports from Madrid on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain. Interview with Hervé Ladsous, UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission. Explainer by Jakub Janas: The FIFA World Cup and the fascinating numbers behind it. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo…

Brooke Hogan got candid about navigating adulthood as a working mom. “So I wanted to come on here and talk about something that I think everybody needs to hear. I know it helps me when I hear it and it’s rare that I do. But I’ve found a lot of the power in my social media and my following, you guys, is that when I express something I’m going through — and I only recently started doing that — I’m shocked at the amount of people that are going through the same thing or feeling the same way,” Hogan, 38,…

Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Joshua Henry took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld’s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction! Joshua Henry recently starred as Gaston in ’s “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” special and in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature Tick, Tick….Boom! He also appeared in Steven Knight’s Apple drama series “SEE,” and can be seen in a starring role in American Renegades. Theater includes Lear deBessonet’s Broadway revival…

CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES () — A man and two 10-year-old boys are dead after a possible murder-suicide in Canoga Park on Sunday, according to police.The Los Angeles Fire Department said they were called to the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue around 7:15 p.m. for a reported shooting. First responders pronounced three people dead at the scene, LAFD said.In an update from the Los Angeles Police Department, officials said they believe the shooting is a possible murder-suicide. They believe the suspect, who is dead, was likely the father of the twin boys.AIR7 flew over the scene, where a large law…