Siblinga Elijah and Elan Daley shatter national benchmarks in Canada
Bermudian swimming siblings Elijah and Elan Daley took the pool by storm at the 2026 June Performance Meet in Canada, rewriting the record books and logging an official Commonwealth Games standard.
Elijah produced the standout swim of the meet in the Boys 17 & Over 200m Individual Medley. Touching the wall in a spectacular 2:06.68 to take second place, he comfortably cleared the entry standard for the Commonwealth Games and smashed the long-standing 1999 national record of 2:07.25.
He was also agonizingly close to lowering his own butterfly benchmarks, finishing third in the 100m final (55.48) and second in the 200m final (2:03.70)—both just fractions off his personal bests.
Not to be outdone, Elan Daley asserted total dominance over the women’s sprint program, winning all but one of her finals.
She opened her account with commanding victories in the 100m Butterfly (1:01.66) and the 50m Butterfly (27.85). Shifting to the freestyle sprints, Elan stormed to victory in the 50m showpiece in 26.05 seconds, before missing out on a clean sweep by finishing a superb second in the 100m final in 56.89 seconds.
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Two motorists arrested, one of them had a knife
Police say the arrests were made as ‘proactive patrols’ continue
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Bermuda Police Service release:
Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, 7th June 2026, police officers were conducting stop and search operations on Crow Lane, near Lane Hill, Pembroke, when they stopped a motorcar travelling east, driven by a 22-year-old male.
Checks revealed the driver was not licensed to operate a motorcar.
While dealing with that matter, it was discovered that the driver had an outstanding warrant showing in the system.
He was subsequently arrested and conveyed to the police station, where he was detained.
Dangerous Driving/Bladed Article Arrest – Around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, 6th June 2026, police officers were on mobile patrol in the area of Frog Lane, Devonshire when they observed a motorcycle travelling in a southerly direction, at a high rate of speed.
Officers followed the motorcycle as it continued at high speed towards Montpelier Road, before making a right-hand turn onto Middle Road, in a western direction.
Officers activated their emergency equipment, but the rider failed to stop and instead went the wrong way down Lane Hill, before coming to a stop on East Broadway.
A search of the rider, a 28-year-old male, led to the recovery of a knife concealed in his waistband.
He was subsequently arrested for dangerous driving and carrying an offensive weapon in public.
It is anticipated that the subject will appear before the courts in due course.
Members of the public are once again reminded heightened high visibility policing efforts remain in effect in all parishes. With the upcoming Bermuda Carnival festivities commencing on Wednesday of this week, please be prepared for delays.
US helicopter crew who went down in Strait of Hormuz rescued by drone
A U.S. Navy surface drone found and rescued the two crew from the waters of the strait, the U.S. military’s Central Command told Reuters
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that two U.S. helicopter crew members were “fine” following their rescue by a U.S. Navy drone after their Apache gunship went down in the Iranian-controlled Strait of Hormuz.
A U.S. Navy surface drone found and rescued the two crew from the waters of the strait, the U.S. military’s Central Command told Reuters.
The pair were rescued within about two hours and were in stable condition, Centcom said in a statement.
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache had been shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure, or encountered another problem. Asked if he knew what had brought the helicopter down, Trump said a report would be issued later on Tuesday.
“The pilots are fine,” Trump said, speaking on the runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, D.C. “Nobody injured.”
IRAN AND ISRAEL STOP ATTACKS ON EACH OTHER
Iran and Israel said on Monday that they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Trump, settling back into a tenuous ceasefire announced on April 8.
Two Iranian air defence personnel were killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, Iran’s military said, and their funerals were due to be held on Tuesday afternoon in Tehran. No deaths were reported in Israel after the Iranian strikes.
Oil prices, which had risen on the exchanges of fire, gave up most of their gains on Tuesday after the two sides paused attacks. [O/R]
Tehran warned, however, that it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to hit Iran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. On Tuesday, the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the Lebanese city of Tyre ahead of possible strikes.
The order included the Christian quarter, an area previously excluded from evacuation warnings. The military said Hezbollah militants were operating there, without providing evidence.
Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon helped trigger the latest missile exchanges between Iran and Israel — the most direct confrontation since the April ceasefire — complicating Trump’s push to end a war that the U.S. and Israel launched on February 28.
Trump also told reporters he might have “an idea” for an Iran deal within a few days, without elaborating. The Republican president, struggling with record low approval ratings as November’s midterm elections approach, has often hinted at an imminent deal with Tehran, but none has yet materialised.
Iran had fired missiles towards Israeli territory late on Sunday, calling the strikes retaliation for attacks on the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia on the outskirts of Beirut.
Israel then hit Iranian air defence systems and a petrochemical plant that it said was used to produce ballistic missiles. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it retaliated with a strike aimed at a similar Israeli plant in the city of Haifa.
TRUMP TELLS NETANYAHU TO ‘BE CAREFUL’
U.S. and Israeli officials said Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday.
In an interview with Axios, Trump said he had warned the Israeli leader not to return to war with Iran: “I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon.'”
Tehran has long said any peace deal with the U.S. depends in part on an end to fighting in Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Hezbollah fighters who had fired across the border.
Israel has never halted its Lebanon campaign, which has killed thousands of people, saying the conflict should be treated separately from any U.S.-Iranian ceasefire. Hezbollah has also continued its attacks.
At the same time, Tehran has continued to block most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas. Washington has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump has said any peace deal must ensure Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon. Iran’s demands include the lifting of international sanctions, the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets and recognition of its control of the strait.
Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Lincoln Feast and Ros Russell; Editing by Kate Mayberry and Kevin Liffey
Tech firms in UK must have plan for illegal content spikes during crises like Southport, regulator says
Nationwide violence broke out two years ago following a knife attack in the northern England city of Southport, which left three young girls dead at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class
International News via Reuters:
Tech firms in Britain will need to have plans to respond to surges in illegal content during crises such as the 2024 Southport riots which threaten public safety under strengthened rules set out by the regulator on Tuesday.
Nationwide violence broke out two years ago following a knife attack in the northern England city of Southport, which left three young girls dead at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Authorities said inflammatory and misleading content circulating widely online had fuelled that unrest.
Under the new measures announced by regulator Ofcom, social media and other online platforms would be expected to put in place crisis-response protocols to handle sharp increases in illegal content.
“Given the speed at which online harms can escalate during a crisis, and the serious risks this can pose to public safety, we have decided to accelerate our work on these crisis response measures to ensure that services can begin to take appropriate steps,” it said in its protocol published online.
The watchdog said companies should be ready to deploy temporary response teams, boost moderation resources and carry out post-crisis reviews. Larger platforms would also be expected to set up dedicated communication channels for law enforcement during a crisis.
The Online Safety Act, one of the world’s strictest online regimes, ties such illegal content to around 140 offences which relate to terrorism, hate, harassment and threats, rather than a broader category of unlawful material.
Companies are responsible for deciding how to act on such risks, based on the regulator’s guidance.
Reporting by Sam Tabahriti. Editing by Sarah Young
Apple failed to make its AI tool to comply to EU regulations, EU Commission says
“The decision not to roll out Siri AI in the EU is Apple’s and Apple’s only,” spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters in Brussels
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Apple decided not to roll out its new Siri AI tool in the European Union after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted of interoperability obligations for the tool, a spokesperson for the EU Commission said on Tuesday.
“The decision not to roll out Siri AI in the EU is Apple’s and Apple’s only,” spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters in Brussels.
“Apple was simply unable to develop interoperability solutions that meet essential EU privacy and security standards,” Regnier said.
“Instead of trying to find a suitable compliance solution, Apple simply made a request to the European Commission to be exempted from their interoperability obligations. That’s not an option.”
Reporting by Inti Landauro, editing by Bart Meijer
Stocks get a boost from tech dip-buying; bonds flag
In Europe, the STOXX 600 edged up 0.5%, led by tech heavyweights ASML and Infineon. U.S. stock futures rose 0.4% to 0.6%, as a broad range of shares gained in pre-market trading, including Nvidia, Eli Lilly and Goldman Sachs, all of which were up around 0.6%
International News via Reuters:
Global stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors rushed to buy the latest dip in tech stocks, while oil prices fell after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks on one another for now.
In Europe, the STOXX 600 edged up 0.5%, led by tech heavyweights ASML and Infineon. U.S. stock futures rose 0.4% to 0.6%, as a broad range of shares gained in pre-market trading, including Nvidia, Eli Lilly and Goldman Sachs, all of which were up around 0.6%.
Excitement about artificial intelligence was front and centre, with ChatGPT maker OpenAI confidentially filing for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, days before SpaceX’s hotly anticipated market debut this week.
“Wall Street bankers and CEOs are beside themselves with excitement about these mega-cap listings, however, on the street there is some caution setting in,” XTB research director Kathleen Brooks said.
“Although we fully expect the SpaceX IPO to be successful, the IPO itself is probably the least interesting event; what is far more interesting will be SpaceX’s future earnings reports, which will need to be big to justify a valuation that is 56 times forward earnings.”
The next big test for tech will be results from Oracle on Wednesday. Apple shares, meanwhile, failed to get a boost from a long-delayed AI overhaul of Siri, unveiled at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Investors are also wary about the risks stemming from rising borrowing costs. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields are above 4.5% and, crucially, 30-year yields have spent more days north of 5% this year than in any year since 2007, according to LSEG data.
In the Middle East, tensions are running high and maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is well below normal levels, which is keeping oil prices above $90 a barrel.
“Inflation remains sticky enough that 46 of 68 global central banks are overshooting targets, which helps explain why bond markets are repricing for tighter policy, and why long-duration assets, private credit, and several EM currencies are struggling,” analysts at Bank of America said in a note.
“Our Global Breadth Rule shows nearly half of equity markets already overbought, led by Korea, Taiwan and Finland.”
The prospect of the Federal Reserve raising rates this year to curb unwelcome pickups in inflation has dented bonds and boosted the dollar, which has gained about 2% in the last four weeks. Friday’s May payrolls report helped cement the view that at least one hike this year is a possibility. Data on U.S. consumer prices, due Wednesday, are expected to show surging energy costs kept pushing headline inflation higher in May.
Futures imply around a 60% chance of a Fed rate rise as soon as October, and a quarter-point move is almost fully priced for December.
Markets are also fully priced for a quarter-point hike to 2.25% by the European Central Bank when it meets on Thursday, and they see the key rate at 2.5% or 2.75% by the end of the year.
The surprising strength of U.S. employment kept the dollar underpinned at 160.2 yen, above the 160 mark that many believe could trigger more buying by Japanese authorities.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday said officials are “always prepared to take decisive measures.”
The euro was last up 0.1% at $1.1546, just above a nine-week low of $1.15, while the pound edged up off a three-week trough to trade at around $1.338.
In commodity markets, Brent crude futures fell 1.75% to $92.60 a barrel. The price of oil has retreated from late April’s four-year high of $126, but it is still nearly 30% higher than where it was in late February, while futures for the delivery of crude in six months’ time are 21% above those levels.
Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Kevin Buckland, Himani Sarkar and Thomas Derpinghaus
Bank of England warns of scams after fake video shows brawl with Reform UK’s Farage
Images available on Elon Musk’s X platform on Tuesday linked through to web pages showing a pretend BBC News article which promoted a financial trading scheme which the article claimed could turn £250 ($335) into £1 million within 11 weeks
International News via Reuters:
The Bank of England warned the public to be alert for scams on Tuesday after a fake video and images circulated on social media purporting to show Governor Andrew Bailey brawling with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on a TV set.
Images available on Elon Musk’s X platform on Tuesday linked through to web pages showing a pretend BBC News article which promoted a financial trading scheme which the article claimed could turn £250 ($335) into £1 million within 11 weeks.
“Unfortunately, fake adverts impersonating the Bank of England and other central banks are on the rise. These scams are designed to criminally exploit the public, especially the vulnerable, when they are online,” Bailey said in a statement issued by the central bank on Tuesday.
In a post on X late on Monday, Farage — whose populist party leads opinion polls — said: “You may have seen some bizarre AI videos on this platform today. Whilst Andrew Bailey and I have our disagreements, I would never take it that far!”
One image circulating on Tuesday showed Farage appearing to kick Bailey while he was on the ground, while another showed the politician pulling a gun on the BoE governor in a scene made to look like the set of BBC discussion show “Question Time”.
Other images showed Farage throwing a glass of water at Bailey or the pair jostling, with Farage being restrained by security guards or police.
In real life, the disagreements between Farage and Bailey have been more civil, centring around the BoE’s handling of bond sales, a lack of business people on its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee and its work on climate change.
($1 = 0.7472 pounds)
Reporting by David Milliken and Muvija M, Editing by William Maclean
Pope Leo heads to Barcelona on Spain tour focused on war and migration
Leo, who has adopted a more forceful tone recently against the direction of global leadership, also told Spain’s parliament on Monday that the “moral greatness” of any country depended on how it treated migrants and other vulnerable populations
International News via Reuters:
Pope Leo set off on Tuesday for the second stop of his visit to Spain, flying from Madrid to Barcelona as part of a week-long tour in which he has warned that escalating conflicts have pushed the world into a profound crisis.
Leo, who has adopted a more forceful tone recently against the direction of global leadership, also told Spain’s parliament on Monday that the “moral greatness” of any country depended on how it treated migrants and other vulnerable populations.
In a farewell speech on Tuesday before leaving Madrid, the first U.S. pope urged Catholics in the city to be selfless and help those in need.
“In a world that is constantly influenced by a logic of self-interest and profit … it is important to think and live according to a more authentic mentality,” he said.
Leo was due to land in Barcelona after around an hour-long flight, before meeting the leader of the northeastern region of Catalonia and a prayer vigil with young people at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
SAGRADA FAMILIA TOWER
The centrepiece of Leo’s visit to Barcelona will be on Wednesday, when the pope will visit an abbey in nearby Montserrat and inaugurate the newest tower of the Sagrada Familia, the modernist basilica that has become the world’s tallest church.
The visit to the basilica is also celebrating the legacy of its architect, Antoni Gaudí, whose designs were mocked in his lifetime but are now being praised. A fervent Catholic who died on June 10, 1926, he is on the path to Catholic sainthood.
The pope, who met six victims of sexual abuse by members of Spain’s clergy on Monday, has been criticised by some abuse survivors for his plans to visit the abbey in Montserrat.
It was included in a 2023 report by Spain’s human rights ombudsman that estimated that hundreds of thousands of victims had been abused by Spanish clergy over decades. In 2019, the abbot of Montserrat publicly apologised to victims of sexual abuse at the abbey’s school.
Leo’s visit to Spain will culminate on Friday in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off western Africa, where the pope will meet some 1,000 migrants who have crossed dangerous Atlantic waters on small dinghies to reach Europe.
In his speech to parliament on Monday, the pope said a lack of help for the world’s migrants was challenging “the ethical foundation of the international order”.
Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by David Latona and Alison Williams
London’s FTSE 100 weighed by GSK shares after Nuvalent takeover
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index slipped 0.3% to 10,341 points by 0810 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 edged up 0.2%
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UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, weighed by shares of GSK after the healthcare company announced plans to acquire shares of U.S.-based drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion as it seeks to boost its lung cancer treatments.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index slipped 0.3% to 10,341 points by 0810 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 edged up 0.2%.
• Shares of GSK lost 2.8% and weighed on the broader FTSE 350 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology index that fell 1.6% and was the biggest sectoral decliner.
• Global markets were also eyeing signs of de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, who also said that he could have “an idea” for an Iran deal within a few days.
• Inflation concerns, stemming from higher energy costs due to the conflict, have had investors price in a 25 basis point interest rate hike by the Bank of England in September, according to LSEG-compiled data.
• The main FTSE indexes have underperformed their peers in Asia and the U.S., given their minimal exposure to AI stocks. Against this backdrop, Britain set out a new £1.1 billion ($1.47 billion) plan to build domestic AI computing capacity.
• Among other stocks, BP slipped 1%, tracking a slip in crude prices. Attention on the company has piqued after the firing of former chair Albert Manifold and a latest report said investors and former executives at the oil major were in the dark about the precise circumstances that led to his departure.
• Venture Capital firm Molten Ventures gained 9.5% after announcing annual results, Fever-Tree Drinks gained 6.4% after the carbonated mixer supplier said it is confident of meeting full-year market expectations for revenue and core profit and announced an increase in share buybacks.
• Homebuilder MJ Gleeson lost 3.5% after projecting annual adjusted pretax profit below market expectations.
Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru
