As from 5 June, the six EU countries that do not recognise same-sex spouses’ immigration rights will be forced to do so in line with an EU Court of Justice ruling on C–673/16, in what became the Coman-Hamilton case.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Putin helped the most aggressive Brexit campaign—as he helps all far-right, nationalistic, and anti-European politicians—but now the Observer has evidence. In the Second Cold War, Moscow is winning big.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has arrived in Singapore for a scheduled summit on Tuesday with American president Donald Trump. Two imperious narcissists with a WMD fetish—what could possibly go wrong?

Under the new measures, anyone who wants to “passively collect money” in public must apply to police for a licence. Street begging is a nuisance, but it’s wrong to criminalise them.

The German government can’t agree on whether or not to turn asylum-seekers away at the border. The next EU summit could be the make or break.

In a working document published today, senior church figures writes about “LGBT youth”. The shift marks a departure from previous language used by the Vatican, which has in the past included “persons with homosexual tendencies”. One small step…

Today, Swedes all over the world eat fresh strawberries, new potatoes and pickled herring. My personal favourite is herring in mustard sauce.

“Eurozone agrees deal to bring Greece out of financial crisis,” the Guardian reports. Hopefully, this is also an end to all speculations about the Eurozone’s demise.

Elton John’s article in the New York Times is worth reading. Comes with beautiful photos by Robin Hammond.

The Observer reports that at least 100,000 people took part in the largest ever demonstration of support for a new referendum over Britain’s final Brexit deal. Makes me feel hope.

“A single shooter shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead.”

The shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, becomes so very close with local journalists live-tweeting. Worst thing is that this is what terrorists want.

Even I have been caught up in the football fever. I often hate the crude type of nationalism that the World Cup sparks, but it’s fun to be in a winning team. Go Sweden!

“We are not going to let them destroy the European Union,” Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says.

In an Europe without the EU, small nations like Ireland would have no voice. Now they do.