Apple CEO Tim Cook has set tech tongues wagging by telling an interviewer to “stay tuned” for their augmented reality offerings. Apple is believed to have been secretly working on AR-VR devices for decades.

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban abortion.

Events in July include President Biden’s visit to the Middle East, the swearing in of Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive, the ban on single-use plastics in India, and the release of the first images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Airlines had already been struggling with staff shortages and now face further disruption in the coming weeks after aviation workers at Heathrow and across Europe voted to strike.

Ukrainian forces have been told to withdraw from the city of Severodonetsk, the regional governor has said. The city is the focus of Russia’s invasion as Moscow tries to take control of large parts of east Ukraine.

NATO looks set to agree to the most significant overhaul of its defences since the Cold War, including a six-fold expansion of its 40,000-strong response force to a new Allied Reaction Force.

Following the decision to grant Ukraine “candidate status” to join the European Union, their application begins a years-long process that must ultimately receive the unanimous approval of member states.

Russia has threatened to retaliate after Lithuania banned the rail transfer of around 50% of items that the Russian territory of Kaliningrad imports, in compliance with EU sanctions.

After six months of travel, testing and calibration of instruments, the first images taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the largest space telescope ever built – are to be revealed.

German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers – one of the most potent artillery weapons in the Bundeswehr’s arsenal – have arrived in Ukraine in the first delivery of heavy weapons from Berlin.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 has killed more than 900 people and left hundreds more injured in Afghanistan. The majority of the confirmed deaths were in the southeastern province of Paktika.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a public relations disaster for the world’s second-largest weapons exporter, with high failure rates of precision-guided missiles and the loss of flagship cruiser Moskva.

The International Air Transport Association predicts an increase this year in passenger levels to 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels, after two pandemic-hit years in which airlines lost nearly $180 billion.

Following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia now has more than three times as many sanctions imposed against it than nearest neighbour Iran, with penalties targeting individuals, companies, yachts and aircraft.

NATO is considering ways to bolster its eastern flank with troops deployed at short notice to eight existing battlegroups, and the option of scaling up to brigade-size in the face of threats.

Moscow is spending an estimated €840 million per day on Russia’s war in Ukraine, funded by revenue from fossil fuel exports that exceed this sum by some €90 million daily.

Gustavo Petro, a former member of the now disbanded M-19 guerrilla group in the 1980s and former mayor of Bogota, has been elected Colombia’s first left-wing president in a closely fought election.

French President Emmanuel Macron has lost his parliamentary majority in the second round of legislative elections amid gains by Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left Nupes and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.

Artemis I is an unmanned flight designed to test the viability of the new SLS launcher and Orion capsule for crewed flights. It is the first step in NASA’s much-heralded return to the moon.

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Spain’s Air Nostrum has become the first airline to reserve ten 100-seater airships with the goal of creating a commercial service for passengers from 2026. Airlander 10 will cut flight emissions by up to 90%.

Year-on-year sales of new cars in Europe have declined for an 11th straight month as economic pressure takes its toll. Sales fell 12.5% to 948,149 in May, compared with 1,083,255 in the same period last year.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier, the domestically designed and built Fujian, an advanced Type 003 ship featuring a full-length flight deck with an electromagnetic catapult launch system.

Support for the Internet Explorer browser has been officially ended by Microsoft, signalling the demise of the once-dominant platform. It now commands a paltry 0.64% market share, compared to Chrome’s 64.95%.

After nearly a decade of development, Amazon says it will begin delivering parcels by drone for the first time later this year. The company's latest drone can carry parcels as heavy as 2.3kg within 30 minutes.

The party of firebrand Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has quit the government, raising fears of conflict if his Iran-backed rivals form an administration to replace outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

Researchers have ended a more than six-and-a-half-century mystery after discovering the origins of the Black Death pandemic (1346-1353) by studying ancient DNA taken from the teeth of seven skeletons.

A Dutch firm is bringing to market the world’s first production-ready solar-powered car, the “Lightyear 0”, if you have $263,000 to hand. A limited run of 949 vehicles are on sale now, with deliveries commencing later this year.

The U.S. is working on a plan to build temporary silos along Ukraine’s western borders in a bid to export more than 20 million tonnes of grain by rail and address a growing global food crisis.

Lebanon looks ready to compromise with Israel in its decade-long dispute over the Karish gas field, potentially giving up its claim in exchange for a neighbouring field, following Hezbollah’s election losses.

More than 14% of the world’s population has had Lyme disease, a common tick-borne illness, according to a major new research paper. Data shows that cases have doubled in the last 12 years, likely due climate change.

As the aviation industry struggles to overcome crippling staff shortages and labour strife, airlines are planning to cancel hundreds of flights ahead of the peak summer travel period.

McDonald’s restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow under new Russian ownership and a new name, “Vkusno & tochka” – “Tasty and that’s it” – opening a new era for Russia’s fast-food.

Soaring prices at petrol pumps across Europe are squeezing millions already enduring a cost of living crisis. Denmark is the most expensive nation in the EU, with a full tank or petrol costing €140.25.

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise for the first time since the Cold War, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, as global tensions flare.

Japanese authorities have granted permission for irradiated waste water containing trace amounts of tritium from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, to be diluted and released into the ocean.

The Darkstar hypersonic jet in Tom Cruise’s latest blockbuster movie, “Top Gun: Maverick”, offers a peek at what might be the SR-72 – the super-secret experimental spy plane under development by Lockheed Martin.

The investigation into the assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump in January 2021 has entered a public phase, with two weeks of blockbuster televised hearings.

A U.S. startup is preparing to launch its 3D printed rocket, “Terran 1”, aiming to gain a foothold in the commercial space industry. It says it can build a rocket in 2 months, instead of the 24 months its rivals need.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll in the wake of the latest U.S. mass shooting finds that Americans support regulations on gun ownership but do not have much optimism that politicians will respond.

Novak Djokovic -- chasing his first Grand Slam title of the year -- is set to face rising Spanish talent Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, while Iga Swiatek is in the same half of the draw as Serena Williams

Iga Swiatek heads the women’s seeds at Wimbledon -- propelled to the World No.1 spot in April, the 21-year-old is bidding to become the seventh woman to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year

Novak Djokovic heads the men’s seeds at Wimbledon, while World No.1 Daniil Medvedev will miss the tournament following the tournament’s decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus.

The 2022 Tour de France will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 1, and will include six mountain stage and two time-trials before finishing in the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 24.

Cycling’s most prestigious race began in 1903 as a way to boost sales of a sports newspaper. The 2022 race features the brutal Paris-Roubaix cobblestones and the climb of Alpe d’Huez.

FIFA has announced the 16 venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament, the first 48-team FIFA World Cup, will be held in 16 venues across 11 U.S. cities, along with three venues in Mexico and two in Canada.

The UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, taking place in England, will see 16 teams competing to be crowned continental Champions, including defending champions Netherlands and favourites Spain.

Apple and Major League Soccer have announced a 10-year deal to stream all MLS matches exclusively on Apple TV. The deal – worth $250m a year – is touted as a historic first for a major professional sports league.

The Premier League season kicks off with reigning champions Manchester City starting their title defence with a trip to West Ham United, while Liverpool travel to Fulham, fresh from their Championship-winning exploits

Costa Rica has secured the final place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, joining 30 other qualified teams and host nation Qatar, in the tournament which takes place in November and December.

England hosts the 13th edition of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, featuring 31 matches at ten venues over three weeks -- Old Trafford will host the opening match, while the final will be played at Wembley.

Only four different teams have won the trophy since the first championship in 1984 -- Netherlands are defending champions, while Germany are aiming take the title for a record-extending ninth time

A one-off LeBron James Triple Logoman trading card could become the most expensive sports card ever sold, surpassing the $6.6m paid for a card depicting baseball legend Honus Wagner

The third UEFA Nations League tournament gets underway, with six matchdays taking place between June and September. UEFA Euro 2020 champions Italy face tough opposition against Germany and England.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has vowed the new-look 36-team UEFA Champions League will be “truly open” after a radical overhaul of the tournament was approved for the 2024/25 season

The draw for the FIFA World Cup 2022 sees host nation Qatar open the tournament against Ecuador at Al Khor’s Al Bayt Stadium. The final will take place at the Lusail Stadium on December 18.