Clashes Break Out at Belgian Protest Against Education Reforms

BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) – Clashes ⁠broke ⁠out between ⁠protesters and police in Brussels ​on Thursday, as a demonstration against ‌planned reforms to ‌part of the country’s ⁠education ⁠sector turned violent. The Brussels police department advised people ​on its X account to avoid the area around Brussels’ central ​station, while Reuters TV crews and ⁠photographers …

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Argentines Go Into World Cup With Atypical Mood: Tempered Hopes

BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (Reuters) – Felipe Mujica is heading into this month’s soccer ⁠World ⁠Cup feeling less anxious than usual. Mujica, a 39-year-old ⁠architect in Buenos Aires, typically watches World Cup matches yelling and swearing, getting so tense that “frankly, it’s ​not good to be near me,” he admitted. But this time around, Argentina …

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Tasmanian devil named Mary still missing 3 days after escaping wildlife park in Australia: “A mystery”

A Tasmanian devil named Mary successfully eluded searchers equipped with a thermal-imaging drone for a third day on Thursday after escaping from an Australian wildlife park. Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday morning. A dozen wildlife experts backed by …

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Night Owls Are More Prone To Anxiety, Loneliness

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The wee hours of the morning might not be so good for the mental health of night owls, a new study says. People with later sleep schedules have more anxiety and feelings of loneliness, researchers will report at an upcoming joint meeting of the …

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Putin Faces Rival Visions of War and Peace at Russia’s ‘Davos’

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines ⁠of ⁠Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with ⁠the war in Ukraine unabated. Some participants at the glitzy St Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia should fight on and gird for …

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EU Preparing Economic Support Package for Armenia After Russian Pressure on It

BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠European Union ⁠is preparing an economic ​support package worth an ‌initial amount of €50 million ($58.1 ‌million) for ⁠Armenia ⁠after Russia hit Armenia with some trade ​restrictions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ​said on Thursday. “Today I spoke ⁠with ⁠Prime Minister Nikol ⁠Pashinyan ​about Russia’s recent restrictions …

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