The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the preparation of an assistance package for Armenia after restrictions imposed by Russia on Armenian exports. This is stated in a message from the European Commission following a telephone conversation between von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pishinyan. “By expanding restrictions on the export of Armenian products, Moscow is using economic relations as an instrument of political pressure,” von der Leyen said.

Доступно на русском The global gold market is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. According to the annual Gold Focus 2026 report by consulting firm Metals Focus , reviewed by The Insider , investment is becoming the main source of demand for gold amid record prices, while traditional consumption in the jewelry sector is falling rapidly. In 2025, the price of gold rose by 44%, its strongest performance since 1980.

The Trump administration has set out to rewrite the federal rules that govern the entire US higher education system. Associated Press reports . According to Deputy Minister of Education Nicholas Kent, the new approach makes it possible to immediately cover 6 thousand educational institutions receiving federal funding. The Ministry of Education has already proposed at least 11 new regulations. Among them is a change in the accreditation system, which gives universities access to government money.

Budapest is ready to approve a one-year – and not six-month, as before – extension of the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions. According to Bloomberg sources familiar with the progress of the negotiations, at a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday, the Hungarian side joined the group of states that supported the corresponding proposal. The President of the European Council, António Costa, will speak at the end of June.

Russia and the United States will sign an agreement on June 5 to continue designing a tunnel across the Bering Strait, which should connect Chukotka with Alaska. The special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vedomosti reported .

Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Oleg Sviridenko said that in 2025, foreign funding became the basis for recognition as “foreign agents” in only 4% of cases. He said this at a meeting of the Federation Council commission for the protection of state sovereignty, Kommersant writes . From the official’s words it follows that 96% of new “foreign agents” received this status without proven foreign funding - a sign that the Russian authorities initially called key to such status.

The Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone, serially produced by the Wild Hornets non-profit, was designed to intercept Shaheds and has since been enhanced to counter nighttime attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure objects. It has also been spotted intercepting a jet-powered Shahed while fitted with an R-60 air-to-air missile. The Sting can reach speeds of more than 340 km/h and operates at altitudes of up to 3 kilometers.

A court in Ystad, Sweden, allowed the bulk carrier Caffa ( IMO : 9143611), detained off the coast of Sweden in March, to be transferred to Ukraine. This was reported by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the Swedish publication Trelleborgs Allehanda. Ukraine sought the arrest and transfer of the ship as part of a request for international legal assistance: according to the Ukrainian investigation, Caffa was involved in the illegal export of products from the occupied territories.

The US State Department reported that representatives of Israel and Lebanon agreed to adhere to the ceasefire. The agreement was reached through the mediation of the American side. The condition for the agreement was a complete ceasefire on the part of the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The group's militants will also have to leave territories in the south of the country. Both sides agreed to resume security discussions in the week beginning June 22.

After the riots that broke out after the victory of the Parisian football club Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu offered to compensate for the damage from the pogroms through social benefits for the perpetrators of the riots. Le Figaro reports this. “We are talking about a transition from a system where society pays for the damage to a system where the violators themselves pay,” the French government explained.

Доступно на русском The government of Kazakhstan has effectively gained control over most shares in the major international mining company Eurasian Resources Group (ERG). In late May, shortly after making the list of Kazakhstan’s richest people, businessman Shakhmurat Mutalip bought a 40% stake in the company. As The Insider found, Nurlan Zhakupov, chairman of the state-controlled Samruk-Kazyna fund, joined ERG’s board shortly before that deal went through.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas confirmed that Vilnius is discussing with Washington the possible deployment of American nuclear weapons on the country's territory. Earlier, the Financial Times, citing sources, reported that the United States was discussing the deployment of additional nuclear forces in Poland and some Baltic countries. The Kaunas statement was the first public confirmation that Lithuania is participating in such negotiations.

Polish tennis player Maja Chwalinska beat Russian Diana Schneider, competing without a flag, in the semifinals of the Roland Garros tournament in Paris with a score of 7:6 (4), 6:4. Thus, in the final she will meet with Russian Mirra Andreeva. Earlier today, Andreeva beat Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals with a score of 6:1, 6:3. “It was an incredible battle, especially the first set. I'm also a fan of Diana's game, I really like watching her matches.

American short seller Grizzly Research has released an investigation accusing Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli of having “close relationships with Russia [that] pose a threat to Western national security.” In the report, the firm stated that the company is concealing the true scale of its Russian business from investors. According to Grizzly’s examination of Pirelli’s Russian financial reporting, the country accounts for approximately 10% of the manufacturer’s net profit.

The Donald Trump administration is involved in preparing a new bill on sanctions against Russia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this at a hearing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The broadcast was hosted by NBC News. White House lawyers and administration officials are working with Sen. Lindsey Graham's office on the document's language and discussing what provisions would be acceptable to the administration, he said. Rubio noted that Trump supported this work.