It is important that the world does not remain silent in response to this latest act of Russian barbarism. This strike on the Lavra is an attack on the Christian community and on the cultural heritage of humanity. There can be no justification for this or for any other similar Russian attacks. What is needed is more cooperation to stop Russia’s war and stronger protection to save lives from Russia.

The reason Japan fans clean the stadium after each game. Respect. 🤝🇯🇵

The Tartan Army are an absolute credit to Scotland. Here they are heading towards Fenway Park for a Boston Red Sox baseball match…to the sound of bagpipes, obviously! ⚾️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Russia keeps rebuilding the northern road into occupied Crimea, and Ukraine keeps tearing it back down. Overnight on 15 June, Ukrainian drones struck the Chonhar and Henichesk bridges again, two of a handful of land links onto the peninsula. Occupation officials closed the Dzhankoi crossing, then reopened the one-way passage across a pontoon bridge for cars only. It becomes a loop on repeat: a span is hit, a pontoon goes up, trucks stack into long queues, and the pontoon gets hit too. On the peninsula, fuel and everyday goods are running short. At the same time, supply trucks get hunted across all major highways in the occupied territory Ukraine calls the effort its Logistics Lockdown. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/…

This is quickly becoming my favourite X account 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😆

Few things feel more New York than a Knicks championship and the Puerto Rican Day Parade on the same day. Today, we celebrated the culture, history, and contributions of Puerto Rican New Yorkers who shape every borough and help make this the greatest city in the world.

The king watching over his kingdom.. 😅

The King and Queen, joined by members of the Royal Family, have attended a Service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. 📜 Established by King Edward III nearly 700 years ago, The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Companions of the Garter are chosen personally by the Sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally.

After winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957 ALBERT CAMUS wrote a letter of thanks to his favourite childhood teacher, whom he'd never forgotten. Its wonderful.

La FIFA preguntó a una japonesa que por qué recogen la basura en todos los estadios a los que asisten. Ella lo explicó: "Es nuestra cultura. Pero también es una señal de respeto hacia el país y estadio que nos acoge y hacia nuestros jugadores. Para nosotros es un honor que nos reciban aquí y no podríamos dejar todo hecho un desastre". Japoneses TQM 🫶

I was thinking about this too. Russia targeted so many culturally important sites in a day not by accident. They are deliberately erasing our culture.

The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra will be restored. Thanks to the professionalism and swift actions of our emergency responders, the fires have been extinguished. Russia attempted to destroy the Lavra for a second time – just as it did in 1941. Thankfully, we will not have to rebuild this Ukrainian shrine from its foundations. The Government will secure funding for its restoration. As President Zelenskyy noted, the Government is preparing decisions to allocate resources from the reserve fund for urgent roof stabilization and its subsequent restoration. We expect a response from international organizations to yet another barbaric act by Russia. I have instructed Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Tetiana Berezhna @BerezhnaT to intensify this work, including through the tools of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund. Since early morning, I have also received numerous messages from representatives of Ukrainian businesses and philanthropists willing to contribute to the restoration of this sacred site. Thank you for your shared values and readiness to help. The Government, together with the reserve administration, will organize this process. My deepest gratitude goes to Ukraine’s Defense Forces and the State Emergency Service teams, who are working selflessly at the attack site to save lives and protect our cultural heritage. 🇺🇦

- Donald Tusk- PM of Poland to Zelensky 🇺🇦: "We appreciate Your personal efforts.. You are a hero, not in Ukraine but you are a hero in Poland also, we treat you as a hero...." Wow 🫡

It looks as though Vladimir Putin may have ordered an arson attack against the British Prime Minister last year. That is an incredibly serious escalation and shows why we must redouble our efforts with Ukraine and the rest of Europe to resist and deter Putin’s aggression.

Last night’s strikes by Russia on one of Kyiv’s holiest sites, the Pershka Lavra monastery, are an abhorrent act by Putin: a deliberate act of sacrilege in his increasingly desperate assault on Ukraine. Britain will support Ukraine's call for action from UNESCO, and - following yesterday’s shadow fleet interdiction in the English Channel - we will continue doing everything we can to increase our pressure on the Russian war machine.

Canada strongly condemns Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv, including the strike on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a sacred site in Ukraine and Eastern Christianity.    Canada stands with Ukraine. Their cause — freedom, democracy, sovereignty — is our cause.

Chicago, it’s good to be home! Michelle and I built the Obama Presidential Center to be a place where people of all ages can learn, play, and work – and we can't wait to welcome you all later this week!

King John of England signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede today in 1215, which established the principle that the king and his government were not above the law.

Seeing 5,000 Scottish fans bring a footie atmosphere to a baseball game is a sight to behold 😂 Doubt Fenway Park has ever heard anything like it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

10 years ago my wife, the mum of our kids & the MP for Batley&Spen was killed by a far right extremist. At anniversaries I try to be optimistic about the future. But not this time. In the ten years since she was killed we have gone backwards & I fear our democracy is now at risk