June 11 0800 UTC Brief

In Belfast Anti-immigration protests continued in Belfast, where police used a water cannon on demonstrators after days of unrest triggered by a knife attack that left one man with life-changing injuries. The slogan “Take Our Country Back” has spread across social media, and the row has now pulled in outside voices, including criticism that Elon Musk helped inflame tensions online. In business UK drivers facing complaints about car finance could be waiting until 2027 for compensation, after the Financial Conduct Authority warned that legal challenges may delay its redress scheme. Four firms, including Volkswagen Financial Services UK and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services UK, have launched action, and the regulator says its scheme is still the quickest route. European markets opened cautiously ahead of an expected European Central Bank rate hike, as investors weighed inflation pressures, including higher energy costs linked to the Iran conflict. In the Middle East The International Atomic Energy Agency has demanded that Iran provide information on its nuclear stockpile, after Tehran denounced a US-backed resolution as politically motivated and said it could complicate ceasefire talks. Meanwhile, the US and Iran exchanged strikes across the Middle East for a second day. Iran says it responded by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain, while Bahrain reported damage in its capital overnight. Separate to that, the US military attacked a Palau-flagged oil tanker after accusing it of failing to comply with directions, and three Indian sailors were killed in the strike. In culture Barcelona’s Sagrada Família has finally reached the height Antoni Gaudí intended, with completion of the Tower of Jesus Christ bringing the basilica closer than ever to the design he left unfinished in 1926.