Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
A 101-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in jail for assisting in the murder of prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp. A German court found Josef S guilty of aiding and abetting 3,518 murders.
Former Nazi camp guard, 101, convicted of complicity in murders https://t.co/h9HSsZhaWN
— The Guardian (@guardian) June 28, 2022
At least 50 people have been found dead in a truck near San Antonio, Texas. Officials said the people – believed to be migrants attempting to enter the United States illegally – died from heat-related illnesses.
In #Texas, at least 46 people were found dead inside an abandoned tractor-trailer along the #US and #Mexico border.
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 28, 2022
"This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy", said San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg pic.twitter.com/j6LLWA9lQ4
Two people have been arrested after a gang of criminals smashed a glass case at a fine art fair in the Netherlands. Officials said the brazen raid appeared to be an attempt to steal priceless artifacts.
WATCH: The moment four robbers invaded the Tefaf Art Fair in Maastricht #TEFAF #Maastricht @HWHofs
— BNN 🇳🇱 Newsroom (@BNNNLNews) June 28, 2022
From:@HWHofs pic.twitter.com/f6JlYPU8Et
A journalist has been arrested in India because of his tweets. Mohammed Zubair has been accused of insulting Hindu beliefs on the social media platform.
The Indian authorities arrested Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of a fact-checking website, in what journalists and activists say is part of a broad crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party’s Hindu nationalist worldview. https://t.co/DECYVDWYyA
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 28, 2022
Scotland could be set to hold another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. The country's first minister – and leader of the Scottish National Party – said she wants the plebiscite to be held in October 2023, just under a decade after the last vote on independence.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon proposes 19 October 2023 as the date for a second referendum on independencehttps://t.co/sgAf520scz
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 28, 2022
In happier news, Coldplay singer Chris Martin has made a couple's dreams come true after playing them a song in a pub. The couple told Martin they planned to play Coldplay's song A Sky Full of Stars at their wedding, prompting the star to play the tune on the pub's piano.
Singer-songwriter Chris Martin hopped onto the piano at The Stag Inn pub after a couple, who are currently planning their wedding, mentioned their first song will be Coldplay's A Sky Full of Stars https://t.co/5ocbWN0NB6
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 27, 2022
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