Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic
As Arctic ice melts, global powers seize new opportunities to extract oil, speed up trade and boost their military presence.
Her daughter was taken and sent abroad – 44 years later, they found each other
Hundreds made damning allegations of fraud, kidnapping and trafficking about an overseas adoption programme.
She found her daughter after 44 years. Now she’s suing Korea’s government
Hundreds made damning allegations of fraud, kidnapping and trafficking about an overseas adoption programme.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 23, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 23, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Kharkiv: Why Russian troops are massing near Ukraine's 'fortress city' Sky News
- ISW: Putin uses nationalism and tradition to militarize Russian society Euromaidan Press
- Ukraine Prepares for a Russian Summer Offensive Royal United Services Institute
- Ukraine's front-line pressure and risks of Russia's summer offensive The Kyiv Independent
US government issues sudden warning on Switzerland travel – TheStreet
- US government issues sudden warning on Switzerland travel TheStreet
- The 5th Safest Country in the World Is Now Under a Surprising U.S. Travel Advisory—What Travelers Should Know Yahoo
- Switzerland Joins Canada, Argentina, Japan, South Korea, Austria, and Qatar as US Issues New Travel Advisories Travel And Tour World
- U.S. Travelers Warned About New Risk in Popular European Destination parade.com
- U.S issues travel advisory for Switzerland, one of the world's richest and advanced nations, here are reas The Economic Times
Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe
Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donor
The sperm of a man carrying a rare cancer-causing mutation was used to conceive at least 67 children, 10 of whom have since been diagnosed with cancer, in a case that has highlighted concerns about the lack of internationally agreed limits on the use of donor sperm.
Experts have previously warned of the social and psychological risks of sperm from single donors being used to create large numbers of children across different countries. The latest case, involving dozens of children born between 2008 and 2015, raises fresh concerns about the complexity of tracing so many families when a serious medical issue is identified.
Continue reading...Travelers Avoid Trips to Japan Over Viral Comic Book’s Quake Prediction – Bloomberg.com
- Travelers Avoid Trips to Japan Over Viral Comic Book’s Quake Prediction Bloomberg.com
- Prediction of July 2025 disaster by ‘New Baba Vanga’ triggers massive drop in travel bookings The Economic Times
- Tourists are cancelling trips to popular destination after psychic dubbed the 'new Baba Vanga' makes terrifyin Daily Mail
- Baba Vanga's Predictions 2025: What the Future Holds for Our World? Times of India
- Travelers avoiding Japan because of dire comic book prediction The Independent
Napoli win Serie A title, Inter Milan refocus on Champions League
Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 to seal the Serie A title as Champions League hopefuls Inter's victory at Como is in vain.
Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuelan Opposition Figures – U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuelan Opposition Figures U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- ‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote Al Jazeera
- Venezuela opposition leader Guanipa under arrest Reuters
- Rubio expresses unwavering support for Venezuelan opposition leaders as Maduro jails top political foe New York Post
- Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government plot AP News
Israel targeted Muhammad Sinwar in rare moment when he had no hostages around him — report – The Times of Israel
- Israel targeted Muhammad Sinwar in rare moment when he had no hostages around him — report The Times of Israel
- Exclusive | Israeli Airstrike That Killed Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Hit Meeting of Top Militants WSJ
- Israel's Netanyahu says 'it appears' Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed ABC News
- Mohammed Sinwar Reportedly Eliminated in IDF Strike on Meeting of Top Hamas Leadership Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Sinwar killed in Israeli strike on high-level Hamas meeting, buried in secrecy: report Ynetnews
Five New Orleans jailbreak fugitives still at large as police arrest alleged helpers
Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail management
Several people have been arrested on accusations of helping some of the 10 men who broke out of New Orleans’ jail on 16 May – and half of the escapers remained on the run as a manhunt for them entered its second week, according to authorities.
Police said on Friday that they had booked Casey Smith, 30, a day earlier on allegations that she provided transportation to at least two of the escapers in the hours after the jailbreak. She had allegedly admitted to doing that alongside another woman whom police took into custody on Wednesday, identified as 32-year-old Cortnie Harris, Smith’s cousin and the girlfriend of one of the escaped men, Leo Tate, 31.
Continue reading...Robbery gang guilty of Kim Kardashian heist in Paris
The robbers have been given jail time for stealing millions of dollars' worth of jewellery belonging to the US celebrity.
Seventeen injured in Hamburg knife attack as woman arrested
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested and is understood to have acted alone with no "political motive", German police say.
Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps
Process begins after visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.
Trump warms to Nippon Steel, backing ‘partnership’ with US Steel
Biden had blocked Japanese acquisition, citing national security, with Trump previously agreeing he was ‘totally against’ it
Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind a “partnership” between US Steel and Nippon Steel, months after insisting he was “totally against” a $14.9bn bid by the Japanese firm for its US rival.
While the US president stopped short of an all-out endorsement of the takeover, he announced a deal between the two businesses on social media on Friday.
Continue reading...Trump reignites tensions with EU tariff threats
EU says threats should not guide trade talks as Trump says he wants tariffs of 50% on European goods as soon as 1 June.
Chaos spreads as desperate Gazans wait for food aid – BBC
- Chaos spreads as desperate Gazans wait for food aid BBC
- It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children The Atlantic
- What Israeli Officials Are Privately Saying About Starvation in Gaza The New Yorker
- Gaza aid trucks looted amid ‘hunger, desperation, and anxiety,’ U.N. says The Washington Post
- UN chief Antonio Guterres says Gaza enduring ‘the cruellest phase’ of war Al Jazeera
Chaos spreads as desperate Gazans wait for food to arrive
Lawlessness is stopping food from reaching people, while a clash at an aid convoy last night turned deadly.