Mauritania’s plan to close private schools sparks backlash
Mauritania’s plan to shut most private primary schools and move students into free public schools is sparking backlash.
What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada’s next governor general – BBC
- What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada's next governor general BBC
- Louise Arbour Named as Canada’s Governor General The New York Times
- Montrealers celebrate Canada's incoming GG Louise Arbour, who got her start in the city CBC
- Carney appoints former war crimes prosecutor as Canada governor general The Guardian
- Prime Minister Carney announces The King’s approval of Canada’s next Governor General pm.gc.ca
India’s Narendra Modi celebrates a return to dominance – Financial Times
- India’s Narendra Modi celebrates a return to dominance Financial Times
- Modi’s party wins control of India’s West Bengal in a key state election NBC News
- Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time The Guardian
- Donald Trump hails PM Modi for ‘historic, decisive win’ The Times of India
- Election Results Highlights: "Bengal Has Seen Poriborton": PM Promises Action Against Infiltrators NDTV
US plans to hike tariffs on EU cars to 25% will hit luxury market the most
US says it will hike tariffs to 25% because the EU has not complied with trade deal last year that set tariffs at 15%.
Miscalculation over Strait of Hormuz could ‘bring an all-out war’
Neither the US nor Iran are willing to compromise on the Strait of Hormuz, increasing the chance of miscalculation.
Royal allegedly joined human safari hunters who ‘competed to kill prettiest and pregnant women’ – LADbible
- Royal allegedly joined human safari hunters who ‘competed to kill prettiest and pregnant women’ LADbible
- Twisted ‘human safari’ hunters competed to kill the most beautiful women during Sarajevo siege, book claims New York Post
- Sarajevo safari hunters ‘competed to kill prettiest women’ The Times
- Witness to alleged human safari hunters who 'wanted to kill prettiest and pregnant women' was given severe warning LADbible
- Royal 'joined human safari hunters' who 'competed to kill the most beautiful women' Daily Star
Amid hiring push, State Dept finalizes hundreds of layoffs initiated last summer – Federal News Network
Czechs pack Prague’s Old Town Square to protest government media plans – Reuters
- Czechs pack Prague's Old Town Square to protest government media plans Reuters
- Tens of thousands rally in Prague to defend independence of Czech public media Expats.cz
- Czechs Rally Against Threatened Media Independence Devdiscourse
- Czech news in brief for May 6: Wednesday's top morning headlines Expats.cz
Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow
Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.
US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side – The Guardian
- US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side The Guardian
- UAE comes under Iranian attacks for second consecutive day: Ministry Al Jazeera
- Why Iran’s Attack On Fujairah Matters For Energy Markets WSJ
- Iran Fires Missiles at UAE in First Attack Since Ceasefire Bloomberg.com
- Iran ceasefire in peril as UAE says it's under attack Axios
Sudan recalls Ethiopia ambassador after strikes on Khartoum
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, accusing Ethiopia of being behind attacks on Khartoum’s airport.
Video: Trump says Iran should ‘wave the white flag’
US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war.
US push for Lebanon and Israel leaders to meet could inflame tensions
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun is under pressure to meet with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on a US visit this month.
Romanian prime minister loses confidence vote in parliament – DW.com
- Romanian prime minister loses confidence vote in parliament DW.com
- Romanian government collapses after no-confidence vote Reuters
- Romanian socialists and far right topple government politico.eu
- Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote BBC
- ‘With calm, we will get through this’: Romanian president speaks out after government collapses – as it happened The Guardian
US to take steps to curb antidepressant prescribing, RFK Jr says
Plan promotes ‘deprescribing’ as psychiatrists warn crisis stems from lack of access to care, not overuse
The federal health department will begin a series of steps intended to curb antidepressant use in the US, Robert F Kennedy Jr announced this week.
Antidepressants, specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, have long been a target for Kennedy, the Trump administration’s health secretary, who talked about the plans at an event Monday hosted by the Make America Healthy Again Institute, an organization focused on advancing the MAHA agenda. He has claimed without evidence that the drugs are linked to a rise in school shootings and has expressed concerns about weaning off the medications and withdrawal symptoms.
Continue reading...Alberta separatists submit 300,000 signatures to push independence referendum
Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil around independence push
Alberta separatists have delivered more than 300,000 signatures to elections officials in western Canada, in support of their attempt to force an independence referendum in Canada’s oil-rich province.
But the effort stumbled immediately as a separatist-linked group posted the personal data of nearly three million residents online in one of the largest data breaches in Canadian history, fomenting fears of a possible political interference crisis.
Continue reading...Four Palestine Action activists convicted of criminal damage
Activists found guilty over break-in at Israeli defence firm’s UK site after jury deliberated for more than 14 hours
Four out of six Palestine Action activists who stood trial over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site have been convicted of criminal damage.
Charlotte Head, 29; Samuel Corner, 23; Leona Kamio, 30; and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were all found guilty on Tuesday of smashing up property, including drones, manufactured by Elbit Systems and computers at its factory in Filton, near Bristol, on 6 August 2024.
Continue reading...Man and ex-partner killed in Bristol blast after he forced entry into house
Ryan Kelly, 41, had ‘explosive device’, say police, who are treating death of woman, Jo Shaw, 35, as homicide
A man forced his way into a house in Bristol with an “explosive device” a few minutes before a blast that killed his ex-partner and himself.
Police said they were treating the death of the woman, whom they believe to be 35-year-old Jo Shaw, as homicide and named the man who died as her former partner, Ryan Kelly, 41.
Continue reading...Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack – AP News
- Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack AP News
- ‘Think before sharing,’ Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral The Guardian
- Italy's Meloni warns over AI deepfakes after false photos circulate Reuters
- "Improved Me Quite A Bit": Giorgia Meloni Calls Out Viral Fake Lingerie Photo NDTV
- Italy’s Meloni shares deepfake lingerie photo to denounce ‘dangerous’ political trend SMH.com.au
UK convicts four Palestine Action activists over break-in at Israeli firm
Members of the now-banned Palestine Action group raided Elbit's facility in Bristol months into Israel's war on Gaza.