‘I don’t have the cash to pay for these tariffs’: US small biz suffers
US small businesses are being financially stressed by Trump's tariffs amidst already slim margins.
Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
President Sheinbaum argues Trump's executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf.
Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
President Sheinbaum argues Trump's executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf.
Israel intercepts missile launched by Yemen’s Houthis
The incident comes days after Oman said it mediated a ceasefire deal between the US and the Houthi group.
Iranian man arrested in London as part of counter-terrorism investigation
Two addresses in north-west London searched after three other Iranians detained in same investigation last Saturday
A 31-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in north-west London under the National Security Act 2023 as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation in which three other Iranian men were detained, the Metropolitan police have said.
The man was detained on Friday morning and searches were carried out at two addresses in the area.
Continue reading...Ukraine, Hungary each expel two diplomats in espionage row – Reuters
- Ukraine, Hungary each expel two diplomats in espionage row Reuters
- Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network working in border region CNN
- Ukraine says it has busted Hungarian spy ring collecting military data The Guardian
- Ukraine accuses Hungary of spying on it; Budapest expels diplomats The Washington Post
- Ukraine security service exposes suspected Hungarian military intelligence spy network Euronews.com
Election of an American pope a “shock to many”
Cesar Baldelomar talks about the shock election of Pope Leo XIV from Chicago and its impact on the Catholic Church.
Hegseth cancels Israel trip to join Trump on Air Force One – Axios
- Hegseth cancels Israel trip to join Trump on Air Force One Axios
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cancels scheduled visit to Israel, sources tells the 'Post' The Jerusalem Post
- Hegseth said to cancel reported plan to visit Israel in coming days The Times of Israel
- US defense secretary scraps visit to Israel: Reports Al Arabiya English
- The @SecDef, Pete Hegseth, is joining President Trump's trip to the Middle East next week. X
Immigrants set for Libya deportation sat on tarmac for hours, attorney says
Any Trump administration efforts to send non-Libyans to the north African country would violate a prior court order
Immigrants in Texas who were told they would be deported to Libya sat on a military airfield tarmac for hours on Wednesday, unsure of what would happen next, an attorney for one of the men has said.
The attorney, Tin Thanh Nguyen, told the news agency Reuters that his client, a Vietnamese construction worker from Los Angeles, was among the immigrants woken in the early morning hours and bussed from an immigration detention center in Pearsall, Texas, to an airfield where a military aircraft awaited them.
Continue reading...Conservative party is fighting for its life, says former Tory cabinet minister
Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as party figures warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in danger
The Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said.
Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections.
Continue reading...Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV
Pope faced questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career after a survivors group filed a complaint
Groups supporting clergy-molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV after he overcame questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career to become the Roman Catholic church’s first-ever US-born leader.
Before Robert Prevost’s ascent to the papacy at age 69, he was leading a chapter of the Augustinian religious order in his home town of Chicago when allegations surfaced that a priest and Catholic high school principal under his jurisdiction had molested at least one student as well as kept child-abuse imagery.
Continue reading...Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia’s Red Square on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade.
Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia’s Red Square on Victory Day
Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade.
Pope Leo XIV holds first Mass
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, called his election a “cross” and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass.
Can India and Pakistan avoid a fourth war over Kashmir?
India and Pakistan exchange deadly fire as tensions escalate over Kashmir.
Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users
President Claudia Sheinbaum says lawsuit has been filed after US lawmakers voted on name change
Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Friday.
“The lawsuit has already been filed,” Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference, without saying where and when it was submitted.
Continue reading...Jared Kushner advising Trump team ahead of key Middle East visit – report – The Jerusalem Post
‘I will run right over you’: New FEMA head issues warning to Trump critics
Acting director David Richardson addressed FEMA after congressional testimony led to the removal of his predecessor.
“He Brought Shame to Ohio”: Today in Ohio blasts Bernie Moreno’s defense of slaughter – Cleveland.com
- “He Brought Shame to Ohio”: Today in Ohio blasts Bernie Moreno’s defense of slaughter Cleveland.com
- Opinion | Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza? Common Dreams
- Senate Democrats urge Trump to broker deal releasing hostages, ending Gaza war The Times of Israel
- Schneider leads House Dems to call for resumption of aid to Gaza Jewish Insider
- Restrictions on aid deliveries by foreign governments may violate law, US lawmakers say Reuters
Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India and Pakistan – Reuters
- Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India and Pakistan Reuters
- India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours BBC
- May 7, 2025 India launches attacks on Pakistan after Kashmir massacre CNN
- India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict Al Jazeera
- Live Updates: India-Pakistan Conflict Intensifies Into Most Expansive in Decades The New York Times