- More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine The New York Times
- Allies seek deal on more Patriots for Kyiv before NATO summit, source says Reuters
- Ukraine-Russia war live: US to send first Patriot missile systems to Kyiv since Trump-Zelensky Vatican talks The Independent
- Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT The Times of Israel
- US to send refurbished Patriot air defense system from Israel to Ukraine, NYT reports. The Kyiv Independent
No, Trump is not a fascist. He is a hypercapitalist and just as dangerous
Trump wants to free big capital from the constraints of democracy by dismantling it.
French police investigate spate of cryptocurrency millionaire kidnappings
Victims have had fingers chopped off by attackers in crimewave targeting entrepreneurs and their families
French police are investigating a series of kidnappings of investors linked to cryptocurrency after a 60-year-old man had a finger chopped off by attackers who demanded his crypto-millionaire son pay a ransom.
In the latest of several kidnappings of cryptocurrency figures in France and western Europe, the man, who owned a cryptocurrency marketing company with his son, was freed from a house south of Paris on Saturday night. He had been held for more than two days.
Continue reading...US jury’s $30m verdict brings hope for Cuban exiles over confiscated land
Lawsuit brought under Helms-Burton could spur others pursuing compensation for property seized by Castro
Long before it became one of Cuba’s most popular tourist destinations in the 1990s, the small island of Cayo Coco, with its pristine beaches and powdery white sands, attracted a different kind of clientele.
Inspired by its unspoiled beauty, and his observations of shack-dwelling fishermen scratching out a meager living, Ernest Hemingway set scenes from two of his most famous books there, including the 1952 classic The Old Man and the Sea.
Continue reading...Trump faces backlash after posting AI image dressed as pope
Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.
Nearly 290,000 Gaza children on ‘the brink of death’ amid Israeli blockade
Gaza Media Office says some 3,500 children below five ‘face imminent death by starvation' amid Israel’s total blockade.
The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza – Vatican News
- The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza Vatican News
- Pope Francis’s popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children CNN
- Francis' 'pope-mobile' being converted into Gaza mobile clinic Fox News
- West Bank popemobile to be transformed into ‘mobile clinic’ for wounded children in Gaza The Times of Israel
- A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza The New York Times
Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says
It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attack airport in Port Sudan
Videos show the moment Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on an airbase
Are Yemen’s non-Houthi groups seeking US support to attack the Houthis?
Anti-Houthi forces have lobbied for US support to fight the group. Will they be getting it?
First Image Of Ukraine’s Sidewinder-Armed Magura V7 Surface Drone – navalnews.com
- First Image Of Ukraine’s Sidewinder-Armed Magura V7 Surface Drone navalnews.com
- Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone for the first time CNN
- Ukraine war latest: Two Russian fighter jets destroyed by sea drones as video emerges The Independent
- Two Russian Fighter Jets Downed by Naval Drone-Launched Missiles: Kyiv Newsweek
- Ukraine war briefing: Maritime drone shoots down Russian fighter jet for first time, says Kyiv The Guardian
Messi, Inter Miami crush New York Red Bulls in MLS
Lionel Messi scores his first goal in five matches as Miami end their three-game losing streak across all competitions.
Missile launched by Yemen’s Houthis hits Israel’s Ben Gurion airport
Attack claimed by Houthis temporarily halts air traffic at Israel’s busiest airport and triggers air raid sirens.
China’s Xi Jinping to pay official visit to Russia, alongside Victory Day celebrations – AP News
- China’s Xi Jinping to pay official visit to Russia, alongside Victory Day celebrations AP News
- Russia сancels Victory Day parade in occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol, state media reports The Kyiv Independent
- Xi to visit Russia for Victory Day and talks with Putin Reuters
- Putin and Xi to sign ‘series’ of deals in Moscow summit Yahoo
- China’s Xi Jinping readies for ‘mutual trust’ mission with Putin in Russia South China Morning Post
Israel keeps bombing tents of forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza
Videos show the moment Israel bombed tents sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians at Gaza’s Al-Rahb Camp,
Violence engulfs besieged Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Darfur region – Reuters
- Violence engulfs besieged Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Darfur region Reuters
- ‘The janjaweed are coming’: Sudanese recount atrocities in RSF attack on a Darfur camp AP News
- Horrors in Sudan know no bounds, warns Türk, urging an end to the conflict ohchr
- Sudan Is Unraveling: Why War Is Likely to Once Again Tear the Country Apart Foreign Affairs
- Opinion | This time, the U.S. should act to stop a genocide The Washington Post
Nuggets eliminate Clippers in Game 7 to advance in NBA playoffs
Denver Nuggets defeat LA Clippers in the deciding game to set up a second-round matchup with top seed OKC Thunder.
The woman braving tigers, crocodiles and pirates in Bangladesh’s mangroves
In the forest where she lives, Mahfuza spends her days navigating rivers where danger lurks.
Week in Pictures: From drone strikes in Ukraine to Australian elections
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Xi Jinping to Pay a State Visit to Russia and Attend the Celebrations Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China – fmprc.gov.cn
- Xi Jinping to Pay a State Visit to Russia and Attend the Celebrations Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China fmprc.gov.cn
- China’s Xi Jinping to pay official visit to Russia, alongside Victory Day celebrations AP News
- Xi to visit Russia for Victory Day and talks with Putin Reuters
- Putin and Xi to sign ‘series’ of deals in Moscow summit Yahoo
- Chinese President to Visit Russia on May 7-10: Kremlin The Moscow Times