Iran’s World Cup hopes hit US visa hurdles
Players from Iran’s national football team are in Turkey applying for US visas for the 2026 World Cup.
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Poll finds nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters oppose aid to Israel
The US ally has seen support plummet in recent years amid widespread anger over its genocidal war on Gaza.
Displaced Lebanese woman bakes 3,000 loaves daily for war-hit community
Soubhiye Zeiter vowed to feed people affected by war even after being displaced from her home.
Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban
Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating wrapping a film
Police on an Italian island stopped a party attended by Mick Jagger – because music is banned on Wednesdays.
The Rolling Stones frontman was on Stromboli, the volcanic island among Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, for the production of Three Incestuous Sisters, a film by the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher in which he stars.
Continue reading...Ukraine war latest: Russia’s Syzran oil refinery hit by ‘another long range sanction’ – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war latest: Russia's Syzran oil refinery hit by 'another long range sanction' The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Oil plant strikes all going to plan, says Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate AP News
- Ukrainian mid-range strikes deal double blow to Russia's war effort Reuters
- Ukraine’s drones are devastating Russian targets from 60 miles away NBC News
Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health
A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said.
The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in the DRC’s South Kivu province, an area under the control of armed rebel groups.
Continue reading...Turkey Court Unseats Opposition Leader Ozgur Ozel in Blow to Erdogan Rivals – Bloomberg.com
- Turkey Court Unseats Opposition Leader Ozgur Ozel in Blow to Erdogan Rivals Bloomberg.com
- Turkey’s FX Sales Reach $6 Billion After Opposition Ruling Bloomberg.com
- Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party Al Jazeera
- Turkey court removes leader of opposition as Erdoğan tightens grip Financial Times
- Turkish court rules to remove head of the main opposition party in latest blow AP News
Net migration to the UK falls by nearly 50 percent amid tighter policies
The ONS says net migration fell to 171,000 in the 12 months to the end of December from 331,000 a year earlier.
Mayor cuts limited World Cup tickets for New Yorkers to $50 after furore
Pricing for 2026 World Cup has been under heavy scrutiny, including in New York where city mayor cuts limited tickets.
Shocked Maguire posts on Insta that he is not in England’s World Cup squad
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has announced on social media that he is not going to World Cup 2026.
Russia and China condemn US over indictment of former Cuban leader
It comes after the US charged Raúl Castro with murder, the latest move putting pressure on the regime.
Top UN court rules workers’ right to strike ‘protected’ in key treaty
The nonbinding ruling is expected to be hailed as a victory by workers' groups and influence global labour relations.
Is Belarus about to enter the Russian war? – The Kyiv Independent
- Is Belarus about to enter the Russian war? The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Fresh threat of attack from Belarus front, warns Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Ukraine Starts Operation to Fend Off New Threat From North Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine to beef up northern defences over Russian offensive plans Reuters
- Ukraine latest: Zelensky warns Moscow planning possible offensive targeting Kyiv The Independent
Israel deports foreign Gaza-bound flotilla activists after global outcry
Move comes amid condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after video posted showing detained protesters being taunted
Israel has said it has deported all the foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, after a global outcry over their treatment in custody that led the UK to join other countries in summoning Israeli diplomats for a formal dressing down.
More than 430 activists from countries around the world had been placed in detention in Israel after they were intercepted at sea on Monday while making the latest in a string of attempts to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory.
Continue reading...2nd Nuclear Attack in History? NATO Vows Devastating Response if Russia Nukes Ukraine Amid Belarus Drills – EurAsian Times
- 2nd Nuclear Attack in History? NATO Vows Devastating Response if Russia Nukes Ukraine Amid Belarus Drills EurAsian Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 21, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- ‘Something big taking place’: Why has Russia sent more nukes to Belarus? Al Jazeera
- Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus AP News
- Russia delivers nuclear warheads to Belarus as NATO tensions spike Euronews.com
French Open rejects prize money change despite tennis stars’ boycott threat
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and No 4 Coco Gauff have led player complaints about reduced pay at French Open.
‘Lingering shock from tragedy’ weeks after Minab school bombing
Residents are calling for justice weeks after US missiles killed at least 156 people at a school in Minab, Iran.
Russia’s NORSI refinery partially shut after drone attack, sources say – Reuters
- Russia's NORSI refinery partially shut after drone attack, sources say Reuters
- Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate AP News
- Exclusive: Oil refining at a standstill in central Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes, sources say Reuters
- As Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries, Russians Pay a Heavy Environmental Toll The New York Times
- Ukraine Hits 300,000-Bpd Gazprom Neft Refinery in Overnight Drone Strike Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Trump says he’ll speak to Taiwan’s leader: Why that is significant
Analysts say the remarks are less a sign of closer US-Taiwan ties than another example of Trump’s unpredictability.