Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year
Losses driven largely by depreciation of cryptocurrency assets as prices of digital currencies tumble.
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MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid
Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward
MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week.
Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would launch a bid to end the impasse.
Continue reading...Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows – Reuters
Two men convicted over filming of antisemitic TikTok videos in London
Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, guilty of religiously aggravated harassment
Two men have been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment after filming antisemitic TikTok videos in north London.
Officers were called to reports of a hate crime involving a group of men allegedly harassing members of the Jewish community on Clapton Common at about 9pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Officers arrested five men in Hackney after the incident, it added.
Continue reading...Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon – The New York Times
- Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon The New York Times
- Lebanese Mourn Eight Members of One Family Killed in Israeli Strike The New York Times
- Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39 BBC
- Lebanon says two Hezbollah-linked paramedics killed by Israeli strikes in south The Times of Israel
- Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13 AP News
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse – Hyperallergic
- Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse Hyperallergic
- Without Its Expert Jury, Venice Biennale Lets the Public Choose Its Prize Winners The New York Times
- Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation AP News
- At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine The Guardian
Person killed after being hit by plane on runway at Denver airport
The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.
Steve Rosenberg: This year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow felt very different
The BBC's Russia editor reports from a Red Square with none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases to project power internationally.
“Nowhere left to go”: Gaza residents return to rubble after Israeli strike
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Al-Shati Refugee Camp after overnight Israeli airstrikes.
Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 24
No letup in Israeli attacks despite a US-brokered ceasefire, with a new round of talks expected next week.
Want to track the apocalypse? One theory: Follow the billionaires’ jets. – The Washington Post
- Want to track the apocalypse? One theory: Follow the billionaires’ jets. The Washington Post
- Can Tracking Private Jets Predict an Imminent Apocalypse? One Site Thinks So Gizmodo
- This Website Will Let You Know When Rich People Are Fleeing the Apocalypse VICE
- Is the apocalypse now? One man is tracking flights by the rich to find out Straight Arrow News - SAN
- 'Apocalypse Early Warning System': Man tracks private jets to determine global emergency level The Cool Down
Péter Magyar Takes Office, Marking the Official End of the Orbán Era
Peter Magyar has officially been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after defeating Viktor Orban.
‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins?
Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in Hackney
You would expect most political candidates who pull off a shock win to celebrate their victory, maybe with a glass of bubbly and excitement for the challenges of elected office ahead. But on Friday, as thousands of new councillors celebrated their triumphs, some surprise victors were less than pleased.
Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Finsbury Park, north London, put down as a “paper candidate”, who pulled off an unexpected win. “You’re going to be great, we’ll support you,” they said, according to the Islington Tribune.
Continue reading...‘On level of atomic bomb’: Iran highlights Hormuz importance amid US talks
The strait represents 'a capability that can affect the entire global economy with a single decision', politician says.
No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump
A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction
Donald Trump’s latest beautification plan for Washington DC – the restoration of the 2,000ft-long reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial – has met been with claims that a $6.9m contract to carry out the project was hastily handed out to a company that renovated a swimming pool at the president’s Virginia golf course.
The New York Times reported that the no-bid contract for the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was given to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, based in New Canton, Virginia, on 3 April – despite company records’ showing it has not previously been awarded a federal contract.
Continue reading...Niger suspends nine French media bodies: Watchdog slams ‘abusive’ decision
Niger's military government has banned dozens of local and foreign reporters since seizing power in 2023.
I will serve – not rule over Hungary, says new PM
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.
Peter Magyar Takes Over as Hungary’s Leader From Viktor Orban – The New York Times
- Peter Magyar Takes Over as Hungary’s Leader From Viktor Orban The New York Times
- Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now? The New Yorker
- As Hungary gets a new leader, the ‘trauma’ sinks in for Orbán loyalists The Seattle Times
- Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister ending 16-year Orbán era The Guardian
- Hungary’s New PM Magyar Demands President Quit in Showdown Bloomberg.com
Australian far-right party wins first lower house seat – DW.com
- Australian far-right party wins first lower house seat DW.com
- Australia's right-wing One Nation party scores historic parliamentary win BBC
- Waking up in One Nation country: after the Coalition demolition, voters wait to see if Pauline Hanson’s party can deliver The Guardian
- One Nation Wins Australia Special Election, Claiming Seat in Lower House The New York Times
- Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat Reuters
Palestinians run West Bank freedom marathon along separation wall
Palestinians ran alongside the separation wall today, a structure that cuts them off from their land and their families.