Hundreds protest Ireland’s ‘George Floyd moment’
ndreds protest Ireland’s ‘George Floyd moment’
Can Venezuelan oil save India amid the Hormuz energy crisis?
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to travel to India next week to discuss oil sales.
‘Something big taking place’: Why has Russia sent more nukes to Belarus?
Russia's ally participated in joint drills for the first time. Analysts say it was a risky move for Minsk.
‘Full-on summer heat’: western Europe braces for unusually high temperatures
Portugal, Spain, France and UK expected to exceed 30C on Friday and into next week, with new May records predicted
A large swathe of western Europe is bracing for the first significant heat event of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise to more than 10C above the norm and new monthly records for May expected to be set in possibly hundreds of places.
Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week, reaching 32C in Paris and London and 35C in south-west France, with highs of up to 38C in the Guadiana and Guadalquivir regions of Spain.
Continue reading...Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
The BBC's Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.
Timelapse footage shows ‘giant cave’ inflating on Paris bridge
The monumental structure was created by Parisan artist JR - often dubbed the French Banksy
Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing
The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis?
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On Thursday, the Democratic party published a postmortem – spanning 192 pages – of its 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document prompted an angry backlash.
What’s in the postmortem? It focuses on key demographics that Kamala Harris lost, including Latinos, men and rural voters in many states. “Harris wrote off rural America, assuming urban/suburban margins would compensate,” the report says. “The math doesn’t work.” The autopsy says that Democrats must focus less on “abstract issues and identity politics”.
What does the move tell us? The cancellation, which avoided political embarrassment for Donald Trump, is the latest signal that congressional support for the US president’s war is diminishing.
What happens next? The vote has been postponed until lawmakers return from a recess in June, when it appears likely that the resolution could pass.
Continue reading...Donald Trump’s risky military options to break Iran deadlock – Financial Times
UN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts
Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts
When the UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark climate crisis ruling on Wednesday, the Pacific island of Vanuatu’s prime minister hailed the result as the start of “a new chapter” in climate action.
“The task before all of us now is to translate legal clarity into meaningful action, stronger cooperation, and greater protection for present and future generations,” said Jotham Napat.
Continue reading...Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’
Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation
Workers at local newspapers owned by Hearst allege the company is trying to “destroy unions” amid claims of widespread anti-union tactics, including violating union contracts and bad-faith bargaining.
The Albany Newspaper Guild, which represents the Times Union newspaper in Albany, New York, said it had been more than 17 years since the union had a contract and there had been little progress toward reaching a new one.
Continue reading...Xi hosted Trump, then Putin: Spot the differences in Beijing – Reuters
- Xi hosted Trump, then Putin: Spot the differences in Beijing Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 20, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Spot the Difference: Putin Gets Trump Treatment From Xi in China Bloomberg.com
- Putin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia The Washington Post
- China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US CNN
‘No errors’: NYT defends its allegations of systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates – The Times of Israel
- ‘No errors’: NYT defends its allegations of systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates The Times of Israel
- Opinion | Your Questions About Nicholas Kristof’s Column on Palestinians and Sexual Assault The New York Times
- How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews? The Forward
- A Miscarriage of Journalism at ‘The New York Times’ The Free Press
- Israel must fight back against antisemitic bullying disguised as journalism - opinion The Jerusalem Post
Japan’s Buddhist hall housing 1200 year old ‘eternal flame’ in Japan destroyed by fire – WION
- Japan's Buddhist hall housing 1200 year old 'eternal flame' in Japan destroyed by fire WION
- ‘Eternal Flame’ Still Burns After Fire That Destroyed Buddhist Hall in Japan The New York Times
- Sacred ‘Eternal Flame’ Hall Destroyed in Miyajima Blaze Tokyo Weekender
- Buddhist hall in Japan known for housing 1,000-year-old eternal flame burns to the ground Yahoo
- Flames, Fire and Fragility: Japanese Temples in the Wake of the Reikadō Fire on Miyajima Substack
Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa says he will leave role after poor season
Arbeloa says he will not be coaching the team next season, amid reports that Jose Mourinho is returning to the club.
Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing ‘false flag’ post – BBC
- Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post BBC
- Green candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours The Times
- Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours The Guardian
- Ex-Green candidate shared post calling anti-Semitic attack a ‘false flag’ The Telegraph
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski has issued a statement after the major announcement. He said the “greatest threat” was Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and slammed Andy Burnham facebook.com
Tuchel leaves Palmer and Foden out of England’s 2026 World Cup squad
Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold also left out, while Saudi-based Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney the surprise inclusion.
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’
The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the island’s former leader.
“Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters when asked about Cuba during an event in the Oval Office. “And it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So I would be happy to do it.”
Continue reading...Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says – Reuters
- Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- ‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones The New York Times
- Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal AP News
- Russia’s Key Black Sea Oil Port on Fire After Drone Attack Bloomberg.com
- Falling drone debris causes fire at oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk Reuters
Middle East: Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran’s actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation – consilium.europa.eu
- Middle East: Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran’s actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation consilium.europa.eu
- EU advancing sanctions on Iranians involved in Hormuz blockade The Times of Israel
- European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks KabulNow
- European Parliament Overwhelmingly Adopts Strong Resolution Condemning Iran's Repression National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
- EU Parliament calls on member states to close diplomatic missions in Iran The New Region
In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence Shocks in a New Way – The New York Times
- In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence Shocks in a New Way The New York Times
- Empathy Toward a Dog but Not Palestinian Kids: Israelis' Selective Compassion Haaretz
- Israeli settler filmed throwing concrete block at cats days after dog beating Middle East Eye
- Settler filmed clubbing dog to death in central West Bank Palestinian village The Times of Israel
- Palestinian-owned dog survives after Israeli settler beating The New Arab