Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection
Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.
Kyle Busch, two-time Nascar champion, dies aged 41
Nascar says it is ‘heartbroken’ to share news of Busch’s death after he was hospitalized with a severe illness
Two-time Nascar Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at 41 after being hospitalized with a severe illness, Nascar said in a Thursday statement.
“We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old,” the racing organization wrote on social media. “We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.”
Continue reading...UN council urged to use ‘every means at its disposal’ to press Hamas to disarm – AP News
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US sending 5,000 troops to Poland as it draws down forces in Germany – Politico
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Alberta government will hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada, premier says – Reuters
- Alberta government will hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada, premier says Reuters
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David Lammy chairs first meeting of board set up to improve diversity among judiciary
Exclusive: Move to establish board comes after criticism that Lammy’s plan to slash jury trials will lead to increase in racial and class bias
David Lammy and the most senior judge in England and Wales are drawing up plans to accelerate the recruitment of minority ethnic and working-class solicitors into the judiciary.
A new judicial and legal diversity board, chaired by Lammy, who is the first black lord chancellor, and Sue Carr, the lady chief justice, has met for the first time to discuss removing barriers for diverse candidates attempting to join the judiciary.
Continue reading...Jailed Vietnamese tycoon’s Birkin bags sell for more than $550K
The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank.
Marco Rubio Goes to India in Repair Mode – Council on Foreign Relations
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How Cuban-Americans feel about Raúl Castro’s indictment
The DOJ charged the former leader of Cuba with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft in 1996.
Zelenskyy confirmed asking for “ammunition, not a ride.” Four years ago, I got pushback for reporting that. – CBS News
Trump says he will ‘try and make’ son’s wedding, but timing is ‘not good’ for him
‘I have a thing called Iran, and other things,’ says president as he considers invitation to Donald Trump Jr’s nuptials
Get Me to the Church on Time, sang Alfred Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady. But for Donald Trump, attending a wedding is not simple – even when it’s that of his son.
On Thursday, the US president admitted that he might skip Donald Trump Jr’s nuptials, reportedly taking place in the Bahamas over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
Continue reading...Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.
Feral horse numbers surge in Kosciuszko national park after pause in aerial culling, survey shows
Conservationists say population rebound demands rethink of retention zones that allow thousands of the animals to remain in the park
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Feral horse numbers in the Kosciuszko national park have surged, with new survey data estimating populations climbed by thousands after the New South Wales government paused aerial culling in 2025.
Conservation advocates say the rebound in numbers demands an urgent rethink of retention zones that allow thousands of horses to remain in the park.
Continue reading...Lupita Nyong’o responds to rightwing criticism of The Odyssey: ‘Our cast is representative of the world’
The Oscar-winning actor’s role in the mythical drama has been attacked by Elon Musk and others on the far right
Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o has responded to far-right criticism of her role in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey.
In the big-budget film, out in July, the star plays Helen of Troy alongside cast members including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Continue reading...Rutte’s new plan to keep Trump in NATO: Buy more from the US – politico.eu
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- NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Sweden address how to make the Alliance stronger North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 plane crash – Euronews.com
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Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland
Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’
Hundreds of people protested against the opening of a new US consulate in Nuuk after comments by the US special envoy to Greenland that it was time for Washington “to put its footprint back” on the Arctic territory.
Many Greenlandic politicians, including the prime minister, said they would not attend the official opening on Thursday.
Continue reading...Three ways Cuba crisis could play out after US indictment of Raúl Castro
The Trump administration has been putting tremendous economic pressure on the island's Communist government.
Ukraine’s Baltic allies unsettled by repeated drone incursions – BBC
- Ukraine's Baltic allies unsettled by repeated drone incursions BBC
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- A NATO fighter jet shoots down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia AP News
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