Former US negotiator with Iran: Trump falling into Vietnam trap
Rob Malley argues that current talks have ‘very small chance of success’.
Israeli forces board Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say
Live broadcasts from the Global Sumud flotilla show commandos boarding several boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade.
What we know about luxury estates at the center of Ukraine’s biggest corruption probe – The Kyiv Independent
- What we know about luxury estates at the center of Ukraine's biggest corruption probe The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine Corruption Investigation Ensnares Zelensky’s Ex-Top Aide WSJ
- Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates BBC
- Supporters raise over US$3m bail for former head of President's Office Yermak Українська правда
- Zelenskyy's former chief of staff released on €2.7 million bail in anti-corruption probe Euronews.com
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by graduates at mention of AI
The reaction underscores a growing anxiety among students over AI's impact on jobs and their future careers.
Tata-ASML deal: How significant is it for India’s semiconductor push?
The agreement reflects India’s ambition to enter a sector dominated by a handful of global powers.
Shakira wins £50m tax refund from Spanish government
The Colombian singer says the court ruling means the "narrative" that she was guilty now "crumbles".
World Cup Golden Boot: which players have top scored at each tournament?
A look back at the top goal scorers in the FIFA World Cup's history, littered with some of the greats of football.
Pope Leo Will Unveil New AI Encyclical—With Top Anthropic Exec Playing Role – Forbes
- Pope Leo Will Unveil New AI Encyclical—With Top Anthropic Exec Playing Role Forbes
- Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25 Vatican News
- Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder The Guardian
- Leo vs. Yale and the vocation of higher education National Catholic Reporter
- Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical AP News
Renewed Israeli attacks kill 7 in Lebanon as death toll exceeds 3,000
Attacks come days after Lebanese and Israeli officials agreed to extend a ceasefire by 45 days.
Belgian ex-diplomat dies before standing trial over 1961 murder of Congolese leader
Étienne Davignon, 93, was last living person targeted in investigation into assassination of DRC’s first PM, Patrice Lumumba
A 93-year-old Belgian former diplomat who became the first person to be charged in the murder of the Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba has died before he could stand trial.
The death of Étienne Davignon, an aristocrat who served as a European commissioner during a decades-long career as one of Belgium’s leading diplomats and industrialists, was confirmed by the Jacques Delors Institute thinktank, where he had served on the board.
Continue reading...Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famous monkey Punch
Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped the fence of the monkey, who went viral online, police say.
Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famous monkey Punch
Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped the fence of the monkey, who went viral online, police say.
Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ drones
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has warned that any US military action against his country would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.
“Cuba does not represent a threat,” Díaz-Canel said in a post on X.
Continue reading...Pakistan Sends Troops, Fighters to Saudi Arabia, Reuters Reports – Bloomberg.com
- Pakistan Sends Troops, Fighters to Saudi Arabia, Reuters Reports Bloomberg.com
- Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war Reuters
- US-Iran war: Pakistan deploys JF-17 jets, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia The Times of India
- Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops, fighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia - report i24NEWS
- Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops, jet squadron to Saudi Arabia as Iran war tensions escalate New York Post
WHO to give update on hantavirus and Ebola after outbreaks – BBC
- WHO to give update on hantavirus and Ebola after outbreaks BBC
- World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO assembly opens under shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts UN News
- Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases – WHA79/12.1 MSF Access
- Global Health Alert: WHO Assembly Begins Amid Hantavirus And Ebola Outbreaks NDTV
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak
The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have warned, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda scramble to contain an outbreak of Ebola.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) said in a report published on Monday that “as infectious disease outbreaks become more frequent they are also becoming more damaging”, warning that pandemic risk is outpacing investments in preparedness and “the world is not yet meaningfully safer”.
Continue reading...What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?
The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE's electricity needs.
Signs of ‘feeding’ ritual at dingo burial site shed new light on bond between First Nations people and canines
Never documented archaeologically before, evidence points to First Nations people caring for and nursing the animal
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The discovery of a millennium-old dingo burial site in western New South Wales, including evidence of a “feeding” ritual never before documented archaeologically, has shed new light on the longstanding relationship between the canines and First Nations people.
The dingo was buried along the Baaka, or Darling River, in Kinchega national park near the Menindee Lakes.
Continue reading...Purple pain: backlash over Mexico City’s ‘axolotlisation’ for World Cup
Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resources
The giant purple axolotl peered up at Manuel Martínez from the black bitumen of the street. It was the second such painting of the rare amphibian he had walked past that morning. In recent weeks he had seen axolotl murals pop up in neighbourhoods across Mexico City.
“It’s a waste of money,” he said. “You could use that budget for fixing potholes, traffic lights, security cameras. They’re spending on something that doesn’t benefit us at all – it’s just for tourists.”
Continue reading...The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents
Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.