US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts
The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.
The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents.
Continue reading...North Korea says it is not bound by any treaty on nuclear non-proliferation
Pyongyang says its status as nuclear-armed state 'will not change based on external rhetorical claims'.
German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.
German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.
Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid drug crackdown
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness
Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdoses and has at times had large encampments of unhoused people.
Continue reading...Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States – The New York Times
- Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States The New York Times
- Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts WSJ
- Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship Reuters
- Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’ EL PAÍS English
- What doctors know about how the Andes hantavirus spreads CNN
Police arrest protester after five-days atop Washington bridge
Police have arrested an anti-war protester after he ended a five-day sit-in atop Washington’s Frederick Douglass bridge.
Iran war live: Trump threatens to ‘start bombing’ as Tehran to respond
Tehran expected to convey a response to a 14-point US proposal to end the war today to Pakistani mediators.
The no-nonsense judge calling the shots in Musk v Altman trial
The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.
Key bridge linking North Korea and Russia almost finished, satellite images show
The road crossing is the latest sign of the deepening relationship between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Cook more at home to reduce ultra-processed food intake, say cardiologist groups
‘Clinical consensus statement’ also urges heart doctors to advise patients to not eat late at night, and chew slowly
Want to reduce your intake of ultra-processed food? If so, cook at home more often, don’t eat late at night and chew your food more slowly.
Those are among some of the tips doctors have offered to help people limit the amount of UPF they consume given the acute and growing danger it poses to human health worldwide.
Continue reading...Man charged in DC shooting was walking near JD Vance’s motorcade, agent says
Michael Marx was shot by authorities multiple times and then taken to a hospital after bystander was wounded
A man accused of firing a gun at law enforcement officers near the Washington monument this week was walking along the path of JD Vance’s motorcade before the shooting and made a vulgar remark about the White House after the confrontation, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was shot multiple times during Monday’s confrontation and was in the back of an ambulance on his way to a hospital when he said: “‘F—k the White House’ and ‘Kill me, kill me, kill me’”, a Secret Service agent said in an affidavit.
Continue reading...Russia Warns Kyiv-Based Diplomats Of ‘Massive Attack’ If Ukraine Disrupts May 9 Ceremonies – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia Warns Kyiv-Based Diplomats Of 'Massive Attack' If Ukraine Disrupts May 9 Ceremonies Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia warns diplomatic missions to evacuate Kyiv staff if Moscow launches mass strike Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: Putin threat to foreign embassies in Kyiv The Guardian
- Russia tells diplomats to leave Kyiv in case Moscow launches mass strikes Al Jazeera
- Russia warns foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv in case of strike France 24
ASEAN presses for joint response to Iran war fallout as energy crisis weighs – Reuters
- ASEAN presses for joint response to Iran war fallout as energy crisis weighs Reuters
- Southeast Asian leaders will reaffirm core values in veiled Mideast war rebuke AP News
- ASEAN’s Angry Summit Foreign Policy
- All 11 Asean member states represented in Cebu Summit Cebu Daily News
- May 6-8 declared holidays in Cebu, Mandaue cities for ASEAN summit Philippine News Agency
Odds of a ‘super El Niño’ increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world – NBC News
- Odds of a ‘super El Niño’ increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world NBC News
- Why the odds keep rising for the strongest El Niño in a century The Washington Post
- New data reveals 100% chance of strong ‘Super’ El Nino forming this year FOX Weather
- Rapidly developing El Niño may impact our summer ahead WLUK
- A Strong El Niño May Be Coming. Global Warming Is Changing Its Effects. The New York Times
UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds
University of California at Los Angeles says admissions are ‘based on merit’ and it complies with state and federal laws
The US Department of Justice found on Wednesday that the medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles illegally considered race in admissions as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges’ processes for selecting students.
The finding escalates the Trump administration’s ongoing standoff with UCLA, which has focused mostly on the main campus’s response to allegations of antisemitic harassment.
Continue reading...Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock
British guide Martin Anstee, 56, among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands
Three people with suspected hantavirus have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.
They include a British man who was an expedition guide onboard the ship, the MV Hondius. He was named on Wednesday evening as Martin Anstee, 56.
Continue reading...Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss
Powerful property and farming firm Grosvenor Group says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next year
Fertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70% and will have a “dramatic” impact on food prices globally next year, according to one of Britain’s most powerful property and farming companies.
Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster, said fertiliser “was already quite expensive” before the 50% to 70% surge in prices since the start of the Iran war in late February.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform
As Labour faces record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections, prime minister says rivals are unfit to lead
Labour is braced for record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister.
In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ Zack Polanski were “not fit to meet this moment of great global instability” and that only Labour was putting the national interest first.
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