Is the US trying to force regime change in Cuba?
As its blockade causes a fuel crisis in Cuba, the US is offering aid but only if it can dictate Cuba's future.
The Republican who stood up to Trump is hoping for a big win against president
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, who has crossed Trump on federal spending and the Epstein files, faces Republican voters.
Guardiola on verge of Manchester City exit at end of Premier League season
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is understood to be stepping down at end of season after 17 years at EPL club.
US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII – AP News
- US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII AP News
- US suspends joint defence effort with Canada dating back to World War II Al Jazeera
- Pentagon pauses Canada joint military board, pointing to Carney remarks The Hill
- Carney says not to ‘overplay the importance’ of paused U.S. military board Global News
- Opinion: With its pause on the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, the U.S. is attempting to constrain Canada The Globe and Mail
Live Updates: Trump calls off scheduled attack on Iran amid “serious negotiations” toward peace deal – CBS News
- Live Updates: Trump calls off scheduled attack on Iran amid "serious negotiations" toward peace deal CBS News
- Trump says he's postponing 'scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow' at Middle East leaders' request CNBC
- Trump Says Iran Strike Called Off After Discussions Bloomberg.com
- Trump Says He Authorized New Strikes on Iran, but Has Decided to Hold Off The New York Times
- Donald Trump Says 'Good Chance' of Iran Nuclear Deal After Delaying Strike U.S. News & World Report
Venezuelan protesters clash with police at rally for political prisoners
Protesters in Venezuela have clashed with police at a rally for political prisoners.
Clashes as Morales-allied protesters march on Bolivian capital
South American country suffers huge protests as economic crisis fuels unrest against President Paz's government.
Protest in Greece after Israeli forces storm Gaza aid flotilla
Demonstrators gathered outside Greece’s foreign ministry in Athens.
Trump pauses possible Iran strike after Gulf intervention
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is delaying a planned attack on Iran.
Arsenal have one hand on Premier League title after beating Burnley
Arsenal are one win away from their first Premier League title since 2004 following a 1-0 win against Burnley.
‘Not for sale’: Greenland premier tells US envoy
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says while the meeting was "constructive" nothing "had changed" on the US position
Iraq launches desert sweep after reports of secret Israeli bases
Iraqi security forces have launched sweeping operations in the country’s western desert.
Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
Indian court declares another historical mosque a temple
An Indian High Court has ruled that the medieval Kamal Maula mosque is a temple originally dedicated to a Hindu goddess.
Croatian president rejects new Israeli ambassador
President Zoran Milanovic says Israel broke an 'unwritten rule' by announcing its ambassador before approval.
US drops fraud charges after billionaire Adani pledges $10bn investment
Adani was accused of bribing Indian officials and misleading US investors to secure a solar power plant project in India.
Pope Leo launches an AI commission ahead of papal letter release with Anthropic cofounder – Fortune
- Pope Leo launches an AI commission ahead of papal letter release with Anthropic cofounder Fortune
- Pope Leo to present his encyclical on AI alongside Anthropic co-founder National Catholic Reporter
- The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Catholic World Report
- Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25 Vatican News
- Vance ‘looking forward to reading’ Pope Leo’s AI encyclical OSV News
Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders
Fire reported in Simi Valley, north-west of LA, as mandatory evacuation orders were issued for over 20,000 residents
A fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.
The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles.
Continue reading...At least one person killed in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
Police rushed to ‘neutralize’ the shooter and chairman of center confirmed security guard had been fatally shot
At least one person, a security guard, was killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Police rushed to the center on Monday and “neutralized” the shooter, according to authorities. Authorities had not yet confirmed any fatalities or injuries, but chairman of the mosque that was targeted confirmed to outlets that a guard had been killed.
Continue reading...Where expat escapees from Dubai end up – The Economist
- Where expat escapees from Dubai end up The Economist
- The UAE’s image as a Middle Eastern haven is tested by the Iran war AP News
- The postwar UAE and the remaking of Gulf politics European Council on Foreign Relations
- Trump’s officials tell UAE to seize crucial Iranian island The Telegraph
- How the UAE is moving past the ‘Athens’ or ‘Sparta’ models The National