How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions
Iranian authorities and people are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. The US is playing catch-up.
‘If it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French’: King and Trump joke at dinner
The King and the US president exchanged several jokes during their speeches at a state banquet.
Starmer and Badenoch clash over welfare and defence spending at PMQs – UK politics live
PM took questions from leader of the opposition and other MPs in final PMQs before recess
Here is the running order for PMQs.
Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, Anna Isaac reports.
Continue reading...‘Flailing’ Georgia attorney general condemned over charges for Cop City protesters
Republican Chris Carr accused of trying to revive bid for governor with indictment – ‘the last gasp of a dying man’
Georgia’s top law enforcement official has drawn accusations of using the weight of his office to lift his own political fortunes by bringing a new indictment against protesters of the Atlanta police training center known as Cop City.
Amid bluster about “holding the line against antifa”, Georgia attorney general Chris Carr announced charges against three activists late last week even as his bid to become Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor limps along, with less than double-digit support in polling ahead of a 19 May primary.
Continue reading...Trump makes fresh Iran threat after claiming King Charles agrees with him over nuclear weapons – US politics live
US president posts image on Truth social saying Iran ‘better get smart soon’ as king to travel to New York to lay wreath at 9/11 memorial
An attempt by the Trump administration to gain access to Arizona’s detailed voter records was thwarted by the courts on Tuesday, when a federal judge dismissed the US justice department’s lawsuit against the state.
The ruling marks the latest legal setback in an unprecedented nationwide effort by the administration before the midterm elections to collect sensitive information about tens of millions of Americans. The DoJ has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the data, which includes dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial social security numbers.
Continue reading...Russian paramilitaries carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows
Last weekend's attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.
Russian paramilitary carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows
Last weekend's attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.
Iranian officials absent from pre-World Cup football events in Canada
It is unclear whether football officials from Iran were issued Canadian visas to attend AFC and FIFA congresses.
The UAE’s OPEC exit is not about oil; it is the end of Gulf solidarity
The move reflects a widening confrontation with Saudi Arabia and a fundamental realignment of alliances.
Two stabbed in Golders Green, north London, says Jewish group
Man has been arrested after incident in north-west London, says volunteer organisation Shomrim
A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London, the Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim has said.
The man was seen running along Golders Green Road armed with a knife and “attempting to stab Jewish members of the public”, Shomrim said on social media.
Continue reading...Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation – Al Jazeera
- Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation Al Jazeera
- Global military spending surges and reaches record high Defense News
- Military spending surges in Europe and Asia, pushing world to levels not seen in 16 years, report says CNN
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- Germany is now Europe's largest military spender: What is it buying? Euronews.com
Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation
As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean for spending on healthcare and education?
France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks
The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk.
Search suspended for missing crew members of U.S.-flagged ship that overturned during typhoon – CBS News
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim
Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued record fine for allegations over professor’s trans rights views
Sussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.
The ruling is a damaging blow to the credibility and management of the Office for Students, after the court rejected the regulator’s lengthy investigation, following Sussex’s handling of the protests aimed at Stock over her views on transgender rights and her subsequent resignation in 2021.
Continue reading...South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison – NPR
- South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison NPR
- South Korean appeals court increases jail term for former President Yoon in obstruction case Reuters
- South Korea: Yoon's obstruction sentence hiked to 7 years DW.com
- Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea's Yoon for drone flights over Pyongyang AP News
- South Korea’s Yoon has jail term raised to 7 years in obstruction case South China Morning Post
FIFA confirms new World Cup rule on yellow cards to reduce suspensions
Single yellow cards will be cancelled after the group stage and then again after the quarterfinals, FIFA says.
Cynthia Erivo interrupts Dracula performance after spotting audience member’s camera
Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatres
A performance of Dracula in the West End on Monday night was halted after its star, Cynthia Erivo, spotted that an audience member appeared to be filming the show.
A representative for the production, in which Erivo plays all 23 roles, confirmed that there had been a short stop caused by the incident. A commenter on the forum Theatreboard, who said they had been at the show, wrote that Erivo – roughly an hour into the performance – “looked out into the audience and said: ‘Are you filming? Is someone filming?’ and stopped the show”. Another commenter said that they had attended Dracula – which is at the Noël Coward theatre – the following night and that there were extra reminders to the audience about taking photos and filming.
Continue reading...Russia to hold Victory Day parade with no military hardware amid Ukraine strike fears
Annual event in Red Square to feature no armoured vehicles or missile systems for first time in two decades
Russia’s annual Victory Day parade will be held on 9 May without military hardware for the first time in almost two decades because of fears of a long-range attack by Ukrainian drones.
The defence ministry said no armoured vehicles or missile systems would roll across Red Square during the parade, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, citing “the current operational situation”.
Continue reading...Tourist dies after being bitten at snake-charming show while on family vacation in Egypt – CBS News
- Tourist dies after being bitten at snake-charming show while on family vacation in Egypt CBS News
- Tourist Dies After Cobra Slithers into His Pants and Bites Him During Hotel's Snake Show Yahoo
- Tourist dies after being bitten during snake-charming show in Egypt, police say 10TV
- Tourist dies after being bitten at snake show while on vacation in Egypt CNN
- Tourist dies at luxury resort after cobra from snake show climbs up pants, bites him: police Fox News