Cannes premiere of film profiling slain Gaza journalist Fatma Hassouna
A Palestinian photojournalist was killed after she learned a film about her would be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Politics & Diplomacy: Exclusive Interview with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
101 East exclusive: Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim talks ASEAN, transnational crime, 1MDB, Najib and finding Jho Low.
Trump’s Gulf tour based on “economics rather than politics”
Trump's focus on his tour of the Middle East is on economics.
Trump begins final leg of Gulf visit with arrival in Abu Dhabi
US President Donald Trump has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for the third and final stop of his Gulf tour.
Trump seals economic agreements in Middle East in final stretch and more top headlines – Fox News
- Trump seals economic agreements in Middle East in final stretch and more top headlines Fox News
- NYT columnist Thomas Friedman sees 'creative possibilities' from Trump's Mideast trip NPR
- Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Tour The New York Times
- Politics | May 17th 2025 Edition The Economist
- US-Saudi $142 Billion Defense Deal Sparks Questions, Few Answers Bloomberg
Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa decries ‘nightmare’ of Putin-Trump alliance
In Cannes to promote his Stalinist drama Two Prosecutors, the film-maker said he feared the US and Russia would soon ‘become equal’
One of Ukraine’s leading film-makers has spoken of the “nightmare” of an emergent alliance between authoritarian leaders in Russia and the US, as his new film on contemporary echoes with the Stalinist era opens at the Cannes film festival.
“The events that unfolded in the past 100 days really surprised many people all over the world,” said director Sergei Loznitsa, whose new film Two Prosecutors received its world premiere on Wednesday. “One couldn’t even imagine in a nightmare such a union, such an understanding between two authoritarian leaders.”
Continue reading...Chris Brown arrested for allegedly smashing tequila bottle over music producer’s head at nightclub – Page Six
- Chris Brown arrested for allegedly smashing tequila bottle over music producer’s head at nightclub Page Six
- Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack BBC
- Singer Chris Brown charged over alleged assault at London club Reuters
- Chris Brown Arrested in England After Lawsuit Over Alleged Assault at London Nightclub in 2023: Report People.com
- Chris Brown charged for smashing tequila bottle over music producer's head at nightclub: report New York Post
Prison recall shake-up will free some domestic abusers, ministers admit
Source says ‘many but not all’ abusers and sexual offenders will be excluded from measure in England and Wales
Ministers have admitted that some domestic abusers and sexual abusers will be released under new plans to free up spaces in prisons in England and Wales, despite a denial from another government minister.
Under emergency measures announced by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, some criminals serving sentences of between one and four years who breach their licence conditions will be returned to custody for only a fixed 28-day period.
Continue reading...Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for protesting Gaza blockade at US Senate hearing
Ben Cohen and others interrupted RFK Jr at hearing to protest Israel’s Gaza blockade and Medicaid cuts
Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, has been charged with “crowding and obstructing” others after he was arrested while protesting against the Gaza blockade during a US Senate hearing.
Cohen – the Ben in Ben & Jerry’s – made his stand on Wednesday while Robert F Kennedy Jr was addressing a hearing of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. A group of activists heckled the health secretary over his anti-vaccine posture, yelling: “When Bobby lies, children die,” and “Anti-vax, anti-science, anti-America”.
Continue reading...Diplomat makes history as first refugee to become a UK high commissioner
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post
“In her mind this was a bastion of the establishment, she was a little worried of rejection,” Kanbar Hossein-Bor said of his mother’s reaction, two decades ago, to the news he was applying to work in the UK Foreign Office.
This week, the fear that “he might not be British enough” was proved wrong, when Hossein-Bor was appointed as the UK’s high commissioner to Fiji – the first refugee to achieve the rank.
Continue reading...Tycoon Mike Lynch’s yacht toppled by ‘extreme wind’, UK investigators say
Interim report into sinking of superyacht that killed 7 off Sicily said the vessel was 'vulnerable' to strong winds.
Gambia probes sale of ex-leader’s luxury cars, cows and boats
An investigative report says some state officials sold Jammeh's assets to themselves at low prices.
India disputes Trump claim it is ready to charge US ‘no tariffs’
India's foreign minister countered Trump saying "nothing is decided till everything is".
Pakistan FM: US didn’t force the ceasefire with India
Pakistan's Ishaq Dar denies US pressure in the ceasefire with India, says Pakistan chose peace, but will it hold?
Poland votes for a new president Sunday as worries grow about the future – AP News
- Poland votes for a new president Sunday as worries grow about the future AP News
- Polish presidential hopefuls in final campaign push - Europe live The Guardian
- Poland’s Election for President Is a Test of Unwinding Populism The New York Times
- Why so much is riding on Poland’s presidential elections The Economist
- Jarosław Kaczyński’s presidential gamble tests his grip on Polish opposition Financial Times
Son files criminal complaint over alleged blackmail plot
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min files a criminal complaint with the South Korean police for being the victim of an alleged blackmail plot.
What’s at stake in US Supreme Court birthright citizenship case?
Ruling could transform US policy on birthright citizenship, or limit federal judge's ability to curtail Trump.
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’
Violence over last 48 hours diminishes hope that US president’s visit to Middle East would pause hostilities
At least 80 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on targets across Gaza as faltering talks on a new ceasefire continued and Donald Trump said he wanted the US to “make” the devastated territory “into a freedom zone”.
Trump’s statement recalled the plan he put forward in February for the US to take control of Gaza to reconstruct it as a luxury leisure and business hub. The scheme implied the possible permanent displacement of many or all of the territory’s 2.3 million people and triggered global outrage.
Continue reading...India says its troops killed 31 Maoist rebels in weeks-long battle
The 21-day army operation was part of India's offensive against the last remaining groups of the Naxalite rebellion.
Russian delegation appears ‘decorative’, says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president has described the delegation sent by Russia for talks in Turkiye as “decorative”.