What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released?
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge reduced Lyle and Erik's murder sentence, making them eligible for parole.
Peru’s prime minister resigns ahead of no-confidence vote
Gustavo Adrianzén's resignation is another blow to President Dina Boluarte amid anger over rising crime.
Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court
European court of justice says no ‘plausible explanation’ given for denying New York Times access to texts from pandemic
The EU’s highest court has cancelled a decision to withhold Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages with a pharmaceutical executive during the pandemic, in a significant defeat for the commission president.
The European court of justice on Wednesday annulled a decision taken by the European Commission in November 2022 to deny the New York Times access to the messages, after a freedom of information request by the paper.
Continue reading...Rising goods prices could delay UK interest rate cuts, says Bank policymaker
Bank of England’s Catherine Mann wary of firms looking to rebuild profit margins after a squeeze
Businesses will need to show they are keeping a lid on prices before there can be further interest rate cuts, according to the Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann.
In a warning to retailers and consumer goods companies to resist pushing up prices by more than the increase in their costs, Mann said she was wary of firms looking to rebuild their profit margins after a squeeze in recent years.
“I need to see the loss of pricing power, I need to see that firms are starting to be much more moderate in setting their prices,” she said.
Mali junta dissolves all political parties in latest opposition crackdown – BBC
- Mali junta dissolves all political parties in latest opposition crackdown BBC
- Mali's military rulers formally dissolve political parties Reuters
- Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’ Al Jazeera
- Mali’s Return to Democracy Suffers New Blow Human Rights Watch
- Mali’s leader dissolves political parties and bans meetings of their members AP News
Russian delegation to meet Ukrainian officials in Turkey, but unclear if Putin will attend – ABC News
- Russian delegation to meet Ukrainian officials in Turkey, but unclear if Putin will attend ABC News
- Ukraine and Russia Can’t Even Agree on Who Will Meet Where for Peace Talks WSJ
- Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul Al Jazeera
- Uncertainty hangs over planned Ukraine peace talks as Moscow stays silent on who it is sending Reuters
- Zelensky insists he will only join Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey this week if Putin is present CNN
Halle Bailey gets restraining order against ‘abusive’ ex
She alleges rapper DDG has been violent towards her since their break-up. He has not yet commented.
Zelenskyy asks for Pope Leo XIV’s help in bringing Ukrainian children home from Russia – NPR
- Zelenskyy asks for Pope Leo XIV's help in bringing Ukrainian children home from Russia NPR
- Pope! Amigo! Peruvians remember the young American priest who became pope CNN
- Pope Leo appeals for no more war in first Sunday address BBC
- Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo to Ukraine as pontiff urges journalists to report truth The Guardian
- Zelenskiy hopes to attend Pope Leo's inaugural Mass, top aide says Reuters
Israeli bombing wave kills dozens in Gaza including at least 22 children, say reports
Bombardment signals new escalation after Netanyahu said Israel would ‘go in with full force to complete the operation’
An intense wave of Israeli bombing has reportedly killed dozens of people in Gaza, including many children, signalling a new escalation at a critical moment in regional politics.
The exact number of deaths from the attacks was unclear, with estimates ranging from about 30 to more than 50, making it one of the highest tolls in a single morning for many weeks.
Continue reading...Prisoners to earn freedom after serving third of sentence under new plans
Offenders in England and Wales to have sentences cut for good behaviour and completion of work, training or education tasks
Prisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.
Offenders in England and Wales will be able to earn early release if they complete work, training or education assignments and demonstrate good behaviour.
Continue reading...Trump meets Syria’s president after lifting US sanctions on country
Meeting with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia seen as key towards recognition of new Syrian authority’s legitimacy
Donald Trump has met Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia and said that Washington is exploring normalising ties with Syria, a day after an announcement that all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted.
The US president met Sharaa, a former militant who fought against US forces in Iraq, before a conference of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), part of Trump’s four-day visit to the Middle East, where he is expected to court Gulf allies for investments in the US. Trump is due to land in Doha next, where he will meet the Qatari leader, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
Continue reading...Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot
Prosecutors say men intended to attack German cargo transport by sending packages that would explode in transit
Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of plotting parcel bomb attacks in Germany on behalf of the Russian state, prosecutors said.
The German federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that the men, identified only as Vladyslav T, Daniil B and Yevhen B, in line with German privacy rules, had been detained in recent days in Germany and Switzerland.
Continue reading...Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica dies aged 89 – DW
- Uruguay's former President Jose Mujica dies aged 89 DW
- Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies BBC
- José Mujica, Leftist President of Uruguay Known for Humility, Dies at 89 The New York Times
- José ‘Pepe’ Mujica obituary The Guardian
- Obituary: Uruguay's José Mujica Aimed to Change the World Foreign Policy
Qatar Woos Trump, and Israeli Officers Privately Admit Gazans Near Starvation – The New York Times
- Qatar Woos Trump, and Israeli Officers Privately Admit Gazans Near Starvation The New York Times
- In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation The New York Times
- Gaza is starving as Israel's aid blockade continues, aid official says NPR
- UNRWA makes urgent appeal for immediate end to Gaza siege Vatican News
- UN Relief Chief calls on Security Council to act decisively to prevent genocide in Gaza OCHA
Cassie Ventura tells court at day three of trial that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her
Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York City
Singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning and testified that Combs raped her, assaulted one of his employees, and detailed abuse she says occurred in their over decade-long relationship.
Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.
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Continue reading...Critic of Covid boosters set to enact tough agenda as top US vaccines official
Vinay Prasad, outspoken critic of pharmaceutical industry and of his peers in public health, to take over CBER
Vinay Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist who has called for more regulatory scrutiny of pharmaceuticals, including Covid vaccines, was named the top US vaccines official earlier this month.
Marty Makary, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced in a 6 May email obtained by the Guardian that Prasad would now lead the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), which oversees biological products like blood, vaccines, and cellular and gene therapies. Biotech stocks plunged at the news.
Continue reading...Ashley Judd reveals vulnerable account of last moments with mother Naomi
Actor and daughter of country star shares heartbreaking story in docuseries of discovering her mom’s 2022 suicide
Ashley Judd has delivered her most complete account yet of the heart-wrenching moments during which she personally discovered her mother’s suicide in 2022 – and sought to ensure her parent let go of “her guilt and her shame” over what she had done at the conclusion of a long struggle with depression.
“I … told her how much I loved her, and it’s OK to go,” the actor said on The Judd Family: Truth Be Told.
Continue reading...Migrants already in UK face longer wait for permanent settlement – BBC
- Migrants already in UK face longer wait for permanent settlement BBC
- Farage says Starmer ‘learning a great deal from Reform’ as PM defends immigration speech – UK politics live The Guardian
- New English language and UK citizenship requirements for migrants as part of crackdown MSN
- More than 1 million migrants already in UK could be forced to wait five extra years for residency MSN
Menendez brothers resentencing: What happened and could they be set free?
The resentencing comes more than three decades after Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced for killing their parents.
This is Trump’s moment to deliver peace to the Middle East
By supporting Palestine’s UN admission, he can unlock regional stability, economic growth - and a lasting legacy.