Warren Buffett, 94, stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
The veteran investor known as the Sage of Omaha told his company's annual meeting that he would hand over the reins to Vice-Chairman Greg Abel.
Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre – Politico
- Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre Politico
- Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise Al Jazeera
- Pakistan successfully tests launch of short-range Abdali ballistic missile Dawn
- Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre ABC News
- Pakistan Claims It Successfully Tested Ballistic Missile With 450 Km Range NDTV
Ex-hostage recalls ‘flashes’ from alleged rape by trainer who she says drugged her – The Times of Israel
- Ex-hostage recalls ‘flashes’ from alleged rape by trainer who she says drugged her The Times of Israel
- Hamas hostage ‘raped in her own home after release’ The Times
- 'My Silence Didn't Protect Me': Released Hostage Accuses Israeli Trainer of Sexual Assault Haaretz
- Former hostage Mia Schem accuses Tel Aviv fitness trainer of drugging and raping her Ynetnews
- 'Silence doesn't protect you, it protects others,' Mia Schem posts after N12 interview The Jerusalem Post
Arizona governor pauses deportation for Guatemalan who gave birth days ago
‘Erika’, 24, gained public attention after lawyer said federal agents denied him access to her in a Tucson hospital
A Guatemalan immigrant who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by the state’s governor, her lawyer and a federal official said on Saturday.
The 24-year-old woman gained public attention after lawyer Luis Campos said federal agents had denied him access to her in a Tucson hospital after she gave birth on Wednesday and told him she was set for rapid removal after entering the country illegally.
Continue reading...Israelis protest for captives, against Netanyahu’s Gaza war expansion
Families of captives say a wider Israeli Gaza assault risks their relatives' lives.
Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail
Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has warned protesters in breakaway northern Cyprus not “to sow seeds of hatred” amid mounting discord over Ankara’s perceived attempts to Islamise one of the world’s most secular Muslim societies.
In a whirlwind visit to the Turkish-occupied territory on Saturday the leader had tough words for Turkish Cypriots who have stepped up demonstrations against policies he openly endorses, not least a controversial law allowing headscarves to be worn in schools.
Continue reading...Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope
The image, shared by White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics prepare to pick the next pontiff.
Gateshead: 14 children arrested after boy dies in fire
Three girls and 11 boys, all aged 11-14, arrested by Northumbria police on suspicion of manslaughter
Fourteen children aged between 11 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a boy following a fire in Gateshead, Northumbria police said on Saturday.
The children – 11 boys and three girls – were all under arrest and in custody, police said.
Anyone who has information that could help the investigation has been urged to contact Northumbria police by sending a direct message on social media or by using the “live chat” or “report” functions on the force’s website.
Continue reading...Texas governor signs largest US school voucher law in win for conservatives
State becomes 16th to allow public funds to be used for private schools, which opponents say will benefit mostly wealthier children
The Texas governor Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a law making more than 5 million students eligible to use state funds for private schools, a watershed moment in the conservative campaign to remake public education in the US.
Texas is allocating $1bn for the first two years of the program to offer parents vouchers to pay for school. It is the 16th state to make all students eligible to receive public funds for private education.
Continue reading...Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump’s offer to send US troops to Mexico
Mexican president says she told Donald Trump that Mexico 'will never accept the presence of US army in our territory'.
Warren Buffett to retire as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at end of 2025
‘Oracle of Omaha’ stuns shareholders, but says he will maintain investments in group and will still be ‘hanging around'.
Prime minister of Yemen’s government announces resignation – The Guardian
- Prime minister of Yemen’s government announces resignation The Guardian
- Yemen appoints new prime minister after cabinet resigned, council says Reuters
- Yemen PM Ahmed Bin Mubarak resigns amid rebel control and deepening political crisis Times of India
- Yemen PM Mubarak Resigns Amid Lack of Support for Reform Bloomberg.com
- Yemen government names finance minister as new PM Arab News
Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force
Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows had been unnecessary
A police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’s head had been unnecessary and excessive.
Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year.
Continue reading...Alligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall 36-hour ordeal – AP News
- Alligators, snakes, biting insects: Small plane crash survivors recall 36-hour ordeal AP News
- Five people rescued almost two days after plane crashes into alligator-infested swamp CNN
- Group in Bolivia survive 36 hours in alligator-infested swamp after plane crash CBS News
- Five people survive 36 hours in swamp 'surrounded by alligators' after plane crash BBC
- Child and 4 Others Rescued from Alligator-Infested Swamp Over 40 Hours After Plane Crash People.com
‘This is your victory’: Churchill’s VE Day radio address to be broadcast by Timothy Spall
Actor joins four days of national events including concerts, church services and a military procession in London
Eighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words “This is your victory!” a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945.
Events across four days of national UK commemorations include a military procession through central London on Monday, with tens of thousands expected to line the route from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace, and a service at Westminster Abbey on the 8 May anniversary on Thursday.
Continue reading...Fears of global instability drive Singapore voters into ruling party’s arms
The People's Action Party won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the economy.
Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway
Billionaire shocked audience of investors with disclosure and said his vice-chair, Greg Abel, should take over
Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.
Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, shocked an arena full of shareholders on Saturday when he announced that he would step down as the CEO and chair of the trillion-dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. He will recommend to the 11-person board that his vice-chair, Greg Abel, who currently oversees most of the company’s investments, be named as his successor, Buffett said.
Continue reading...Houthis maintain pressure on Israel as US launches more strikes on Yemen
Prime minister of Yemen's internationally recognised government has resigned amid political turmoil.
‘The Australian way’: PM Anthony Albanese wins landslide re-election
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rode an anti-Trump wave to a landslide victory and a historic second term.
AP PHOTOS: Many in Gaza face malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month – AP News
- AP PHOTOS: Many in Gaza face malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month AP News
- LIVE: Israel’s blockade sparks outrage as ‘forced starvation’ grips Gaza Al Jazeera
- “The Situation Now Is So Beyond Imagination” The New Yorker
- UN, aid groups hit out at Israeli plans for resuming Gaza aid distribution The Times of Israel
- Gaza tensions flare over dwindling supplies as blockade persists, aid worker says Reuters