Four ways the film Conclave sheds light on the secretive way popes are chosen
The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a "highly secret and a deeply private process".
After the blast: Yemenis face airstrikes, hunger, and international indifference – The Jerusalem Post
- After the blast: Yemenis face airstrikes, hunger, and international indifference The Jerusalem Post
- Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in alleged US airstrike on prison holding African migrants CNN
- U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen The New York Times
- Animated maps show US-led attacks on Yemen Al Jazeera
- Yemeni People in State of “Terror” After 1,000+ U.S. Airstrikes Kill Hundreds: Helen Lackner Democracy Now!
Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing
BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.
Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing
BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.
Soviet-era spacecraft expected to plunge uncontrolled to Earth next week
Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might come down or how much of it will survive re-entry, according to space debris-tracking experts.
Continue reading...“Willy Wonka A** Presidency”: 39 Of The Most Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Month – BuzzFeed
Dozens of homeless people living in national forest evicted by US Forest Service
Service closing area in Oregon for wildfire prevention plan months after Trump order to increase timber production
Dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted on Thursday by the US Forest Service, as it closed the area for a wildfire prevention project that will involve removing smaller trees, clearing debris and setting controlled burns over thousands of acres.
The project has been on the books for years, and the decision to remove the encampment in the Deschutes national forest comes two months after the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to increase timber production and forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk. It wasn’t immediately clear if the evictions were a result of that order, but homeless advocates seized on the timing on Thursday, as US Forest Service officers blocked the access road.
Continue reading...Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China
The technology giant says US tariffs will add around $900m to its costs this quarter.
Donald Trump is looming over Australia’s election
Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.
Donald Trump is looming over Australia’s election
Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.
Aussies Rescue Stranded Great White Shark – Newser
- Aussies Rescue Stranded Great White Shark Newser
- ‘White Lotus’ Star Shuts Down Questions About Co-Star Beef The Daily Beast
- Shark stuck in shallow waters at Ardrossan beach freed by passer-by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- 10 Ft. Great White Shark Stuck in Shallow Water Saved by South Australian Locals in Nearly Hour-Long Rescue People.com
- Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water NBC News
Trump’s 100th Day Spin – FactCheck.org
- Trump’s 100th Day Spin FactCheck.org
- In Breakneck 2nd Term, Trump Turns to Falsehoods to Justify His Agenda The New York Times
- Analysis | One hundred days of Trump 2.0: Falsehood after falsehood, again and again The Washington Post
- ‘There's an information war, and we’ve disarmed ourselves’ — ex-US diplomat on Trump cuts to counter Russian disinformation The Kyiv Independent
- Fact check: Debunking 100 Trump false claims from his first 100 days CNN
Syrian Druze leader condemns government over sectarian violence
Syrian Druze leader condemns 'genocidal campaign' after dozens killed in clashes south of Damascus.
Manchester United, Fernandes beat Athletic Club in Europa League semifinal
Bruno Fernandes scores twice as Man Utd seal game in first half in Bilbao, where Athletic Club were reduced to 10 men.
Trump officials ask supreme court to help strip legal status from Venezuelans
Justice department calls on court to hold judge’s order against ending temporary protected status for 300,000
The Trump administration asked the US supreme court on Thursday to intervene and assist in its attempt to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants in the US, a move that would clear the way for their deportation.
The justice department asked the supreme court justices to put on hold a federal judge’s order from March that halted the decision of the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to terminate the temporary legal status that previously was granted to some Venezuelans.
Continue reading...FULL TEXT: Cardinal Fernández’s homily on the sixth day of Novendiales – Catholic News Agency
Court rules against Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
In a first-of-its-kind decision, a US district judge issued a permanent injunction barring the law's use in south Texas.
Why is aid to Sudan falling while famine and conflict worsen?
Millions of people in danger of starvation as crises persist.
How activists and immigrants in the US can protect their privacy
With Trump gov't crackdown on protesters, some immigrants and activists have been arrested, deported or stuck at border.
Clashes between police and May Day demonstrators in Paris
French police and May Day demonstrators violently clashed in Paris on Thursday as more than 100,000 people gathered.