‘Unacceptable situation’: Minister cries foul as Jamaica suffers blackout
Minister Daryl Vaz reassures residents that power had been restored across Jamaica after a rare islandwide outage.
Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France who built power of her own, dies at 93 – AP News
Pope begins Spain visit with praise for country’s opposition to war and support for migrants – BBC
- Pope begins Spain visit with praise for country's opposition to war and support for migrants BBC
- Huge crowds throng Madrid streets as Pope holds open-air mass BBC
- More than a million people join Pope Leo for outdoor Mass in Madrid The Guardian
- Pope's Mass in Spain features iconic procession along flower-carpeted route in sign of popular piety AP News
- Pope calls on Spanish youth to "be the sparks of a new humanity" Vatican News
D-Day 82nd anniversary honoured in France – Euronews
- D-Day 82nd anniversary honoured in France Euronews
- World War II veteran reveals 1-word feeling before D-Day 82 years later Fox News
- World War Two veterans arrive in France on anniversary of D-Day BBC
- Opinion: The free world should never forget D-Day Deseret News
- France: Veterans mark 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy DW.com
Why are Armenia’s elections being so keenly watched abroad?
Russia, the United States and European Union all have interests as geopolitics take centre-stage.
Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort stokes days of protests in Albania – CBS News
- Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort stokes days of protests in Albania CBS News
- Ivanka Trump plans a luxury resort on a protected beach. Locals and conservationists aren’t thrilled CNN
- Albanians protest over Kushner-linked luxury resort on pristine coastline Reuters
- Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' rises up against the Trump family and Prime Minister Edi Rama Le Monde.fr
- Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns DW.com
Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate
Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’
The Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday predicted that Maine’s voters would support him four days later in his party primary despite a string of controversies – including recent negative headlines about his treatment of women that he said had been “weaponized”.
In a 25-minute speech before supporters in Bar Harbor, the oyster farmer and US marine combat veteran addressed the controversies about his personal conduct, which escalated on Thursday with a New York Times report in which three former romantic partners described disturbing behavior, including being physically intimidated by him.
Continue reading...Starmer to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Ukrainian leader will attend UK meeting along with French president and German chancellor
Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader will visit the UK with the French president and German chancellor after a week of heightened hostilities and Vladimir Putin’s rejection of his proposal of face-to-face talks on Moscow’s war.
Continue reading...Israeli troops kill 7-month-old baby in West Bank, Palestinian officials say – AP News
US intercepts Iranian drones fired at Bahrain, Kuwait, retaliates by striking radar sites – Fox News
- US intercepts Iranian drones fired at Bahrain, Kuwait, retaliates by striking radar sites Fox News
- Live Updates: U.S. and Iran trade another round of fire as Iranian official says talks are at a "deadlock" CBS News
- Iran war live: Tehran says US ‘lacks will’ for stability after latest clash Al Jazeera
- Live updates: Ceasefire faces further strain as US and Iran launch new strikes CNN
- Air raid sirens in Bahrain as Iranian missiles and drones head for Gulf neighbors NBC News
Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg in attack Russia calls ‘unprecedented’ – BBC
- Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg in attack Russia calls 'unprecedented' BBC
- Ukraine targets Russian navy base near St. Petersburg on last day of ‘Putin’s Davos’ CNN
- Ukraine targets St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects Zelensky’s offer for direct talks The Boston Globe
- Mass Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Military Facilities in St. Petersburg WSJ
- Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum ends Al Jazeera
Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg in attack Russia calls ‘unprecedented’
The city's governor urges residents to remain indoors for the first time since the beginning of the war.
Lebanese general among three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car
The Israeli military is investigating the incident in south Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah.
100 days into the war on Iran, Trump fails to rally US support
Unpopularity of the war may affect the US approach to the conflict and hurt Republicans in the elections, analysts say.
Stevie Nicks donates $3m to medical school to recognize her voice doctor
Musician donates to USC to help create endowed chair to recognize Dr Joseph Sugerman, who treated her for years
Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has given $3m to the University of Southern California’s medical school to recognize the physician who has helped care for her voice throughout much of her career.
The major donation supports the creation of an endowed chair in otolaryngology at USC’s Keck School of Medicine in honor of Dr Joseph Sugerman, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Beverly Hills who has treated the singer – along with other performers and patients – for many years.
Continue reading...Which sub-Saharan Africa sides have best World Cup chance? Senegal, Ghana?
After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam
Eighth-ranked Mirra Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in 6-3, 6-2 win in final.
Senior British royals gather as King Charles’ nephew marries nurse Harriet Sperling – AP News
- Senior British royals gather as King Charles’ nephew marries nurse Harriet Sperling AP News
- King's nephew Peter Phillips marries NHS nurse — See the wedding USA Today
- Princess of Wales leads the most stylish guests at Peter Phillips’ wedding The Telegraph
- Royals celebrate wedding of Queen Elizabeth’s favorite grandson — but Harry and Megan weren’t invited New York Post
- Harriet Sperling Wears a Vintage Diamond and Pearl Tiara to Her Royal Wedding Town & Country Magazine
37-year-old Brazilian woman acts like 12, gets adopted, then arrested in ‘multi-state fraud scheme’ – The Times of India
- 37-year-old Brazilian woman acts like 12, gets adopted, then arrested in 'multi-state fraud scheme' The Times of India
- 37-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Charged After Allegedly Posing as 12-Year-Old Girl to Get Adopted Yahoo
- This 37-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Spent 14 Months Convincing a Family She Was a 12-Year-Old Girl vice.com
- In Brazil, a 37-year-old woman pretended to be 12 and was placed in foster families, where she lived at other Наша Ніва
- 37-Year-Old Woman Impersonates 12-Year-Old Girl to Deceive Family Ratopati
Ministers may try to curb spread of misinformation during social unrest
Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is ‘very concerned’ about role of social media but will not be ‘bullied off’ X
The government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be “bullied off” Elon Musk’s X.
The technology secretary was speaking after rioting broke out in Southampton over the police response to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, a case about which Musk has repeatedly posted.
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