Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.
Israeli soldier caught desecrating statue of Virgin Mary in Lebanon
Outrage is growing over a photo of an Israeli soldier pushing a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary.
BTS draws 50,000 fans in less than five hours to Mexico City palace
K-pop group BTS appeared on the balcony of Mexico’s National Palace after meeting President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Iran Update Special Report, May 6, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, May 6, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East The Jerusalem Post
- Iran Israel War Live Updates: Iran creates new agency to control Hormuz shipping; US says rules threaten global trade Firstpost
- U.S. floats “wish list” to end Iran war; Israeli strikes kill eight in Lebanon; Republicans want $1 billion for East Wing Drop Site News
- What’s Going On In Iran? War on the Rocks
India Is Increasingly Ruled by a Single Party—Modi’s – WSJ
- India Is Increasingly Ruled by a Single Party—Modi’s WSJ
- Narendra Modi’s party is on a roll in India The Economist
- Where Have Modi’s Rivals Gone? India Under One Party The New York Times
- The BJP’s Bengal victory exposes the erosion of Indian democracy Al Jazeera
- Modi’s Sweep in Key State Puts Spotlight on Voter Roll Purge Bloomberg.com
How to watch Britain’s ‘midterm’ election results like a pro – politico.eu
- How to watch Britain’s ‘midterm’ election results like a pro politico.eu
- ‘A Total Collapse’: Elections May Expose Britain’s Fraying Political System The New York Times
- UK elections 2026: Polls open in England, Scotland and Wales BBC
- Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform The Guardian
- My predictions for how divided Britain will vote The Telegraph
US says Hezbollah is ‘trying to derail talks’ with Israel
US State Department spokesperson says Hezbollah is ‘trying to derail talks’ with Israel.
Australian director Phillip Noyce shoots feature film for Saudi Arabia celebrating ‘heroism of security men in combating drugs’
Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights record
The acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature film portraying the repressive state’s narcotics officers as heroes.
The Watchful Eyes, based on a real Saudi ministry of interior narcotics case, is billed as a dramatic depiction of the “heroism of security men in combating drugs”.
Continue reading...Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region
Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries.
Argentina, where the cruise to Antarctica departed, is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America. Investigators there are working to contact trace the source of contamination.
Continue reading...Rutgers disinvites convocation speaker after ‘inflammatory’ posts about Israel, sparking anger – New Jersey Globe
- Rutgers disinvites convocation speaker after ‘inflammatory’ posts about Israel, sparking anger New Jersey Globe
- Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends ‘dangerous’ message The Guardian
- Rutgers University withdraws invite to a graduation speaker over his criticism of Israel AP News
- Rutgers disinvites commencement speaker over tweet claiming Israelis 'train dogs to sexually assault prisoners' The Forward
- CEO Rami Elghandour speaks out after Rutgers cancels graduation speech Bergen Record
Rising Fuel costs overshadowing agenda for ASEAN summit in the Philippines
ASEAN leaders have begun meeting in the Philippines as residents say their main concern is living costs.
France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission – AP News
Bari Weiss ‘Meddles’ With ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ Story on Palestine – Zeteo
US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts
The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.
The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents.
Continue reading...North Korea says it is not bound by any treaty on nuclear non-proliferation
Pyongyang says its status as nuclear-armed state 'will not change based on external rhetorical claims'.
German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.
German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.
Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid drug crackdown
Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness
Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdoses and has at times had large encampments of unhoused people.
Continue reading...Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States – The New York Times
- Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States The New York Times
- Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts WSJ
- Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship Reuters
- Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’ EL PAÍS English
- What doctors know about how the Andes hantavirus spreads CNN
Police arrest protester after five-days atop Washington bridge
Police have arrested an anti-war protester after he ended a five-day sit-in atop Washington’s Frederick Douglass bridge.