- Head of Canada’s intelligence agency says Chinese government can access TikTok user data The Verge
- Canada security intelligence chief warns China can use TikTok to spy on users, CBC reports Reuters.com
- Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them CBC News
- Canadians should listen to CSIS head on TikTok warning, Trudeau says Global News
- Justin Trudeau warns Canadians about TikTok Toronto Star
Putin and Xi embrace defying U.S.-led pressure against China helping Russia – NPR
- Putin and Xi embrace defying U.S.-led pressure against China helping Russia NPR
- Opinion | It’s Not Just Putin. Russia Needs China, Too. The New York Times
- In Beijing, Xi and Putin left no question of their close alignment in a divided world CNN
- Russia's Putin expresses gratitude to China's Xi for Ukraine peace plan The Associated Press
- Putin Showcases His Ambitions in a Chinese City Built by Czarist Russia The Wall Street Journal
Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan shot dead in Afghanistan attack
Four suspects arrested at the scene of attack in Bamiyan, with four more foreigners and three Afghans reported wounded
Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan civilian have been killed in a shooting attack in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan.
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, wrote on social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan”.
Continue reading...International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
Reliant on visas to remain in the US, foreign students face heightened consequences for involvement in campus protests.
Murders of 2 girls and 2 young women in Canada in the 1970s linked to American serial rapist – CBS News
- Murders of 2 girls and 2 young women in Canada in the 1970s linked to American serial rapist CBS News
- DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally Yahoo! Voices
- A Serial Killer From the U.S. Preyed on Young Women in Canada The New York Times
- Man convicted of rape in Coeur d'Alene now linked to deaths of 4 women in Canada KREM.com
- Serial killer linked to four Calgary slayings in 1970s, more victims sought across Canada and U.S. Calgary Herald
US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier
It marks the opening of a new route for humanitarian aid to reach the stricken Gaza Strip.
Gunmen kill four, including three Spanish tourists, in central Afghanistan
No group claims responsibility for attack in Bamyan, which interior ministry official says also injured seven people.
Messi’s napkin contract promise sells for £762,400
The napkin on which 13-year-old Lionel Messi's first Barcelona contract was signed is sold at auction - for £762,400.
Is Putin’s visit to China a defining step toward shaping a new world order?
Western powers are concerned by the growing economic and strategic alliance between Russia and China.
Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries
Israeli army launches attacks across Gaza, including in Jabalia camp in the north, as humanitarian crisis deepens.
IDF strike kills Hamas-linked senior operative near Lebanon’s border with Syria – The Times of Israel
- IDF strike kills Hamas-linked senior operative near Lebanon’s border with Syria The Times of Israel
- Hamas says commander killed in Israel strike in Lebanon Yahoo! Voices
- Senior Islamic Group commander killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Islamic Group Terror Chief Eliminated In Israeli Strike In Southern Lebanon | LIVE UPDATES - I24NEWS i24NEWS
- IDF eliminates senior Hamas-linked terrorist in Lebanon Ynetnews
Lawmakers clash after ‘fake eyelashes’ comment
The fiery exchange began when Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised Democrat Jasmine Crockett.
French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp
‘Bakery scent’ added via microcapsules to postage stamp celebrating ‘jewel of French culture’
The French Post Office has released a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the baguette, once described by President Emmanuel Macron as “250 grams of magic and perfection”.
The stamp, which costs €1.96, depicts a baguette decorated with a red, white and blue ribbon. It has a print run of 594,000 copies.
Continue reading...Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years in prison
David DePape was found guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an official's family member.
David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband, sentenced to 30 years
DePape, a rightwing conspiracy theorist, broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home in 2022 and hit Paul Pelosi with a hammer
David DePape, a rightwing conspiracy theorist who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s northern California home in 2022 and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
A federal jury convicted him of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official in November 2023, just over a year after the attack in the former House speaker’s San Francisco home.
Continue reading...John Kirby: Floating pier in Gaza now operational but “it’s not enough”
White House advisor John Kirby told Al Jazeera that the US military's floating pier in Gaza is now operational.
Baby Reindeer: MP asks Netflix to prove ‘convicted stalker’ allegation
Firm asked to back up claims about Fiona Harvey after executive’s appearance before select committee
An MP has asked Netflix to provide evidence that the woman who inspired the character Martha Scott in Baby Reindeer is a “convicted stalker”, claiming that a record of her conviction has not yet been found.
Netflix’s director of public policy, Benjamin King, told the culture media and sport committee on 8 May that the show was “the true story of the horrific abuse that the writer and protagonist, Richard Gadd, suffered at the hands of a convicted stalker”.
Continue reading...Hamas left hostage talks to pressure Israel, Sullivan tells ambassadors – Axios
- Hamas left hostage talks to pressure Israel, Sullivan tells ambassadors Axios
- Jake Sullivan met in-person with representatives of countries whose citizens Hamas took hostage CNN
- Top Biden aide meets with ambassadors of 17 countries with citizens being held by Hamas The Times of Israel
- Sullivan meets with officials whose citizens are being held by Hamas - JNS.org JNS.org
- Sullivan Meets Reps of Nations with Citizens Held by Hamas Mirage News
Lives on hold as Israel continues war on Gaza
Gaza’s displaced grapple with having to leave Rafah and putting the dreams they had before the war on hold.
Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War – The New York Times
- Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War The New York Times
- ‘We will fight until Kanaky is free’: how New Caledonia caught fire The Guardian
- Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest Yahoo! Voices
- Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency reinforcements to its Pacific territory The Associated Press
- New Caledonia riots: Hundreds of French police arrive BBC.com