Nigeria’s powerful ex-minister charged with corruption
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika is charged along with his daughter and son-in-law.
Al Jazeera: Israeli forces raid studio in Nazareth, minister says – BBC.com
- Al Jazeera: Israeli forces raid studio in Nazareth, minister says BBC.com
- Israel's Shutdown of Al Jazeera Highlights Long-Running Tensions The New York Times
- Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air BBC.com
- Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices Al Jazeera English
- Department Press Briefing – May 6, 2024 - United States Department of State Department of State
Possible genocide committed in Sudan, report says
The RSF is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against Massalit and other non-Arab communities.
Israeli police raid studio linked to Al Jazeera
The incident comes after Israel targeted another of the broadcaster's offices in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump lawyer over sex claim and cash
The adult-film star has faced questions
Boeing 737 Crash During Takeoff in Senegal Leaves 11 Injured – The Daily Beast
- Boeing 737 Crash During Takeoff in Senegal Leaves 11 Injured The Daily Beast
- Passengers flee fiery Boeing 737 that skidded off runway in Senegal New York Post
- Boeing passenger plane exits runway in Senegal injuring 11 Yahoo! Voices
- Boeing 737 plane skids off runway at Senegal's main airport with 10 people injured The Independent
- Boeing plane in Senegal skids off runway, injuring 10 Quartz
Emboldened Russia celebrates Victory Day – The Washington Post
- Emboldened Russia celebrates Victory Day The Washington Post
- Ukraine war live updates: Putin says Russia 'will not allow anyone to threaten us' as Moscow revels in military might CNBC
- Russia celebrates 79th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany with Red Square parade The Associated Press
- At Victory Day Parade, Putin Seeks to Keep Ukraine in the Distance The New York Times
- Russia’s Putin says ‘arrogant’ West risking global conflict Al Jazeera English
Man detained for attempting to enter Drake’s home
It was the second incident to occur at Drake's Toronto home in just as many days.
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli officials criticise ‘very disappointing’ threat from Joe Biden to stop arms supplies
Gilad Erdan says move by Joe Biden stems from political pressure after campus protests and with US election coming soon
At least 34,844 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Gaza and 78,404 Palestinians injured, according to the territory’s health ministry. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings. Here are some of the latest images from Gaza:
Israel’s national security minister presented himself before the television cameras to make a statement on Sunday, shortly after leaving a meeting with the country’s prime minister.
Continue reading...Man known as ‘eunuch maker’ who streamed mutilations is jailed for life
Marius Gustavson, 46, was involved in procedures that were ‘little short of human butchery’, UK court heard
The leader of a “grisly and gruesome” extreme body modification network who streamed mutilations on his “eunuch maker” website has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.
Marius Gustavson, 46, was the “arch manipulator” of vulnerable victims and was said to have been involved in at least 29 procedures, which were “little short of human butchery”, the Old Bailey in London heard.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy replaces special operations chief for second time in six months – as it happened
Move comes after deputy prime minister and agriculture minister dismissed by government
South Korea’s position remains it will not supply lethal weapons to any country, president Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday, when asked if Seoul was prepared to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.
Yoon also said his government intended to continue managing relations with Moscow to “pursue economic cooperation and mutual benefits” even though the two countries’ ties have become “uncomfortable” since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Five babies in England reported dead after developing whooping cough
Fears of biggest UK outbreak in two decades as 2,793 cases confirmed in first quarter of 2024
The UK may be experiencing its biggest outbreak of whooping cough in two decades, with five deaths reported among infants who developed the disease in England between January and March.
According to the latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Thursday, cases of whooping cough continue to increase, with 1,319 confirmed in March. This brings the total number of confirmed cases during the first quarter of 2024 to 2,793. The true number of cases is likely to be much higher though, because mild cases are easily confused with other respiratory illnesses in the early stages when the infection can be tested for.
Continue reading...Ben Houchen says Tory party in state of chaos and ‘ultimately’ Sunak has to take blame – UK politics live
Tees Valley mayor hailed by PM after re-election says route to Tory electoral recovery is ‘getting narrower by the day’
Having seen a fuller version of what Ben Houchen, the Conservative Tees Valley mayor, said on BBC Radio Tees this morning, I have beefed up the post at 10.16am and changed the headline. Houchen did says Rishi Sunak ultimately had to take the blame for the state of “chaos” the Tory party is in.
Victoria Prentis, the attorney general, told the Commons that Britain continues to view its arms sales to Israel as legal a day after US president Joe Biden warned he would pause the delivery of bombs because they had been previously used to kill Palestinian civilians.
I can say that the foreign secretary has reviewed the most recent advice from the IHL cell, and that has informed his decision that there isn’t a clear risk that the items exported from the UK might be used to commit or to facilitate a serious violation of IHL. That leaves our position on export licences unchanged, but that position is kept under review.
Continue reading...Former US town clerk and her lawyer charged for allegedly accessing 2020 voter data in hunt for fraud
Stephanie Scott and Stefanie Lambert charged for promoting ‘baseless conspiracies’ and showing ‘disregard for voter privacy’
Michigan’s attorney general announced charges against a former township clerk and a lawyer who had supported attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, alleging they accessed voting systems without authorization in a search of fraud.
Stephanie Scott and her attorney, Stefanie Lambert, were charged on Wednesday with multiple felonies, including unauthorized access to a computer and using a computer to commit a crime.
Continue reading...Trial will link senior civil servants’ pay to performance, says UK minister
Move intended to boost standards and attract recruits from private sector criticised as ‘tinkering’ by FDA union
Senior civil servants are to have their pay linked to their performance in a move criticised as divisive by a leading union.
John Glen, the Cabinet Office minister, announced the trial of performance-related pay for some senior civil servants to come in by the summer, which he said would improve standards.
Continue reading...Bank of England keeps interest rates at 5.25% but hints at a June cut
Policymakers say they want to see more evidence that price pressures are easing before cutting rates
The Bank of England has signalled it could start cutting interest rates as early as June after inflation was found to be “moving in the right direction”, as it kept borrowing costs on hold at 5.25% for the sixth time in a row.
Alongside the decision to keep rates on hold, the Bank said inflation was already on course to hit its target of 2% and would fall to just 1.6% in two years, opening the door to future cuts in interests.
Continue reading...Putin hails army ‘heroes’ and warns off West in WW2 parade
Russia's leader marks Victory Day by making clear the country's military is always on combat alert.
Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels to continue testifying – live
Adult film star, whose brief alleged affair with Trump has been subject of much salacious questioning from prosecutors, faces further cross-examination
Trump’s New York criminal case is the first of four such cases to reach a jury, while the other three have been hit by serious delays that could prevent them from starting before November’s presidential election.
Also on Tuesday, the federal judge in the case alleging Trump retained classified documents at this Mar-a-Lago club in Florida indefinitely delayed setting a trial date after ruling the case was nowhere near ready to face a jury.
Continue reading...Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal
Eleven people are injured, four of them seriously, as the Air Senegal plane leaves the runway in Dakar.
Kristen Stewart says Hollywood’s self-congratulation over gender equality ‘feels phony’
The actor said that making movies by a small number of female film-makers was not cause for celebration. ‘You’re like, OK, cool. You’ve chosen four’
Kristen Stewart has chastised Hollywood’s efforts at gender equality, saying that the industry clapping itself on the back for an embrace of female film-makers “feels phony”.
Speaking to Porter magazine for the release of Love Lies Bleeding, a violent romance set in the world of female bodybuilding, Stewart said much of the high-profile greenlighting of female stories was lip service.
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