- India bans imports from Pakistan amid tension over tourist killings Reuters
- After New Delhi's Strong Move, Pakistan Shuts Ports For Indian Ships NDTV
- Flights from India to Europe and North America are taking up to 4 extra hours with fuel stops as airlines avoid Pakistan Business Insider
- The $10bn India-Pakistan trade secret hidden by official data Al Jazeera
- Huge blow to Pakistan as India now bans all imports after Pahalgam attack Hindustan Times
Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women’s rights – AP News
- Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women’s rights AP News
- Bangladeshi Islamists protest women's rights proposal dw.com
- Bangladesh's influential Islamists promise sharia as they ready for polls Yahoo
- Bangladeshi Islamists protest interim govt’s proposal for women’s rights Wion
- Won't get even 5 minutes to escape: Islamists warn Bangladesh govt India Today
The sound and fury of Indian media post-Kashmir
An attack in Kashmir challenges Modi’s ‘normalcy’ narrative.
World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says
As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ grows
A leading immunologist warned of a “post-herd-immunity world”, as measles outbreaks affect communities with low vaccination rates in the American south-west, Mexico and Canada.
The US is enduring the largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century. Centered in west Texas, the measles outbreak has killed two unvaccinated children and one adult and spread to neighboring states including New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Continue reading...Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say – AP News
Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base – politico.eu
- Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base politico.eu
- These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope The New York Times
- Rumours, rock-star cardinals and street cleaning: Rome gets ready for conclave The Guardian
- Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel's roof ahead of conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor Fox News
- Conclave roundup: Cardinals' debate over future of Catholic Church grows louder National Catholic Reporter
Prince Harry’s BBC interview will not make wounds easier to heal – The Times
- Prince Harry’s BBC interview will not make wounds easier to heal The Times
- Prince Harry's emotional avalanche hits the Royal Family BBC
- Uproar as Prince Harry says he doesn't know how long King Charles has left to live, seeks Royal reconciliation Hindustan Times
- Prince Harry Says He Would ‘Love Reconciliation’ With Royal Family The New York Times
- Grievances and forgiveness were both on display in Prince Harry’s raw TV interview AP News
Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise
Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface missile amid fears of military escalation with India over deadly Kashmir attack.
US sprinter Fred Kerley arrested for allegedly punching former girlfriend
- Olympic medallist not running at Grand Slam Track
- The 29-year-old charged with ‘battery-touch or strike’
Fred Kerley, twice an Olympic 100m medallist, has been arrested for allegedly punching the hurdler and his former girlfriend Alaysha Johnson in the face, and the American sprinter will not compete in the Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend.
The alleged incident occurred on Thursday at a hotel where Johnson, who is listed as a competitor in the Miami event, had an appointment with her conditioning coach when she told police she ran into Kerley.
Continue reading...Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials".
Malta, Greece, Turkey said threatening to seize Gaza activists’ drone-hit ship if it docks – The Times of Israel
- Malta, Greece, Turkey said threatening to seize Gaza activists’ drone-hit ship if it docks The Times of Israel
- Explosions Cripple Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea The New York Times
- Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged Israeli drone attack off Malta CNN
- Gaza humanitarian aid ship ‘bombed by drones’ in waters off Malta | Israel-Gaza war The Guardian
- Activists say ship aiming to sail to Gaza was attacked by drones BBC
Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find – NPR
- Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find NPR
- Captive-bred axolotl thrives in restored wetlands in Mexico City BBC
- The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope Science News
- Can Mexico bring back the endangered axolotl? Al Jazeera
- Endangered axolotls bred in captivity can survive in wild, study finds The Washington Post
Trump’s Truth Social posts make no sense – what do they say about his mentality?
The president’s little used social media platform offers him a forum for his nonstop haranguing and score-settling
No political leader has used social media quite like Donald Trump. But his recent posts on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded in 2021, have become increasingly bizarre: the president using the lack of scrutiny afforded by the platform’s small user base to truly let loose.
In the hundreds of “Truths” since he took office, Trump has variously used Truth Social to reimagine himself as a king and to urge Americans to “BE COOL!” as the stock market tanked in the wake of his trade war, the president’s seemingly random use of capital letters, punctuation and inaccurate spelling consistent across the messages.
Continue reading...Dying Syrian grandmother allowed to come to UK in Home Office U-turn
Soaad Al Shawa had been barred from spending final days with her family, who fled Damascus to settle in Glasgow
A Syrian grandmother who is dying of cancer has been given permission to come to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren she has never met, after a Home Office U-turn.
The government had wanted to bar Soaad Al Shawa, who has liver cancer and has been given just weeks to live by doctors, from travelling to spend her last days with her daughter Ola Al Hamwi, son-in-law Mostafa Amonajid and their three children aged seven, five and one. Al Shawa has only been able to communicate with her grandchildren on video calls.
Continue reading...Two dead after Peruvian navy ship hits oil platform in Amazon River
Thirty crew members were rescued from the vessel, while one person remains missing, Peru's defence ministry says.
South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate – The Guardian
- South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate The Guardian
- S Korea’s conservative party picks Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate Al Jazeera
- South Korea's conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate Reuters
- S.Korea’s Ruling Party Picks Ex-Minister as Presidential Nominee Bloomberg.com
- PPP presidential candidate pays respects to late presidents The Korea Times
South Korea’s conservatives pick hardline Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate
People Power party trail in polls in election called after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed for trying to impose martial law
South Korea’s conservative People Power party has picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the 3 June presidential election, which was called after the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Kim will face the liberal Democratic party’s candidate, Lee Jae-myung, who has led each of the declared conservative candidates by large double-digit margins in polls.
Continue reading...Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?
It's the country's second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.
S Korea’s conservative party picks Kim Moon-soo as presidential candidate
Snap election was triggered by removal of Yoon Suk-yeol from the presidency for declaring martial law on December 3.