Kanye West postpones Marseille concert as France considers blocking him from performing

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Interior minister is ‘highly determined’ to block US rapper from performing in the southern city in June due to his past antisemitic remarks, sources say

Kanye West has announced he will postpone an upcoming concert in France, just after reports emerged that France’s interior minister is seeking to block the US rapper from performing due to his antisemitic remarks.

“After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,” the rapper, legally known as Ye, wrote on X.

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Haiti’s Culture Ministry fires workers over citadel stampede that killed 25 – Al Jazeera

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  1. Haiti’s Culture Ministry fires workers over citadel stampede that killed 25  Al Jazeera
  2. Haiti arrests 5 police officers and 2 other suspects over deadly fortress stampede  AP News
  3. Mass Stampede at Haitian Tourist Site Leaves Dozens Dead  The New York Times
  4. At least 30 killed in crush at historic fortress in Haiti  The Guardian
  5. Police officers among seven arrested over deadly Haiti stampede  BBC
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Family of influencer who ‘died by suicide’ on safari trip with fiancé say he has stopped communicating with them – The Independent

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  1. Family of influencer who ‘died by suicide’ on safari trip with fiancé say he has stopped communicating with them  The Independent
  2. Ashly Robinson's family demands answers after New Jersey influencer died on trip with fiance in Zanzibar  CBS News
  3. Family of influencer who died on trip with fiancé in Zanzibar says "it doesn't make any sense"  Yahoo
  4. Ashlee Jenae death: Family seeks answers after South Jersey woman found dead in Zanzibar  6abc Philadelphia
  5. Influencer Ashly Robinson dies in Tanzania, family calls for investigation  KGW
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UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war

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British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions

The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a major conference on Wednesday, which analysts believe is unlikely to deliver a significant step towards peace.

The talks in Berlin – held on the third anniversary of the start of Sudan’s ruinous war – are expected to help address a catastrophic funding shortfall that is compounding the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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Exclusive | Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out – WSJ

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  1. Exclusive | Europe Is Accelerating a NATO Fallback Plan in Case Trump Pulls Out  WSJ
  2. Key Allies Conjure Up Plan In Case of Epic Trump Meltdown  The Daily Beast
  3. NATO's eastern members brace for US disengagement  dw.com
  4. European army can help fix NATO, says EU defense commissioner  politico.eu
  5. What would a ‘European NATO’ without the US look like?  Arab News PK
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‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester

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Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame

A Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.

The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst founded in 1965, pointed to “financial pressures” that have been “compounded by shifting external factors”.

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Health of boy thrown from Tate Modern takes ‘sad step backwards’, family say

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French child, six at time of 2019 attack, suffers setback in recovery after January operation

The family of a boy thrown from the 10th-storey balcony of the Tate Modern seven years ago said it feels as though his recovery has taken a “sad step backwards” after surgery.

The unnamed French child was six when he was seriously hurt in an attack by Jonty Bravery at the London attraction in August 2019.

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Live Updates: Iran war continues with U.S. blockade of ports; Lebanon and Israel hold direct talks – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran war continues with U.S. blockade of ports; Lebanon and Israel hold direct talks  CBS News
  2. Macron under fire over Iran, Hezbollah policy as Trump admin hosts Israel-Lebanon talks  Fox News
  3. Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks in Washington, DC, amid Iran war  Al Jazeera
  4. Rubio to host Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors for talks amid ceasefire effort  Axios
  5. Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US  AP News
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