Russian troops deploy to airbase housing US military in Niger: US official
US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow's forces deployed to a separate hanger.
Local elections 2024: full council results for England
Results from more than 100 English councils, as well as for several mayors, are announced as early results show the Conservatives losing control of some key councils. Find out what happened in your area
Continue reading...Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza ‘tragedy’
Officials say the measures will be in place until Israel allows an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid.
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
Police arrest more than 200 students at UCLA as law enforcement clears camp at Dartmouth, arresting more than 90 students
More than 2,000 people have now been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses in recent weeks.
Police arrested more than 300 pro-Palestinian demonstrators on college campuses on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, pushing the total past 2,000, according to an Associated Press tally.
Continue reading...Australia’s Albanese declares ‘national crisis’ after killings of women
Government pledges action after tens of thousands of people rally over killings of women by their partners.
Five takeaways from day 10 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial
The court heard a witness testify to secret recordings of Trump, in which he appears to negotiate the Daniels payment.
Rutgers and University of Minnesota reach resolutions with Gaza protesters
Schools join Northwestern and Brown in arriving at agreements with students to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampments
Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis reached agreements with administrators on Thursday to peacefully dismantle their Gaza solidarity encampment protest.
Rutgers and the University of Minnesota now join Northwestern and Brown in successfully reaching deals to peacefully end their encampment protests.
Continue reading...How the computer games industry is embracing AI
Developing computer games can be wildly expensive so some hope that AI can cut the cost.
Text shows Stormy Daniels lawyer’s shock at Trump win in 2016: ‘What have we done?’
Keith Davidson gives colorful testimony at former president’s hush-money trial about how agreements came together in 2016
As Donald Trump’s presidential victory became clearer and clearer on election night in 2016, an attorney who brokered hush-money payments to bury the then candidate’s alleged sexual liaisons seemed shocked that his efforts had worked, texting his longtime confidant: “What have we done?”
So went the second day of testimony from Keith Davidson – who represented alleged Trump paramours Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal – in the ex-president’s criminal trial. The friend in question was Dylan Howard, then the editor of the National Enquirer. Prosecutors allege that the tabloid veteran kept Trump’s lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, apprised of damaging information about his boss.
This article was amended on 2 May 2024 to correct the amount of money that Davidson said in testimony that Michael Cohen sent to Stormy Daniels.
Continue reading...Biden calls for order after police clear UCLA camp
Officers in riot gear arrested 209 people as they dismantled their weeklong pro-Palestinian protest.
Apple sees biggest fall in sales for a year
Apple's boss fought back doubts over the firm's future growth.
US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader
Botched strike is latest incident to raise questions about lack of accountability for civilian deaths from US strikes.
Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill
Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen.
Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial
Three survivors sued the company CACI in civil court for abuses committed at the hands of US soldiers and contractors.
Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says
UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn.
Celebrity scandals and secret recordings dominate Trump trial
Defence pursues a heated line of questioning with Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer, who brokered hush-money deal.
Turkey says it halts trade with Israel over Gaza aid access
Turkey's Ministry of Trade cites humanitarian crisis in Gaza for its decision to suspend imports and exports.
David Cameron commits £3bn a year in aid to Ukraine ‘for as long as necessary’
The foreign secretary called the conflict ‘the challenge of our generation’ after making second trip to Kyiv to meet Zelenskiy
The UK has promised £3bn a year “for as long as it is necessary” to help Ukraine, David Cameron said on Thursday as he made his second visit to Kyiv since becoming UK foreign secretary.
He also said he had no objection if weapons supplied by the UK were used to strike inside Russia.
Continue reading...After years of decline, a new generation of organised labour rises in US
US experiencing the biggest strike wave in 50 years.
Police clear pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA
Over 130 students have been arrested after police cleared the UCLA campus of anti-Gaza war demonstrators