Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close – The Guardian

  1. Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close  The Guardian
  2. With Free Vodka, and a Few Protests, Russia Returns to the Venice Biennale  The New York Times
  3. Anish Kapoor Condemns Inclusion of US in Venice Biennale  Artforum
  4. Russian return to Biennale rattles Venice ahead of opening  Reuters
  5. Venice Biennale previews in chaos, overshadowed by row over Israeli and Russian participation  The Times of Israel
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France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission – Reuters

  1. France moves aircraft carrier to Red Sea with eye on Hormuz mission  Reuters
  2. France moves nuclear-powered carrier toward Hormuz in potential mission, as Trump pauses US effort  AP News
  3. France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission  The Hill
  4. Macron Calls for U.S. and Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz While They Negotiate  The New York Times
  5. Macron Condemns Strikes Against U.A.E., Ships in Call With Iranian President  WSJ
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Conservative Group’s Influence Inside the State Department Raises Alarms – The New York Times

  1. Conservative Group’s Influence Inside the State Department Raises Alarms  The New York Times
  2. Amid hiring push, State Dept finalizes hundreds of layoffs initiated last summer  Federal News Network
  3. State moves forward with foreign service officer layoffs in blow to civil service  The Hill
  4. Exiled from State, America’s foreign service holds its own memorial  Devex
  5. AFGE Vows to Fight Termination of State Department Employees  AFGE
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Pro-Kremlin lawyer’s turn against Putin reveals rift in Russian power circles – The Washington Post

  1. Pro-Kremlin lawyer’s turn against Putin reveals rift in Russian power circles  The Washington Post
  2. Pro-Kremlin lawyer criticizes Putin, highlighting rift in Russian power circles  Crypto Briefing
  3. Pro-Kremlin blogger admits role in Navalny persecution, says he now plans to lead Russia’s opposition  Meduza
  4. Ex-Kremlin propagandist hospitalized after calling Putin illegitimate  112.ua
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Hungary returns seized Ukrainian cash and gold in further sign of better relations – politico.eu

  1. Hungary returns seized Ukrainian cash and gold in further sign of better relations  politico.eu
  2. Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine  Yahoo
  3. Zelenskyy says Hungary returned cash seized from Ukraine bank workers  Euronews.com
  4. Kyiv hails Hungary returning seized cash, eyes mending ties  Reuters
  5. Hungary returns stolen Oschadbank funds and gold to Ukraine  Українська правда
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Canadian Actress Claire Brosseau Asks Court for Medically Assisted Suicide – TMZ

  1. Canadian Actress Claire Brosseau Asks Court for Medically Assisted Suicide  TMZ
  2. Toronto woman who wants to die by MAID asks court for urgent exemption  CBC
  3. Physically healthy actress with ‘embarrassment of riches’ begs court to allow her to die by assisted suicide  New York Post
  4. Most Canadians Support MAID. But the Issue of Access for People With Mental Illness Is Fraught.  The New York Times
  5. An alarm bell is ringing on medically assisted death for mental illness  The Globe and Mail
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Beware the Sudden Death of Vladimir Putin – Newsweek

  1. Beware the Sudden Death of Vladimir Putin  Newsweek
  2. Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says  CNN
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 4, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Vladimir Putin hunkers down for fear of assassination  Financial Times
  5. Paranoid Putin’s Hiding Place Revealed as He Vanishes for Weeks  The Daily Beast
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Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane – Euronews.com

  1. Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane  Euronews.com
  2. Rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ after tracker failure  The Guardian
  3. Tracker Used To Monitor Rescued Humpback Whale Has Reportedly Failed  Yahoo
  4. Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort  NPR
  5. Timmy the Whale Was Released Into the North Sea After Being Stranded Off the German Coast for Weeks. Was That the Right Call?  Smithsonian Magazine
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Andes Strain Of Hantavirus—Only Known Variant That Spreads Person-To-Person—Is On Ship (Live Updates) – Forbes

  1. Andes Strain Of Hantavirus—Only Known Variant That Spreads Person-To-Person—Is On Ship (Live Updates)  Forbes
  2. Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human  NPR
  3. I Sailed the MV Hondius. Its Crisis Won’t Derail Cruising.  Barron's
  4. 3 People Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak  The New York Times
  5. Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts  WSJ
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Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache – TechCrunch

  1. Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache  TechCrunch
  2. How children are getting creative and fooling age verification checks  Euronews.com
  3. Kids can bypass some age checks with a drawn-on mustache  The Register
  4. Kids with fake mustaches can fool high-tech age verification systems  Fast Company
  5. The Online Safety Act Is Changing the Internet for Kids — But Families Say It’s Still Not Enough  Bitdefender
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Ukraine declares it is not bound by Russia’s Victory Day truce – politico.eu

  1. Ukraine declares it is not bound by Russia’s Victory Day truce  politico.eu
  2. Russian strikes kill 27 in Ukraine ahead of rival ceasefires around Moscow’s Victory Day parade  CNN
  3. Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities  The New York Times
  4. On Eve of Proposed Cease-Fire, Russia Launches Huge Attack on Ukraine  WSJ
  5. Zelenskiy accuses Russia of spurning ceasefire proposed by Kyiv  Reuters
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Trainline says Middle East tensions hitting European rail bookings

Profits jump to £122m at ticketing retailer but it expects flat or declining revenues over the coming year

Trainline has said the US standoff with Iran is hitting its revenues, with rail ticket sales to foreign visitors to Europe affected.

The UK-based ticketing retailer said it expected revenues to stay flat or decline over the coming year, citing “the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe”.

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