Whales could be harmed by diverted ships avoiding Middle East, scientists warn
Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East.
Chicago teen who pushed for parents’ release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Kevin González, 18-year-old who had terminal colon cancer, died shortly after reuniting with his parents in Mexico
A Chicago-born teen who advocated for his parents’ release from US immigration authorities’ custody while fighting terminal cancer has died shortly after reuniting with them in Mexico, his family has told media outlets.
The parents of 18-year-old Kevin González had been taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Arizona in mid-April after they crossed the US border from Mexico without permission in an attempt to see him in Chicago as his health waned. González since then traveled to be with relatives in Mexico, and in recent days he had publicly pleaded for them to be released from ICE custody so they could be with him as he battled metastatic stage four colon cancer.
Continue reading...‘Not normal’: On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in a single country – CNN
Bosnia’s powerful peace envoy quits, with questions over role’s future
Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.
ICC confirms it has issued arrest warrant for Duterte ally – Reuters
- ICC confirms it has issued arrest warrant for Duterte ally Reuters
- Philippines drug war enforcer urges president to not hand him over to ICC Reuters
- Philippine senator vows to fight International Criminal Court order to arrest him over killings AP News
- Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest The Guardian
- Bato dela Rosa: Ex-Philippine leader Duterte's drug war enforcer escapes ICC arrest BBC
Latvian defense minister resigns amid leadership turnover on NATO’s eastern flank – politico.eu
- Latvian defense minister resigns amid leadership turnover on NATO’s eastern flank politico.eu
- Baltic nations seek more NATO defence as drone hits Latvian oil tanks Reuters
- Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia Defense News
- Russia Rehearsing Tactics Along NATO’s Baltic Frontline The Jamestown Foundation
- Latvian Defense Minister Spruds Resigns After Drone Incursions Bloomberg.com
Watch: Soldier on parachuting to remote island to bring Hantavirus aid
A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
Philippine presidential hopeful Sara Duterte impeached for second time
Vice-president is accused of misusing public funds and threatening the lives of President Marcos Jr and his wife
The Philippine vice-president, Sara Duterte, has been impeached over allegations she misused public funds, amassed unexplained wealth and threatened the lives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife, in a case that could complicate her presidential ambitions.
Duterte, the daughter of the detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, was impeached by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, which is dominated by allies of Marcos.
Continue reading...Iran hangs grad student accused of spying for the CIA and Israel’s intel agency – CBS News
- Iran hangs grad student accused of spying for the CIA and Israel's intel agency CBS News
- Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA and Mossad Reuters
- Iran executes student who admitted under torture to working with CIA NewsNation
- Tehran executes 29-year-old grad student accused of being CIA and Mossad spy New York Post
- Iran executes young aerospace engineer over CIA and Mossad espionage allegations Euronews.com
Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation
Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study
Levels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective.
Researchers looked at Pfas levels in the eggs of northern gannets in the St Lawrence Seaway basin over a 55-year period. Pfas levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals’ use in the late 1990s and early aughts, then fell.
Continue reading...Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive
An American and a French national who have returned home have tested positive for hantavirus.
Russia and Ukraine trade blame for continued fighting as US-brokered ceasefire nears its end – AP News
- Russia and Ukraine trade blame for continued fighting as US-brokered ceasefire nears its end AP News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Russia has no intention of ending this war Reuters
- Russia kills three Ukrainians in 24 hours, accuses Kyiv of violating truce Al Jazeera
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire CBS News
113 Sq Km Lost, 35,000 Troop Loss Monthly: Report Says Ukraine Gaining Momentum as Russia’s Front Strains – Kyiv Post
- 113 Sq Km Lost, 35,000 Troop Loss Monthly: Report Says Ukraine Gaining Momentum as Russia’s Front Strains Kyiv Post
- Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield The New York Times
- Is Ukraine Turning the Russian Tide? WSJ
- Inside the Ukrainian war room turning the tide on Russia The Telegraph
- The Tide Is Turning in Ukraine Geopolitical Monitor
‘Truly terrifying’: Alberta voter data breach raises fears for Canada’s electoral integrity
Debates over secession overshadowed by revelations separatist-linked group gained access to list of electors
The illegal use of voter information by rightwing separatists in the province of Alberta has raised fresh fears over Canada’s electoral integrity by making valuable and “incredibly confidential” personal data easily accessible to malicious actors, security experts have warned.
The data breach, one of the largest in Canadian history, has prompted warnings of a “truly terrifying” new battleground over information, persuasion and foreign interference in already weakened democratic systems.
Continue reading...More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards – The Art Newspaper
- More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards The Art Newspaper
- Despite protests, Israeli Biennale pavilion opens, includes Jewish mystical symbols The Times of Israel
- Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel The Guardian
- Without Its Expert Jury, Venice Biennale Lets the Public Choose Its Prize Winners The New York Times
- Venice Biennale Participants Withdraw from Awards Consideration En Masse Artforum
EU ministers dismiss Putin’s idea of role for Schroeder in future security talks – Reuters
- EU ministers dismiss Putin's idea of role for Schroeder in future security talks Reuters
- Putin is in a ‘weaker position than ever before’, says EU’s Kallas – as it happened The Guardian
- Who is Gerhard Schroeder, Putin’s pick for Ukraine peace talks mediation? Al Jazeera
- Could German ex-leader really negotiate Ukraine peace? DW.com
- Kallas rejects ex-German Chancellor Schröder as Ukraine mediator Euronews.com
Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia – Defense News
- Ukrainian drone strike on empty Baltic fuel depot prompts top-level resignation – in Latvia Defense News
- Baltic nations seek more NATO defence as drone hits Latvian oil tanks Reuters
- Russia Rehearsing Tactics Along NATO’s Baltic Frontline The Jamestown Foundation
- Latvian Defense Minister Spruds Resigns After Drone Incursions Bloomberg.com
- Estonia tells Kyiv to tighten drone control after Ukraine offers experts over aerial incidents The Kyiv Independent
Disappearances in Mexico involving state at ‘alarming’ rate, says report – The Guardian
- Disappearances in Mexico involving state at ‘alarming’ rate, says report The Guardian
- Relatives of Mexico's disappeared hold Mother's Day protest ahead of World Cup Reuters
- Mexico’s World Cup Glow Meets Mothers Searching for the Missing LatinAmerican Post
- Families of the disappeared hold Mother's Day march, in Mexico City magicvalley.com
- Relatives of Mexico's disappeared hold Mother's Day protest Yahoo
Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.
Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.