Mexican parents criticise ending school year a month early for World Cup
The federal government faces widespread anger for saying the school year could end on 5 June to accommodate the football tournament.
Frontier Airlines plane fatally strikes person during takeoff at Denver airport
Passengers evacuated safely after person jumped perimeter fence and walked on to runway, airport spokesperson says
A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate, authorities said.
The plane, headed to Los Angeles, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at about 11.19pm on Friday, the Denver airport’s official X account wrote.
Continue reading...Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father
UN condemns confrontation in occupied West Bank as 'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians'.
Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade – Al Jazeera
- Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade Al Jazeera
- Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect CNN
- Putin Presides Over Downsized Military Parade as Ukraine War Drags On WSJ
- Putin Marks Pared-Down Victory Day Parade in Moscow After Zelensky Gives ‘Permission’ Time Magazine
- Putin attends scaled-back WW2 victory parade as worries deepen over Ukraine war Reuters
Missing Singaporeans Located Near Mt. Dukono Crater Rim
Indonesian authorities locate missing Singaporeans after Mount Dukono eruption.
Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) has presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.
Man City beat Brentford to close gap to Arsenal to two points in title race
Manchester City score three in the second half of their Premier League match against Brentford to maintain title hopes.
Tucker Carlson’s pivot
From MAGA loyalist to antiwar dissident - is Tucker Carlson’s pivot sincere or a savvy reinvention?
Greece conducts controlled blast of mystery naval drone explosives
The unmanned vessel, suspected to be of Ukrainian origin, was found by fishermen in a cave on Thursday.
Syria and Lebanon make ‘significant progress’ at talks on joint interests
In Damascus, Lebanese prime minister and Syrian president discuss issues including security, transport and energy.
Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social site reports $400m loss this year
Losses driven largely by depreciation of cryptocurrency assets as prices of digital currencies tumble.
MPs from Labour’s left to urge Ed Miliband to consider leadership bid
Keir Starmer set to face challenge as former minister says she will trigger race if no cabinet minister comes forward
MPs from Labour’s left are expected to urge Ed Miliband to consider a leadership bid in the coming days, as Keir Starmer faced the prospect of a definite challenge from his MPs next week.
Following grim results for Labour in elections on Thursday, former minister Catherine West said that if no cabinet ministers went public by Monday, she would launch a bid to end the impasse.
Continue reading...Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows – Reuters
Two men convicted over filming of antisemitic TikTok videos in London
Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, guilty of religiously aggravated harassment
Two men have been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment after filming antisemitic TikTok videos in north London.
Officers were called to reports of a hate crime involving a group of men allegedly harassing members of the Jewish community on Clapton Common at about 9pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Officers arrested five men in Hackney after the incident, it added.
Continue reading...Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon – The New York Times
- Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon The New York Times
- Lebanese Mourn Eight Members of One Family Killed in Israeli Strike The New York Times
- Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39 BBC
- Lebanon says two Hezbollah-linked paramedics killed by Israeli strikes in south The Times of Israel
- Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13 AP News
Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse – Hyperallergic
- Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse Hyperallergic
- Without Its Expert Jury, Venice Biennale Lets the Public Choose Its Prize Winners The New York Times
- Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation AP News
- At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine The Guardian
Person killed after being hit by plane on runway at Denver airport
The unidentified individual had jumped a perimeter fence two minutes before being struck by the airliner.
Steve Rosenberg: This year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow felt very different
The BBC's Russia editor reports from a Red Square with none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases to project power internationally.
“Nowhere left to go”: Gaza residents return to rubble after Israeli strike
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Al-Shati Refugee Camp after overnight Israeli airstrikes.
Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill at least 24
No letup in Israeli attacks despite a US-brokered ceasefire, with a new round of talks expected next week.