- Ukraine scrambles to supply air defenses as large-scale Russia attacks kill 16 AP News
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- Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine BBC
- Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year Reuters
- Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 18 CNN
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale
"Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale – BBC
- Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale BBC
- German rescuers plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale AP News
- Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany The Guardian
- It's still here: Yet another try to free whale stranded off Germany Yahoo
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Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets
Officers looking into attacks on Iran International media offices, synagogue and Jewish charity ambulances
Counter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.
The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran International, a Persian-language news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran.
Continue reading...Ex-Arsenal and Liverpool keeper Manninger killed in car crash with train
Alex Manninger played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus at peak of his career while winning 33 Austria caps.
Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform
Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has accused Nigel Farage of being an opportunist who does not believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform.
Farage said earlier this week he believed “genuine nationalists” would not support the Scottish National party’s bid to rejoin the EU, and urged them to vote Reform in the Holyrood election on 7 May.
Continue reading...Barcelona appeal to UEFA over Laws of Game failure in Champions League exit
European football's governing body has already rejected one appeal by Barca about their quarterfinals against Atletico.
Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor
Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hours
Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.
The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later.
Continue reading...Gaza’s new generation of journalists face challenges, but stay resilient
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.
Former lieutenant governor of Virginia kills wife and himself, police say
US officials believe the shooting related to the Democratic politician's ongoing divorce with Cerina Fairfax, a dentist.
Next chief Simon Wolfson paid record £7.4m – and could get far more this year
‘Sustained outperformance’ merits pay rise, says company after it ups profit guidance to £1.2bn for year to January 2027
The Next chief executive, Simon Wolfson, took home more than £7m last year, his highest ever pay package, and could be handed up to £9.27m this year after the retailer announced plans to increase his basic salary and bonuses.
The listed company said it was increasing its pay deal for the long-term leader of the fashion and homewares retailer, which now controls a string of brands in the UK including Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Cath Kidston, Reiss and FatFace, as his remuneration was 30% below the average for FTSE 100 bosses.
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- China changes tactics on Taiwan and Japan amid Middle East chaos Reuters
- Hormuz chaos sparks warning: China could strangle Taiwan without firing a shot Fox News
- The Iran war has exposed Taiwan’s Achilles’ heel The Japan Times
‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week
Death toll rises to 10 after shooting by 14-year-old student at the Ayser Calik School in Kahramanmaras.
Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines
During a three-hour hearing, the US health secretary tried to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.
Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right
Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’
The last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr.
All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on the harder right of British conservatism.
Continue reading...‘Whose is he?’: A Gaza father’s fight for a child who might not be his
Mohammed Lubbad's wife Amal was pregnant when she died in Israeli air strikes. Then he was told she had given birth.
Czechs Demand Explanation After Russia’s Medvedev Threatens Europe’s Drone Factories – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Czechs Demand Explanation After Russia's Medvedev Threatens Europe's Drone Factories Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Russia warns drone plans for Ukraine are pulling Europe deeper into war Reuters
- Potential targets: Moscow releases data about European firms making drones for Ukraine Euronews.com
- "Potential targets": Russia threatens European firms producing drones for Ukraine Українська правда
- Press Review - Russia warns drone companies in Europe could be 'potential targets' France 24
10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire announced by Trump
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, said US President Donald Trump.
Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel
The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city's sewer system.
Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel
The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city's sewer system.