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Does the quashing of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction spell hope for Trump?
Read More Both former president and the disgraced Hollywood movie producer made court appearances in Manhattan this week Both former president and the disgraced Hollywood movie producer made court appearances in Manhattan this week
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Palestinians in the West Bank say U.S. college protests give them hope
Read More Palestinians in the West Bank are following the protests on US campuses and say this movement is giving them hope. Palestinians in the West Bank are following the protests on US campuses and say this movement is giving them hope.
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Children, infants missing after Tunis police clear makeshift refugee camps
Read MorePolice cleared two of the Tunisian capital’s irregular Black migrant camps, busing residents to an unknown location.Police cleared two of the Tunisian capital’s irregular Black migrant camps, busing residents to an unknown location.
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Villa once owned by Joseph Goebbels being offered as ‘a gift’
Read More Berlin’s finance minister says property owned by Hitler’s propaganda minister will be demolished if no offers are made Berlin’s government is offering to give away a villa once owned by Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, hoping to end a decades-long debate on whether to repurpose or bulldoze a sprawling disused site in…
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French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
Read MoreJust like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big eventJust like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event
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Campus Gaza solidarity protests go global
Read MoreAnger and frustration with the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza have sparked university protests worldwide.Anger and frustration with the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza have sparked university protests worldwide.
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Three charged over killing of Sikh activist in Canada
Read MoreHardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead last June, sparking a diplomatic row between India and Canada.Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead last June, sparking a diplomatic row between India and Canada.
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The Most Outrageous Met Gala Looks of All Time
Read More At the annual Met Gala, fashion takes center stage and the red carpet, normally seen as the precursor to a party, has become the main event. The gala, which raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, takes place on the first Monday in May and in the past three decades,…
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Trump Media’s Accounting Firm Charged With Massive Fraud
Read More The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday charged the accounting firm for former President Donald Trump’s social media company with “massive fraud” after an investigation uncovered “deliberate and systemic failures” to comply with U.S. audit standards. According to the SEC, BF Borgers and its owner Benjamin Borger allegedly fabricated documents and falsely…
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Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar and wife indicted over allegations of $600,00 bribes from Azerbaijan
Read More The charges were announced on Friday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), shortly after the congressman protested his innocence in a statement The charges were announced on Friday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), shortly after the congressman protested his innocence in a statement
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Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
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“Incredibly rare” dye that was once worth more than gold found in U.K.
Read MoreThe substance was found during a 2023 excavation of a Roman bathhouse.The substance was found during a 2023 excavation of a Roman bathhouse.
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Brazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years
Read More More than 23,000 people forced to leave homes after heavy rains in southern Rio Grande do Sul prompt record-breaking floods Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, as record-breaking floods devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes.…
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Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and His Wife Are Indicted Over Ties to Azerbaijan
Read More (WASHINGTON) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into ties between American business leaders and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. From 2014 to 2021, Cuellar and his wife accepted nearly $600,000…
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Biden stunned by criticism from Gold Star families after Afghanistan withdrawal, former press secretary writes
Read More ‘I thought I was helping them. Hearing about how other people went through loss always helps me,’ Biden said after 2021 meeting with families, Jen Psaki writes ‘I thought I was helping them. Hearing about how other people went through loss always helps me,’ Biden said after 2021 meeting with families, Jen Psaki…
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Media Freedom Declining Across Europe, With Implications for Rule of Law
Read More BRATISLAVA, May 03 (IPS) – A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. Read the full story, “Media Freedom Declining Across Europe, With Implications for Rule of Law”, on globalissues.org → BRATISLAVA, May 03 (IPS) – A…
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A record number of sea lions gather in San Francisco
Read MoreMore than one thousand of the animals visited a city pier – the region’s biggest spike in 15 years.More than one thousand of the animals visited a city pier – the region’s biggest spike in 15 years.
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Teenage girl ‘grazed’ by bullet in Washington DC after being caught in shooting crossfire near high school
Read More The teenager was hit after bullets from an ‘exchange of gunfire’ smashed through the window of a classroom at Dunbar High School on Friday morning The teenager was hit after bullets from an ‘exchange of gunfire’ smashed through the window of a classroom at Dunbar High School on Friday morning
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Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar protests innocence ahead of potential indictment
Read More Officials with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) are yet to confirm the potential indictments against the congressman, and the charges have not been specified Officials with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) are yet to confirm the potential indictments against the congressman, and the charges have not been specified
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Blackpool verdict looks like electoral death sentence for Tories
Read More Full results likely to point to potential drubbing for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives at the general election Local and mayoral election results – live updates It was a grim night for the Conservatives and the pain seems likely to extend over the weekend, even if there may be moments of consolation from some mayoral…
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Texas congressman Henry Cuellar asserts innocence amid reports of indictment
Read More Democrat responds to reports of unspecified charges by the justice department two years after an FBI raid of his home and office The Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar on Friday insisted he was innocent of unspecified “allegations” amid reports that the US Department of Justice would imminently announce his indictment. “I want to be…
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UN chief urges Israel and Hamas to reach ceasefire deal in Gaza
Read MoreAntonio Guterres says he fears war in Gaza ‘will worsen exponentially’ without a truce as Israel’s Rafah assault looms.Antonio Guterres says he fears war in Gaza ‘will worsen exponentially’ without a truce as Israel’s Rafah assault looms.
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Accounting firm used by Trump Media hit with ‘massive fraud’ charge
Read More The independent accounting firm for the Trump Media & Technology Group, BF Borgers, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with substantial fraud. The independent accounting firm for the Trump Media & Technology Group, BF Borgers, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with substantial fraud.
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UK cottage cheese sales boom as social media craze drives demand
Read More Influencers’ inventive recipes for high-protein dairy product have boosted trade by 40% for one producer If you peered into a UK fridge in the late 1970s, it is more than likely you would have found a pot of cottage cheese tucked between the prawn cocktail and sherry trifle. A popular “diet food” at…
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Kristi Noem’s claim in new memoir that she met North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un called into question
Read More South Dakota Governor also claims to have had meeting set up with Emanuelle Macron but his office says she received no ‘direct invitation’ from French president South Dakota Governor also claims to have had meeting set up with Emanuelle Macron but his office says she received no ‘direct invitation’ from French president
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‘We’re infantilised or demonised’: French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown
Read More University students air frustration that sit-ins motivated by peace are being shut down instead of heeded Jack, 22, a student in public administration, was dragged out of his university building by the arms and legs on Friday, as police forcibly removed several dozen students who had been occupying Paris’s Sciences Po university overnight…
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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary says college protesters are ‘screwed’
Read More ‘Every single image, even at night now, goes into an AI generator and will tell you who that individual is’ ‘Every single image, even at night now, goes into an AI generator and will tell you who that individual is’
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Massive fire tears through Texas apartment complex displacing flood-weary residents
Read More A huge fire tore through an apartment complex in Livingston, Texas, on Friday (3 May) displacing residents in an area also affected by flooding this week. A huge fire tore through an apartment complex in Livingston, Texas, on Friday (3 May) displacing residents in an area also affected by flooding this week.
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Kyiv can use British weapons inside Russia – Cameron
Read MoreUK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use British arms.UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron says it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use British arms.
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‘Israel is too cowardly’: Houthis speak to RT about war, Zionism and Palestine
Read More Exclusive interview with Nasr al-Din Amer, an official representative of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement Yemen’s Houthis (officially the Ansar Allah movement) have dismissed US peace proposals, The National writes, citing Yemeni sources. Over the past week, Ansar Allah fighters have attacked US and Israeli ships in the Red Sea at least four times, following a…
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German arms manufacturer’s plant on fire (VIDEO)
Read More Diehl produces the IRIS-T air defense system that Berlin has supplied to Kiev A blaze has engulfed a plant in Berlin belonging to German arms manufacturer Diehl, the local fire department has reported. The company, among other things, produces the IRIS-T air defense system, several units of which the German government has supplied…
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Man arrested 30 years after companion’s disappearance in Belgium
Read MoreThe woman — identified by the Brussels Times as Annie De Poortere — disappeared on November 12, 1994.The woman — identified by the Brussels Times as Annie De Poortere — disappeared on November 12, 1994.
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Tories take refuge in fantasy as local election drubbing becomes clear
Read More From party chair Richard Holden to Andrea Leadsom and Rish! himself, their denial verged on the delusional Spare a thought for Richard Holden. While every other senior Tory politician had sensibly chosen to lock themselves in a darkened room with a bottle of scotch and a syringe full of heroin, the Conservative party…
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‘Don’t die, I will be back’: Oklahoma boy saves parents after tornado tosses truck
Read More Nine-year-old Branson Baker ran more than a mile for help after parents wounded when twister flung family’s vehicle into trees A nine-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero for saving his parents’ lives when an Oklahoma tornado tossed the family’s truck into surrounding trees, after reportedly telling them “Mom, Dad, please don’t…
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Italy bans ‘puppy yoga’ after reports of alleged mistreatment
Read More Health ministry says only adult dogs can be used for ‘animal assisted’ wellbeing activities Passionate yogis in Italy have been taking their downward dog to the next level, snapping up mat spots in studios offering “puppy yoga” classes. But the health ministry has curtailed the growing trend after banning use of the pups…
