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13-foot-long crocodile ‘lunged’ at resident and evaded capture — until now. See it
The large reptile was lurking in a marina in Australia, officials said.
2 min read - WorldNBC News
Manhunt launched in France after 2 prison guards are killed in inmate escape
A manhunt has been launched for armed attackers who killed two prison officers and injured three more while breaking a prisoner out of a van in northern France.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
2 men accused of plotting Islamic State-inspired attack against Jews in England
Two men accused of plotting to gun down Jews in an Islamic State-inspired attack in northwest England were held without bail Tuesday after appearing in a London court. Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, were accused of planning to use automatic weapons to kill Jews, police and military personnel, prosecutors said in Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The charges come as incidents of antisemitism in the U.K. hit a record high last year — with a spike following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Spain warns small ships of possible orca run-ins near the Strait of Gibraltar during the summer
Following the ramming of a small boat by an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, authorities in Spain issued recommendations Tuesday that small vessels stick to the coastline in that region to avoid often-scary interactions with killer whales during summer months. In the latest incident, two people aboard a 15-meter (50-foot) boat in Moroccan waters requested help from Spain’s maritime rescue service Sunday after reporting that an orca knocked the craft several times, damaging its rudder and causin
2 min read - WorldAFP
Verdict expected in trial of German far-right firebrand
One of Germany's most controversial politicians, from the far-right AfD party, faces a court verdict on Tuesday on whether he deliberately used a Nazi slogan at a rally.Bjoern Hoecke, 52, is in the dock for using the Nazi slogan "Alles fuer Deutschland" ("Everything for Germany") during a 2021 campaign rally.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?
Georgia's parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Lawmakers defied weeks of large demonstrations in the capital that also featured anger at neighboring Russia. The law would require media, nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of funding from abroad.
2 min read - WorldGizmodo
Orcas Sink 49-Foot Yacht in Mystifying Trend Around the Strait of Gibraltar
An unknown number of orcas sunk a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday, according to Spain’s maritime rescue service. While orcas are typically peaceful, this is the latest in a string of attacks that have hit the region in the past four years.
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Half a million Palestinians driven to tip of Gaza amid starvation and Israeli bombardment
More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced and over 35,000 have been killed in Israel’s worst bombardment yet as the population has been driven to the tip of Gaza and is on the brink of starvation, the United Nations says. Around 450,000 Palestinians were driven out of Rafah in Gaza’s south over the past week, […]
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Zelensky asks Blinken for Patriot air defence of Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for Patriot air defence systems for the city of Kharkiv, which is routinely threatened by Russian missiles. Two of these systems are necessary to protect Ukraine's second biggest city and its surrounding area, which borders Russia, Zelensky said in Kiev during Blinken's surprise visit. US assistance for the campaign against the Russians was of crucial importance and air defence was the "biggest deficit," Zelens
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Ukraine sees slight stabilization near Kharkiv
Four days after Russia launched a major attack in the border region near Ukraine's second biggest city of Kharkiv, the leadership in Kiev on Tuesday reported a slight stabilization of the front. The situation in the Kharkiv area is very tense and is changing rapidly, the head of the HUR military intelligence service, Kyrylo Budanov, said in a TV news update. "But I believe that there has been a rapid tendency towards stabilization since yesterday evening." Russian troops were being blocked at th
1 min read - BusinessJust Auto
Why the e:Ny1 is Honda’s EV frontrunner
A relative late-mover into EVs, Honda is now making big investments in electric cars and SUVs, with sales of the (exported from China) e:Ny1 rising in key markets
5 min read - WorldThe Hill
UN: 450,000 people have fled Rafah
Almost half a million Palestinians have fled from Rafah, according to the United Nations, as an Israeli military incursion continues in the area. Nearly 450,000 people have fled the Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip over the past week, according to the U.N. agency that provides relief to Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA. “People…
2 min read - BusinessSkift
Wyndham Adds All-Inclusive Resorts in Franchise Brand Deal
Surf's up. The partnership will add nine Decameron properties across Mexico, Panama, and Jamaica to Wyndham's portfolio, bringing its total all-inclusive offerings to more than 50 resorts worldwide.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Minister: German security forces well prepared for Euro 2024
Germany will have a big police presence at Euro 2024 venues and the interior ministry says that the country is also prepared for disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks and an ongoing terror threat around the continental football tournament. "We are very vigilant and well prepared," Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday, just over one month ahead of the opening match between Germany and Scotland in Munich on June 14. Faeser said that police will be out in force in the 10 host cities of
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
MBS might be ready for some 'tough conversations' about 'recalibrating' Saudi Arabia's Neom and Vision 2030 projects
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince may be open to discussing whether some Vision 2030 projects should be delayed, the Financial Times reported.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Putin expected in Beijing for talks with Xi on Thursday
Moscow/Beijing - Following the start of his fifth term in office, Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China this week for his first foreign visit. The Kremlin leader is expected to arrive in Beijing on Thursday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and stay until Friday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported. Putin's last official state visit to Russia's eastern neighbour was almost six years ago. The choice of China as his first destination after his re-election in M
1 min read - WorldCNN
Got a spare $324 million? Buy a slice of this strategic Arctic archipelago
The last piece of privately-owned land in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard is up for sale for a cool 300 million euros ($324 million).
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
An attack on a prison van in France kills 2 officers. An inmate escapes
Armed assailants killed two French prison officers and seriously wounded three others in an attack on a convoy in Normandy on Tuesday and an inmate escaped, officials said. The convoy was transporting prisoner Mohamed Amra to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen when it was ambushed on the A154 freeway, which has been closed. French President Emmanuel Macron in a post on X called the attack “a shock for all of us.”
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International Energy Agency to present Clean Cooking in Afrika study
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is convening global leaders for a Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris, where the IEA is to present its annual study on the issue on Tuesday. More than 20 African countries are taking part in the meeting. According to the IEA, nearly four in five Africans still cook their meals over open fires and traditional stoves, using wood, charcoal, animal dung and other polluting fuels. This has impacts on health, gender equality and the environment. According t
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Russia appears to be creating a 'buffer zone' to stop Ukraine raiding Russian towns, experts say
In its latest attack, Russia looks to be prioritizing establishing a border "buffer zone" rather than advancing deep into Kharkiv, the ISW said.
2 min read - USBBC
'Trapped in hell' under collapsed building but pulled out alive
South African Delvin Safers had already made what he thought was his last phone call to his family.
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Maccabi Germany wants Palestine FIFA motion against Israel rejected
Jewish sports organization Maccabi Germany has called on the ruling football body FIFA to dismiss a Palestine association (PFA) motion seeking sactions against Israel at its congress later this week. "The current motion by the PFA is part of a globally observed attempt to isolate Israel and, in our view, should be decisively rejected," Maccabi President Alon Meyer told dpa. "We hope that the FIFA Congress will once again send a clear signal against such endeavours." The PFA is calling for "appro
2 min read - WorldTime
Detained Thai Activist ‘Bung’ Dies at 28
Netiporn Sanesangkhom died of cardiac arrest after a monthslong hunger strike earlier this year protesting Thailand’s imprisonment of dissenters.
4 min read - BusinessOffshore Technology
TechnipFMC secures iEPCI contract from Woodside Energy
The contract is for the Xena Phase 3 development to support ongoing production from the Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Putin expected in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Thursday
Following the start of his fifth term in office, Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China this week for a rare visit abroad and his first official trip to a foreign country as part of his new tenure. The Kremlin leader is expected to arrive in Beijing on Thursday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and stay until Friday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported. The Kremlin also confirmed the planned visit. Talks will centre on bilateral ties as well as international
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue. It lays out rules for the 27 member countries to handle people trying to enter without authorization, from how to screen them to establish whether they qualify for protection to deporting them if they’re not allowed to stay. Hungary and Poland, which have long opposed any obligation for
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II
A Paris memorial honoring people who distinguished themselves by helping to rescue Jews in France during the country's Nazi occupation in World War II was defaced Tuesday with painted blood-red hands, vandalism decried as “unspeakable" by the Paris mayor. The attack on the Wall of the Righteous comes in the context of tensions and anger in France over the Israel-Hamas war. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the memorial was vandalized overnight Monday to Tuesday.
1 min read - WorldAFP
AI-generated pothole image misleads about Cape Town service delivery
Effective and reliable public service delivery is a hot-button issue in South Africa as the country heads to the polls at the end of May. From a seemingly endless electricity crisis to poor infrastructure, many citizens use social media to voice their dissatisfaction. Some users have shared an image allegedly showing a derelict road leading to Cape Town's famous Table Mountain. But AFP Fact Check found the photograph was not real but a creation generated with artificial intelligence.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Egypt reportedly ready to curb relations with Israel over Gaza war
Egypt may downgrade its diplomatic ties with neighbouring Israel in response to Tel Aviv's extensive military action in the Gaza Strip, US media reported on Tuesday. According to the Wall Street Journal, unnamed Egyptian government officials indicated that one consequence of the Gaza operations could be the withdrawal of the Egyptian ambassador from Israel. However, there are currently no plans to break off relations completely, the report added. There was initially no official comment from Cair
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Katharina Wagner will lead the Bayreuth Festival for 5 more years
The Bayreuth Festival in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years. Wagner, who turns 46 on May 21 and is a great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, became co-head of the festival in September 2008, along with her half-sister Eva Wagner-Pasquier. Katharina then took over as sole head in 2015.
1 min read - WorldAFP
Video shows police and university security dragging away Indian students protesting citizenship law
A video of police and security guards dragging away student protesters at Delhi University has been shared by Bangladeshi social media users who misleadingly claimed it showed Muslim women being beaten up by Hindu extremists in India. The claim circulated in the Muslim-majority country ahead of its neighbour's six-week-long general election, with Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to win a third term in office. It shows demonstrators being removed from near Delhi Univ
3 min read - WorldPower Technology
Slovakia to build new 1.2GW nuclear power unit
The supplier for the nuclear unit could be selected through a competitive tender process, excluding Russia’s Rosatom.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Israeli tanks push into Gaza's Rafah, as battles rage in the north
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli tanks forged deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential districts of the southern border city where more than a million people had been sheltering, raising fears of yet further civilian casualties. Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into refugee-packed Rafah, where Israel says four Hamas battalions are holed up. The World Court, also known as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center report found that the number of internally displaced people, or IDPs, has jumped by 50% over the past five years and roughly doubled in the past decade. It counted 46.9 million physical movements of people
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Protesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir end rallies that killed 4 after authorities revoke price hikes
Protesters in the Pakistan-held part of Kashmir called off rallies over price hikes that have left four people dead after authorities agreed to lower prices of electricity and wheat. The local civil rights alliance, the Awami Action Committee, said it had called off a planned march in the city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistan-held part of the disputed Himalayan region, after the government accepted all of its demands.
1 min read - EntertainmentMusic Feeds
Boris Brjecha Announces 2025 Australian Tour
German electronic music sensation Boris Brejcha has announced his highly anticipated Australian tour dates for January 2025. After a sold-out run in Melbourne and Sydney in 2023, Boris is set to take the stage at some of Australia’s most iconic venues. The tour will begin at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Friday, 17th January, followed […] The post Boris Brjecha Announces 2025 Australian Tour appeared first on Music Feeds.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Four dead in protests against flour and energy prices
Violence has marred massive rallies in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Verdict expected for German far-right politician Björn Höcke, accused of using Nazi slogan
A court is expected to deliver its verdict Tuesday in the trial of one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party, who is accused of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech. Björn Höcke went on trial at the state court in the eastern city of Halle in mid-April, months before an election in the state of Thuringia in which he plans to run for governor. Höcke is accused of ending a speech in nearby Merseburg in May 2021 with the words “Everything for Germany!” Pros
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence
Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings on Tuesday after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers' descendants who want to remain part of France. The French Interior Ministry announced that police reinforcements were being sent to the island that long served as a prison colony and now hosts a French military base. The president of the pro-indepen
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NATO member Estonia is 'seriously' discussing sending troops to fill non-combat roles in Ukraine, security advisor says
Madis Roll, national security advisor to Estonia's president, said discussions centered on sending troops to fill "rear" roles amid Ukraine's manpower crunch.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Billboard that collapsed in Mumbai storms killed at least 14 and injured 75
A large billboard that collapsed amid raging thunderstorms in Mumbai killed at least 14 people and injured 75 others, reports said on Tuesday. A rescue operation was continuing Tuesday morning, and authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency that 89 people had been rescued since the incident occurred on Monday evening. The rains, accompanied by high winds, caused the 30-meter-tall (100-foot-tall) billboard to fall onto a gas station in the suburb of Ghatkopar.
1 min read - LifestyleCNN
New luxury train route in Vietnam offers stunning coastal views, afternoon tea
Anantara has just launched a new five-hour Vietnam luxury train experience that connects the popular resort destinations of Na Trang and Quy Nhon – its second route in the country.
4 min read - USKOIN
Portland nurse in Rafah: ‘Perishing before they get here’
Monica Johnston, a Portland nurse who works with burn victims, is currently working the frontlines in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
1 min read - WorldNextShark
Malaysia's 'Orangutan Diplomacy' draws backlash for alleged hypocrisy
Malaysia's plan to gift orangutans to buyers of its palm oil — an industry that destroys the great apes' habitats — is drawing criticism from conservationists. Malaysia is considering gifting orangutans to foreign countries that buy its palm oil, a strategy dubbed as "orangutan diplomacy." Conservationists instead urge Malaysia to focus on actually tackling deforestation and sustainable palm oil production.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Brazil's flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again
Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had not been "prepared" for a disaster of such magnitude.The heavy rains have also led to the flooding of the Uruguay River which flows between Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Cow dung's key role in India's energy industry
India is hoping that biogas, produced from farm waste, will curb its reliance on imported gas.
5 min read - USWIVB
Heated exchange between council members considering ceasefire resolution
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Demands have been made from pro-Palestinian activists for the City of Buffalo to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. City lawmakers have yet to do so, but, there was discussion on Monday and part of that discussion got heated. Council members met in caucus ahead of their meeting on […]
2 min read - WorldBBC
Labour pledges 'iron-clad' support for Ukraine against Putin
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey visited Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and was one of Canada's richest men, dies at 93
Arthur L. Irving, one of Canada's richest people and the son of industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded. Irving Oil said in its statement that he died Monday surrounded by his wife, Sandra, and daughter, Sarah. Forbes Magazine listed Arthur Irving as being among the top 10 richest Canadians in 2023.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany, Nordic nations pledge Ukraine aid 'for as long as it takes'
As Russia's offensive in north-eastern Ukraine escalates, Germany and the Nordic countries affirmed their commitment to bolster arms support for Ukraine during talks held in Sweden on Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joined the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway for discussions in Stockholm. Scholz said, "We stand united in our support for Ukraine in its defence against the ongoing Russian aggression. We will continue to provide our support to Ukraine for as lon
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