Ukraine sends ground robots
Lyman's surrender crisis
Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma
Venezuela and the Qatar Fund
Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song Appointed First Asian Chair of BIS Payment Committee
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MissImps Delivers Improvised Star Wars Adventure at Nottingham Comedy Festival
Beirut Cinema Festival Draws Thousands Despite War Fatigue
Politics
Honolulu Voters Reject Ranked Choice Voting in Election
Honolulu voters have decisively rejected a proposal to implement ranked choice voting for the city’s mayor, council, and prosecuting attorney. The measure was defeated by nearly 25,000 votes, with more than half of those casting ballots opposing the change to the electoral system.
Culture
Review: Gilbert O’Sullivan Delivers Familiar Hits at London Palladium
Gilbert O’Sullivan brought his extensive catalogue of pop hits to the London Palladium on Sunday night, performing before a packed house with the support of a full orchestra. The veteran singer-songwriter’s set emphasized the consistent, storytelling nature of his work that has defined his career over nearly six decades.
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Romania names interim premier as turmoil deepens
Romania's liberal interior minister Catalin Predoiu became interim premier on Tuesday, the presidency announced, a day after the prime minister's resignation deepened political tumult in the EU nation.
DoorDash agrees £2.9 billion takeover of Deliveroo
US delivery service DoorDash has agreed to take over UK peer Deliveroo in a deal worth £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion), according to a joint statement on Tuesday.
Dollar recovers some losses, stocks mixed as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while equities were mixed as investors await the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision.
Hamas says no point in further Gaza truce talks
A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel's "hunger war" against Gaza.
'Aussiewood' courts Hollywood as Trump film tariffs loom
Australia still wants to make "great films" with the United States, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Tuesday, as new tariffs threaten the home of Hollywood hits like The Matrix, Elvis and Crocodile Dundee.
How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officials
To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success.
Ozempic slimming craze sweeps Kosovo despite side effects
Kosovo influencer Tringa Kadriu sees the slimming drug Ozempic as a chance to shed excess pounds -- and she is not the only one in her Balkan nation, where more than half the population is overweight.
Drone strikes rock Port Sudan in third day of attacks
Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack.
US President Trump and Canada's Carney set for high-stakes meeting
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since he won reelection on a pledge to stand up to the US president's tariffs and threats to annex the United States' northern neighbor.
Philips turns in a profit but China, tariffs weigh
Dutch medical device maker Philips reported a net profit for the first time in three quarters Tuesday despite weak sales in China but warned of "intensified" uncertainties due to tariffs.
Drones hit Port Sudan airport in third day of attacks
Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack.
Australian mushroom murder suspect rejected help preparing meal: witness
An Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced lunch rejected offers of help before serving the dish, the sole guest to survive the deadly meal told a court on Tuesday.
Jokic-inspired Nuggets stun Thunder, Knicks down Celtics
Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp three-pointer and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 121-119 in a dramatic NBA Western Conference semi-final series opener on Monday.
India's woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes space
The excited little girl who first touched a plane two decades ago is now flying high as the face of India's fast-modernising military and its only woman Rafale fighter pilot.
'Shared dream': China celebrates Zhao's world snooker breakthrough
Zhao Xintong's stunning World Snooker Championship triumph went viral back home on Tuesday with trailblazer Ding Junhui leading the tributes to China's latest sporting superstar.
Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media
Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.
Sinner leading the charge in golden era for Italian tennis
Jannik Sinner will delight crowds at the Rome Open this week when the world number one makes his return to tennis, but the Italian's three-month doping ban has allowed other local rising stars to move into the limelight.
Donnarumma stands tall on PSG's Champions League run
Ousmane Dembele and his fellow attacking players may have stolen most of the limelight on Paris Saint-Germain's run in this season's Champions League, but the form of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been just as important in taking the French giants to the brink of the final.
Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose as investors await the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision.
US aid cuts push Bangladesh's health sector to the edge
Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year.
Prayers, pride in Philippine papal contender's hometown
Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle may be one of the favourites to be named the next pope, but a Catholic Sister who has known him for half a century says she will never pray for it to happen.
Germany's Merz to launch new govt in times of Trump turbulence
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as chancellor on Tuesday with a mission to revive the ailing economy and boost the diplomatic standing of the EU's most populous country.
Brunson sparks Knicks in comeback win over Celtics
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points as the New York Knicks overturned a 20-point deficit to stun the Boston Celtics 108-105 in overtime in their opening NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series clash on Monday.
All roads lead to Rome Open for Sinner after doping ban
Jannik Sinner is the star of the show at the upcoming Rome Open as the world number one and Italian tennis hero gears up for his return to the courts after a contested doping ban.
French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
Renee Guette, 98, laughed as she looked at her computer screen in Texas. On the other end of the video call was 97-year-old Andree Dupont, living in France.
Arsenal must 'stick together' in PSG showdown: Odegaard
Martin Odegaard has urged Arsenal to "stick together" after their recent failures as they aim to defy the odds in Wednesday's decisive Champions League semi-final showdown with Paris Saint-Germain.
New Zealand PM proposes banning under-16s from social media
New Zealand's prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the perils of big tech platforms.
Movella Holdings Inc. Announces Completion of Corporate Restructuring
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / Movella Holdings Inc. (the "Company") today announced the completion of a restructuring transaction involving its wholly-owned subsidiary, Movella Inc. ("Movella"), and its existing secured lenders.
Loar Holdings Inc. Announces Date and Time for First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call
WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR), will report Q1 2025 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Global Survey Reveals Urgent Gaps in Awareness, Access, and Treatment for Hepatitis D
LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / A new report released today by the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) reveals widespread knowledge gaps, inequities in access, and critical systemic barriers impeding the global fight against hepatitis delta.
Camino Announces Exploration Results at Los Chapitos and Further Exploration Plans in Peru
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / Camino Minerals Corporation (TSXV:COR)(OTC PINK:CAMZF) (WKN: A116E1) ("Camino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce exploration results at its Copper-Silver stratabound Los Chapitos copper project ("Los Chapitos" or the "Project"), including drilling and additional mapping, trenching, and sampling along both the La Estancia and Diva copper mineralized trends. The Company is targeting large-scale disseminated manto-type copper-silver mineralization to support resource delineation studies at Los Chapitos. Camino and its partner Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd. ("Nittetsu") plan to commence the next phase of drilling in the second half of 2025. The Los Chapitos copper project is located near the coastal city of Chala in the department of Arequipa in Peru.
OMP Achieves Top Two Rankings in Four Use Cases in the 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions Report
ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / May 6, 2025 / OMP, a global leader in supply chain planning solutions, has achieved four second-highest scores across five Use Cases, evaluated in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions report. This report, a companion to the Gartner Magic Quadrant™, assesses the vendors of the SCP solutions evaluated in this research.