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Pro-Palestine protestors disrupt Dutch WW2 anniversary event

5 pro-Palestine protestors were arrested after disrupting a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, Netherlands.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trio jailed for NT teenager's murder claim 'miscarriage of justice'

Three people convicted of murdering 18-year-old Kingsley Alley Jr after a dispute over a spilled drink have launched an appeal to have their guilty verdicts thrown out.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Bangladeshi Womenโ€™s Rights Opposed by Hardline Religious Groups

Click to expand Image A candlelight vigil marks International Women's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 8, 2021. 2021 Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via AP Photo On Saturday,nearly 20,000 supporters of the Islamist organizationHefazat-e-Islam rallied in the streets of Bangladeshโ€™s capital, Dhaka, to protest, among other issues, proposed government reforms to support gender equality and womenโ€™s rights.The protesters, who...

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Messaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack

Trump previously discouraged his officials from using Signal following "Signalgate," when Mike Waltz added a journalist to a private chat of pending war plans.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

OpenAI ditches plan to convert to for-profit business

Decision to leave non-profit arm in control of group comes after pressure campaign by Elon Musk

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Outback teen turns welding into station sign side hustle

Annabelle Smith says her passion for welding developed into a business after word of her skill spread across far west NSW.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

OpenAI says nonprofit will retain control of company, bowing to outside pressure

OpenAI will continue to be controlled by a nonprofit as it restructures into a commercial entity, the AI startup said on Monday.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Romanian PM resigns after re-run of presidential election

Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu quit after his governmentโ€™s candidate, Crin Antonescu, failed to advance to the run-off vote on May 18.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Pandoraโ€™s Box? Bangladesh and the Rakhine Humanitarian Corridor

For Dhaka, opening a humanitarian corridor could embroil the country in both Myanmarโ€™s civil war and great power machinations.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Spanish travellers spend night on trains after thieves steal copper cables

Copper thieves bring part of Spain's high-speed train network to a standstill, leaving some passengers trapped in trains overnight and thousands stranded at stations.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli airstrikes rock Yemen after Tel Aviv airport attack

Israel has launched 50 air strikes on Yemenโ€™s Hodeidah region and a cement factory to the east.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

President Trump says US will help 'people of Gaza get some food'

President Trump says US will help 'people of Gaza get some food' US President Donald Trump said the US will provide food for Palestinians after the Israeli blockade of food and water entered its third month, CNN reported on Monday. When asked by reporters at the White House about Israeli plans for an expanded assault on Gaza, Trump did not directly respond to the question but spoke about plans to provide food: โ€œWeโ€™re...

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Mattel quickens effort to move production from China as tariffs hit toys

Maker of Barbie dolls warns of potential price increases for US shoppers and suspends financial guidance for 2025

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

What does Mary Fowler's injury mean for the Matildas heading into the Asian Cup?

Mary Fowler's injury is a devastating blow for the Matildas, raising questions as to who can step up and fill the void that she leaves.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Scared of public speaking? So was Rose, now she's a stand-up comedian

Not only did Rose Bishop overcome her fear of public speaking, she turned it into her job. The comedian offers her advice for not letting stage fright โ€” in any setting โ€” get in your way.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

WATCH: Trump suggests he wants to reopen Alcatraz because it’s the ultimate symbol of law and order

โ€œIt represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order,โ€ President Donald Trump said when a reporter asked him to explain how he decided to call for the reopening of the notorious prison.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Pakistan Threatens to Suspend Participation in the Simla Agreement

Should it act on its warning, the situation in Kashmir could seriously destabilize as both India and Pakistan scramble to alter the status quo militarily.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Rise in antique collectors looking for radioactive glassware

An antiques shop owner says collectors have taken interest in uranium-infused glassware which glows under UV light.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Labor has the chance to do something big in its second term. What policy reforms should it take on?

Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor government should pursue in its second term

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Weโ€™ve heard the promises. Now itโ€™s up to Labor to deliver its housing, wages and other economic policies

Once the election hype settles, Labor must deliver on its promises. And, of course, these policies will ultimately have to be paid for.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

What are the key risk factors for developing knee osteoarthritis? We reviewed the evidence

A new review has identified more than 150 factors that influence the risk of knee osteoarthritis. These are the key ones to consider.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Labour is still gendered โ€“ and women are still getting a raw deal in the workplace

Cordelia Fineโ€™s Patriarchy Inc. demonstrates that inequality is a result of policies, written and unwritten, within workplaces and across the economy.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Crikey, ChatGPTโ€™s gone bush! How AI is learning the art of Aussie slang

Aussie slang is rich, weird and wildly specificโ€”so what happens when artificial intelligence tries to learn it?

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

AI systems are built on English โ€“ but not the kind most of the world speaks

AI models too often produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Newly-elected MP's global path to parliament

Newly-elected SA MP Claire Clutterham says her varied career โ€” including an international role as a lawyer โ€” has prepared her for her new role as the first woman to represent the seat of Sturt in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

WATCH: Journalist Kara Swisher on Elon Musk, what’s next in tech and AI | 2025 Reframe Festival

PBS News Hour co-anchor and co-managing editor Geoff Bennett hosted a conversation May 1 with journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher about the next big developments in artificial intelligence.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Match-fixing scandal to Crucible champion - fall and rise of Zhao

Zhao Xintong began this season banned from snooker but is tipped to be the sport's new "megastar" after becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Championship.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

WATCH: Trump says Catholics ‘loved’ fake AI image of him as pope

President Donald Trump said Monday that he wasnโ€™t involved with an artificial intelligence-created image of himself as the pope, which was posted on his own social media account that he oversees.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

WATCH: A conversation with Robert Reich about wealth disparities | 2025 Reframe Festival

PBS News Hour Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins hosted a conversation May 1 with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the countryโ€™s wealth disparities.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Locating the India-Pakistan Crisis on Herman Kahnโ€™s Escalation Ladder

India and Pakistan are at level five โ€“ but escalation from โ€œshows of forceโ€ to โ€œdramatic military confrontationsโ€ could take place in mere hours.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Bill that would punish Americans boycotting Israel pulled from US Congress

Bill that would punish Americans boycotting Israel pulled from US Congress Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 20:05 The bipartisan bill that sought to impose $1m fines and jail time was attacked by Trump's allies as an attack on free speech The US Capitol Dome in Washington, DC, on 21 September 2022 (AFP) Off Ananti-boycott, divestment and sanctions billscheduled for a vote on Monday has been pulled from theUS...

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Zhao become first Chinese world snooker champion

Zhao Xintong makes history as he becomes the first player from China to win the World Championship with an 18-12 victory over Mark Williams in Sheffield.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

A timeline of Diddy’s career and legal troubles

U.S. prosecutors say that behind the scenes, Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs was coercing and abusing women with help from a network of associates who helped silence victims through blackmail and violence. Combs has pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israel bombs Yemenโ€™s Hodeidah port after attack near Tel Aviv

Air strikes come a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

3 dead, 9 missing as boat believed to be carrying migrants capsizes off California coast

4 injured passengers were taken to hospital. US Coast Guard said the boat flipped soon after sunrise about 56km north of the Mexico border.

Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post