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A 29-year-old man dies from gunshot wounds after Israeli raid in West Bank

A 29-year-old man dies from gunshot wounds after Israeli raid in West Bank A 29-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli military during a raid in the town of Beita, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported on Thursday. Ahmad, director of the emergency and ambulance centre at the Palestine Red Crescent in Nablus, said the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the chest...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What’s in the minerals deal Ukraine signed with the United States?

After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukrainesigned a dealthat is expected to give Washington access to the countryโ€™scritical mineralsand other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

CVS tops estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business shows some improvement

The company now expects full-year adjusted earnings of $6 to $6.20 per share, up from a previous guidance of $5.75 to $6 per share.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Eli Lilly sales soar 45% on weight loss drug demand, but drugmaker cuts profit outlook after cancer treatment deal

Eli Lilly said sales of weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro surged in the first quarter.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

As Dutton champions nuclear power, Indigenous artists recall the profound loss of land and life that came from it

In the 1970s, a huge concrete dome was built on Runit Island to cover some 85,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste dumped by the US. It still leaks radiation today.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Logging devastated Victoriaโ€™s native forests โ€“ and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back

Forest logging records, satellite data, on-ground surveys and drone photography show nearly 20% of logged areas in Victoria failed to regenerate over the past 40 years.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

What are the symptoms of measles? How long does the vaccine last? Experts answer 6 key questions

Measles cases are rising in Australia and globally. Two paediatric infectious disease experts answer some key questions.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Schools today also teach social and emotional skills. Why is this important? And whatโ€™s involved?

Since 2010, the Australian Curriculum has required schools to teach about managing emotions, controlling impulses and empathy.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

How the US โ€˜war on wokeโ€™ and women risks weakening its own military capability

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Women, Peace and Security initiative โ€˜wokeโ€™ and โ€˜divisiveโ€™. But history shows soldiers of all stripes have served with honour.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Trump national security advisor Mike Waltz nominated for UN ambassador role

Trump national security advisor Mike Waltz nominated for UN ambassador role Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 17:11 Waltz was expected to become the first casualty of the second Trump administration after the group chat fiasco, but has now arguably been given a promotion US national security advisor Mike Waltz watches as US President Donald Trump signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump threatens sanctions on anyone who buys Iran oil as nuclear talks stall

Such a move could escalate tensions with China โ€“ Iranโ€™s leading customer โ€“ when ties are already strained over the US presidentโ€™s tariffs.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Mike Waltz Appointed by Trump as U.S. Ambassador to the UN Amid Scandal and Internal Purge

Donald Trump appoints Mike Waltz as the new U.S. ambassador to the UN after his removal as National Security Advisor, in a context of leaks and internal purges driven by the far right. Related: Trump To Fire U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz In a decision that reveals the internal turmoil of the Trump administration, [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US must re-industrialise, cut China tech reliance, says Trumpโ€™s pick for No 2 at Commerce

Nominee asked how he would keep America first as Washington lawmakers fret over Beijingโ€™s lead in EVs, telecoms and advanced manufacturing.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Why are relations between Algeria and France so bad?

Arguments after the kidnapping in France of an Algerian government critic reopen old wounds.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'What was our fault?โ€™: India razes homes, sparking anger and despair in Kashmir

'What was our fault?โ€™: India razes homes, sparking anger and despair in Kashmir Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 16:00 India has conducted over 1,000 house searches and raids since tourists were attacked in Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir A woman looks on as she walks through a demolished house related to the family of Ahsan Ul Haq Sheikh, who is suspected of involvement in the Pahalgam tourist...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Nvidia says Anthropic is telling 'tall tales' in its defense of U.S. AI chip restrictions on China

President Donald Trump is reportedly working on updating the chip restrictions, adding another layer of uncertainty to the already contentious policy.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US says Ukraine minerals deal will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia

Zelensky says the agreement is โ€˜the first result of the Vatican meetingโ€™ between him and the US president.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks at University of Alabama commencement event

Trumpโ€™s evening remarks in Tuscaloosa will be the Republican presidentโ€™s first address to graduates in his second term and will come as he has been celebrating thefirst 100 days of his administration.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Africa: Peace Talks in the Era of Transactionalism

[CFR] What are the terms of the deal the U.S. is trying to negotiate with the DRC and Rwanda?

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows

As the nation marked the 55th anniversary of the environmental movement on Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin declared a renewed commitment to โ€œclean air, land and water for all Americans.โ€ But as he spoke, the EPA was choking off the funds that had promised to bring clean drinking water to a rural [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

'Unprecedented crisis': 100 days of human rights under Trump

'Unprecedented crisis': 100 days of human rights under Trump Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 15:57 In just three months, the Trump administration has triggered an unprecedented crisis, rights experts say A drone view of detainees forming the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, where Venezuelans at centre of a US Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson,...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel executing โ€˜genocidal warโ€™ against Palestinians, Qatar tells ICJ

A senior Qatari diplomat told the ICJ that Israel is conducting a โ€œgenocidal war against the Palestinian people."

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Al Jazeera wins two Peabody Awards for documentaries on Gaza war carnage

Fault Lines wins in News & Documentary category while Close Up wins in Interactive & Immersive category.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Donald Trump sacks national security adviser Mike Waltz

Decision comes after scandal over use of group chat to discuss military attacks in Yemen

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Jerusalem wildfires fuelled partly by non-native trees introduced by Jewish National Fund

Jerusalem wildfires fuelled partly by non-native trees introduced by Jewish National Fund Wildfires that ignited across the hills around Jerusalem were fuelled partly by hundreds of millions of flammable non-native Aleppo trees planted by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) to obscure or erase evidence of destroyed Palestinian villages. When Israel was established, paramilitary groups destroyed over half of the villages of...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump nominates Waltz to be UN ambassador

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will wear two hats and serve as national security adviser during the interim.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks

Governors in northeastern Nigeria have called for measures to tackle the roots of a 16-year-long Islamic militant insurgency. A recent uptick in violence has sparked calls for action.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Trump replaces Mike Waltz with Marco Rubio as national security adviser

The US president said Waltz would instead be nominated as the US's ambassador to the UN, despite his role in Signalgate.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Europe ready to make Trump a โ‚ฌ50bn trade offer, says EU negotiator

Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ tells FT of โ€˜certain progressโ€™ but warns bloc will not settle for higher US tariff baseline

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull: Fight start time, undercard, stream, purse

Al Jazeera's lowdown on the boxers, the fight night and the belts on the line in the title-unifying bout in Riyadh.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

By banning the Muslim Brotherhood to placate Trump, Jordan treads a dangerous path

By banning the Muslim Brotherhood to placate Trump, Jordan treads a dangerous path Submitted by David Hearst on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 17:27 The crackdown on Islamists shows Israel that the Hashemite kingdom can be bullied, clearing the way for Netanyahu's West Bank annexation drive Jordanโ€™s King Abdullah II is pictured during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, on 11 February...

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Two UK university student unions suspend Ukrainian societies for buying drones

Bodies at UCL and Lancaster act over potential breach of charity laws

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

DRC seeks to lift ex-President Kabilaโ€™s immunity over alleged war crimes

Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump taps national security adviser Waltz as UN ambassador

The decision comes weeks after the national security adviser to Donald Trump was embroiled in the Signalgate scandal.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

โ€˜I wish I could go backโ€™ Starving girlโ€™s message from Gaza

โ€œI wish I could go back to how I was,โ€ said Rashaf, a 12-year-old starving girl from Gaza.

Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East