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Thunderbolts*, Kneecap and Jon Hamm: Here’s what not to miss in culture this week

Marvel’s latest movie Thunderbolts* is grabbing attention; Kneecap’s gig behaviour is sparking debate; and Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof is serving up a must-see contemporary art show. Culture this week? We've got you covered.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Donald Trump’s Long Shadow Over Australia’s Election

Trump’s return to power in the United States was always going to have some impact on the Australian federal election. Will it prove decisive?

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

EU and India double down on December trade deadline

The EU and India have doubled down on their self-imposed December deadline to conclude talks on a trade deal β€” following the latest round of discussions in Brussels.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Chile lifts tsunami alert after 7.4 Drake Passage earthquake

The powerful earthquake was recorded in the Drake Passage, a maritime zone between the tip of South America and Antarctica.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

What Hongkongers should expect with official end of β€˜de minimis’ exemption by US

The Post unpacks consequences of end of rule that allowed products valued at US$800 or below to be shipped to United States duty-free.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Kenya: Matiangi Declares 2027 Presidential Bid

[Capital FM] Kisii -- Former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has declared he is ready to run for the presidency come 2027.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Kenya: Parliament Moves to Consolidate Education Funds to Enable Free Basic Education

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parliament has initiated a landmark process to consolidate all existing education bursaries and funding streams in a bid to pave the way for free and compulsory basic education in Kenya.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Venezuela Rejects ICJ Ruling on the Guayana Esequiba State’s Elections

The Bolivarian nation is not bound by the decisions of the International Court of Justice. On Friday, Venezuela rejected the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the requirement that the Bolivarian Nation not hold an electoral process for the selection of authorities in the Guayana Esequiba State. RELATED: Venezuela’s β€˜Return to the […]

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Whisky, history and the Loch Ness monster: Inverness is the gateway to the Scottish Highlands

Inverness is a small but thriving city, one of the fastest-growing in the United Kingdom.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Sudan: 22 Years of Silence, Impunity in Darfur Led to Sudan War's Worst Atrocities Against Women and Children

[allAfrica] Sudan is an African crisis, and what's happening in Sudan is a manifestation of a very deep crisis that will affect, and is affecting, different countries across the continent. Since the beginning of this conflict and this campaign of atrocity that has been happening across Sudan. We, my colleagues and those in my organization ( Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa - SIHA ), have been saying...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Global Press Freedom at 'all-time low' in 2025, RSF says

The RSF said the situation in the US is deteriorating under President Trump. Europe remains the safest place for journalists, but Germany has fallen out of the top 10 in the ranking.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

South Africa: 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith's Mother, Co-Accused Found Guilty

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Judge Nathan Erasmus found all three accused -- Joshlin Smith's mother, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, Jacquen "Boeta" Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn -- guilty of human trafficking and kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith. The judge ruled the State had successfully proven the charges based on consistent witness testimony and the conduct of the accused,...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Russell Brand given bail after London court appearance for rape, sexual assault charges

Actor-comedian Russell Brand was granted conditional bail by a London court on Friday after appearing to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Prince Harry loses appeal to restore his UK government-funded security

The ruling is likely to leave Prince Harry with a large bill to pay the UK government’s legal fees – in addition to his own lawyers’ costs.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Chile downgrades alert after magnitude 7.4 earthquake spurs tsunami fears

The warning had been for parts of southernmost Magallanes region after quake that also struck off Argentina's coast.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Kew Gardens’ historic oak reimagined as digital artwork

One of the oldest trees at London’s Kew Gardens has been brought into the digital age with a newly unveiled artwork.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Palestine condemns Israeli demolition campaign in the West Bank

Ramallah, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) today condemned Israeli plans to demolish more than a hundred homes in the Tulkarem and Nour Shams refugee camps in the occupied West Bank. The post Palestine condemns Israeli demolition campaign in the West Bank first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Costa Rican authorities concerned about shootings between rivals

San JosΓ©, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Shootings in Costa Rica between rival groups or individuals, especially those linked to the growing drug trafficking, are today a police and judicial authorities concern in the country, the Teletica.com channel published. The post Costa Rican authorities concerned about shootings between rivals first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

US will not 'fly around the world' to mediate Ukraine peace talks, Washington says

The State Department announcement marks a significant shift in Washington's approach and comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a deal to end Russia's three-year war.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Endowments Aren’t Blank Checksβ€”but Universities Can Rely on Them More Heavily in Turbulent Times

A nonprofit legal scholar lays out the opportunities and limitations of higher education endowments.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Nonprofit Quarterly favicon Nonprofit Quarterly

Montreal Opera Soloist to perform in Cuba

Havana, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The Canadian Cameroonian soprano Suzanne Taffot, soloist of the Montreal Opera, will offer a concert next Thursday at the "BasΓ­lica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de AsΓ­s" (Minor Basilica of the Convent of St. Francis of Assisi) in this capital, it was announced today. The post Montreal Opera Soloist to perform in Cuba first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

US says war set to run on as Ukraine prepares to ratify minerals deal

Washington-Kyiv deal absolves Ukraine of past β€˜debt’ for aid, but does not give security guarantees.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Cuba against fake news to justify imperial interventions

Mumbai, India, May 2 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the Institute of Information and Social Communication of Cuba, Belkys PΓ©rez Cruz, denounced here today the stigmatization of sovereign countries and the proliferation of fake news to justify imperialist interventions. The post Cuba against fake news to justify imperial interventions first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Oil major Shell launches $3.5 billion share buyback after first-quarter profit beat

Shell's earnings come as Big Oil's profits continue to fall from record highs in 2022.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

US betting big on robo-fighters to win a Taiwan war

The US is a step closer to being able to deploy stealthy, semi-autonomous drone swarms to saturate the Taiwan Strait in a high-tech push to shift the military balance vis-Γ -vis China. This month, multiple media sources reported that the US Air Force had initiated ground tests for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, marking a […] The post US betting big on robo-fighters to win a Taiwan war appeared first on...

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Mauritius: Is the Mauritian Miracle Running On Fumes?

[ISS] Complacency must make way for economic reform and the strategic reinvention that once made Mauritius the darling of development economists.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: 'Mobilize Diaspora Unity As Springboard for Driving Development'

[New Republic] Lofa County Senator, Momo Cyrus has rallied citizens of Lofa County based in Worcester, State of Massachusetts USA to unite and use it to mobilize the development of Lofa County.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Zimbabwe: Two Foreign Nationals Nabbed At RGM Airport With Over 70kg of Skunk Cannabis

[263Chat] Two Thailand nationals were yesterday arrested at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after they were found in possession of four suitcases containing large quantities of high-grade cannabis.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Akpoti-Uduaghan Offered Me N200m to Accuse Akpabio of Organ Harvesting, Claims Dr Duru

[Leadership] A United States-based activist, Dr. Sandra Duru, also known as Professor Mgbeke, has submitted evidence of phone conversations between her and suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to relevant authorities in the US and other parts of the world for forensic analysis.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Govt Approves Dual Certification in Colleges of Education

[Vanguard] The federal government has approved a dual certification programme for federal colleges of education across the country.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: Somalia's Parliamentary Speaker Arrives in Algeria for Arab Inter-Parliamentary Congress

[Radio Dalsan] The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Mohamed Sheikh Aden (Aadan Madobe), has arrived in Algiers, Algeria, to take part in the 38th Congress of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPA).

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: UN Calls for Urgent Aid As Floods Displace Over 45,000 in Somalia

[Radio Dalsan] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has issued an urgent appeal for humanitarian assistance to support over 45,000 people affected by recent floods across Somalia.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Somalia: Somali Police Chief Chairs High-Level Meeting On Security and Countering Human Trafficking

[Radio Dalsan] The Commander of the Somali Police Force, Major General Asad Osman Abdullahi, presided over a high-level meeting today with heads of departments and various units of the police force.

Published on: May 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica