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Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard

Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Fifth Round of Iran-U.S. Talks Conclude in Rome

Oman played the role of indirect mediator throughout the negotiations. On Friday, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi announced that the fifth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States concluded in Rome, with limited but inconclusive progress. RELATED: U.S. Launches Endless War to Plunder Othersโ€™ Resources: Pezeshkian โ€œWe hope [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

DR Congo's parliament votes to lift immunity of former President Joseph Kabila

Current leader Felix Tshisekedi accuses his predecessor of helping the M23 rebels in the war-torn east of the country, allegations Kabila denies.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Ukraine, Russia begin what is expected to be largest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion

Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Latest news bulletin | May 23rd โ€“ Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Consequences be damned

But we suffer even if we did not make the decision โ€“ like not having water or electricity for 48 hours

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Amid the Devastating Cuts to US Aid, Can Australia Step up?

Local staff and their partners face the greatest challenges from reduced U.S. funding. Australia should focus its efforts here.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion

They each handed over 270 servicemen and 120 civilians on the Ukrainian border with Belarus.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

From Rhetoric to Reality: China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic Accelerates

What began as political signaling is now becoming reality.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Iran, US finish latest round of nuclear negotiations, enrichment key issue

The talks seek to limit Tehranโ€™s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the nation.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Omani mediator says Iran-U.S. talks made ‘some but not conclusive progress’

Iran and the United States made โ€œsome but not conclusive progressโ€ Friday in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome overTehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the talks' Omani mediator said.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

'We did not sign up for this': Harvard's foreign students are stuck and scared

Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

OnlyFans has a shot at ditching its not-safe-for-finance image

Any buyer would be betting on reinvention, or at least diversification

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

JBS says shareholders approve US listing for worldโ€™s largest meatpacker

Green light overcomes opposition from environmental and governance advocates

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Kallas backs North Macedonia's EU membership progress despite ongoing obstacles

The EU foreign policy chief expressed strong support for North Macedonia's EU integration on Friday, praising its progress and urging continued reforms amid geopolitical tensions.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Itโ€™s Time for a New Global Arms Control Regime

Rather than resume nuclear testing, the Trump administration ought to strive to revive the moribund arms control regime.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Iran and U.S. hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue

U.S. officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran's struggling economy. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi early Friday insisted online that no enrichment would mean โ€œwe do NOT have a deal.โ€

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Throwing a party in an Airbnb this summer? Hereโ€™s how the platform plans to stop you

Spain recently removed 65,000 Airbnb listings amid mounting backlash against the platform.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrolment at Harvard

Harvard said the US government's action came in retaliation for defying its political demands.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warship

Kim Jong Un has called the shipyard accident a "criminal act" and vowed to find those responsible.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

15 aid trucks looted in Gaza, says UN, amid dozens more deaths in Israeli strikes

Raids were motivated by โ€˜hunger, desperation and anxietyโ€™, and support from the Israeli authorities is needed, the World Food Programme said.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

EU's โ‚ฌ2 handling charge for cheap imports to snare Chinese products

Trade Commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ announced a fee to counterbalance the cost safety checks for products coming from China โ€“ and hopefully curbing numbers of packages sent to Europe.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Can EU secure a US trade pact despite Trump's new tariff threat?

US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with a 50% tariff on goods, saying current negotiations with the bloc were "going nowhere." Can the EU still step back from a major tariff war?

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

On free speech, Britain can learn from America

Police are dragged into investigating petty incidents, undermining trust in our freedom to express opinions

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Saudi 'Masked Youth Movement' criticises lack of freedom in kingdom

Saudi 'Masked Youth Movement' criticises lack of freedom in kingdom Submitted by Reem Aouir on Thu, 05/22/2025 - 16:37 A string of anonymous videos posted to social media allege corruption and suppression of freedoms in Saudi Arabia, sparking online debate Screengrab from one of the first videos of what is now being referred to as the 'Masked Youth Movement' (TikTok) Off A series of videos featuring masked individuals...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

South Africa crime statistics debunk 'white genocide' claims - minister

Of the six most recent victims of farm killings, five were black and one white, the latest figures show.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Finding the state of the world a little difficult to face? | Fiona Katauskas

Maybe itโ€™s how you look at itSee more of Fiona Katauskasโ€™s cartoons here Continue reading...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Inside the Liberalsโ€™ battle to save John Pesutto from bankruptcy

Exclusive: Campaign to raise funds for former Victorian opposition leader has split party as deadline to pay $2.3m in defamation costs loomsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn May last year, a select group of business leaders and philanthropists gathered in a Melbourne boardroom for an intimate dinner with a singular focus: saving the then Victorian Liberal leader, John Pesutto.Organised by a...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Outraged Liberals say short-lived Coalition split has โ€˜shreddedโ€™ David Littleproudโ€™s leadership

Exclusive: Insiders say Nationals leader โ€˜on borrowed timeโ€™ as Michael McCormack signals he could be a candidate in a future leadership ballotFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals have expressed outrage over the Nationalsโ€™ decision to abandon and then return to the Coalition,...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

โ€˜Destruction everywhereโ€™: Taree cleanup begins as NSW floods reignite inter-agency tensions

Residents and farmers in mid-north coast take stock of losses while firefighters union and SES argue over who should lead emergency responseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the second time in just four years, Michele Bennett has lost pretty much everything.The 50-year-old returned home on Friday to find most of her belongings destroyed after a record-breaking flood engulfed her house in...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

The Coalition gives a masterclass on the dangers of overreach โ€“ and both sides of politics are warned | Tom McIlroy

Labor couldnโ€™t believe its political luck when it saw the opposition implosion. But the lessons of defeat shouldnโ€™t be lost on any partyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTowards the end of his at-capacity speech to the National Press Club this week, the architect of Laborโ€™s landslide victory, Paul Erickson, delivered a warning to both sides of parliament.Better versed in political history than...

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

'๏ปฟI hope the British public see how practical it is,' EU Trade Commissioner says about EU-UK deal

In an interview with Euronews, Maros ล efฤoviฤ says a very important step has been taken towards a new chapter in bilateral relations.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

His Chinese-American ancestor defined birthright citizenship. Now he fights to preserve it

Wong Kim Ark won a landmark 1898 Supreme Court ruling; his great-grandson Norman Wong joins battle against Donald Trumpโ€™s bid to unravel it.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

What EU exports are hit hardest by Trumpโ€™s 50% tariff threat?

More than a fifth of all EU goods exports are to the US market

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Palantir CEO Alex Karp sells more than $50 million in stock

Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar, co-founder and president Stephen Cohen and other executives also dumped millions worth of shares.

Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International