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Venezuela Accuses Guyana of False Flag Operation in Cuyunรญ River Dispute โ Denies Troop Attack Claims
Venezuela rejects Guyanaโs allegations of military aggression, calling it a U.S.-backed โfalse flag operationโ to escalate tensions over the contested Essequibo region. Related: Venezuela Calls On Guyana To Respect The 1966 Geneva Agreement And Ratifies ICJ Rejection Venezuela Denounces False Flag Operation in Cuyunรญ River Dispute The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has vehemently rejected allegations [โฆ]
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Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India's dwindling Parsis
The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Ex-US ambassador to Ukraine says she quit because of Trump โappeasementโ
Bridget Brink says the policy since the start of the Trump administration was to put pressure on the victim instead of the aggressor, Russia.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Moodyโs strips US government of top credit rating
Moody's cited rising debt saying US had repeatedly failed to end the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and interest.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump's Middle East tour showed the 'art of the deal' at its best and worst
Donald Trump's latest trip to the Middle East has revealed the US president's agenda for this often-troubled region.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating over failure to rein in debt
Moodyโs is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal governmentโs credit. Standard & Poorโs downgraded federal debt in 2011 and Fitch Ratings followed in 2023.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:The poison paradox: How Australia's deadliest animals save lives
The public antivenom programme saving lives in a place where, the joke goes, everything wants to kill you.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:US Supreme Court blocks the Trump administrationโs use of Alien Enemies Act
The court majority once again upheld a ruling that migrants were entitled to due process before their deportations.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Conservative lawmakers block Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax-cut bill in major setback
A handful of hard-right lawmakers joined all Democrats in voting against a package of tax breaks and spending cuts, insisting on steeper cuts to Medicaid and green energy tax breaks.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:FEMA 'not ready' for hurricane season: document
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Internal document raises concerns over FEMA readiness The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is โnot readyโ for hurricane season, which starts June 1, an internal document warns as President Trump eyes eliminating the department entirely. AP Internal slides obtained by The Hill state that,...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says
A recent study found surprisingly low levels of harmful microplastics in the sediments of Texas bays that are notorious for plastic pollution. This led researchers from the University of Texas at Austin to conclude the microplastics were being swept out to sea. โThey move around much easier than we thought,โ said study co-author Cornel Olariu, [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:If China can rise, why canโt India?
Itโs not the easy questions that shape a nation. Itโs not comfort that builds greatness. If history has taught us anything, itโs this: Real progress is born from discomfort. Too often, societies fall into the trap of playing it safe โ protecting old beliefs, avoiding friction, and choosing the path of least resistance. But no [โฆ] The post If China can rise, why canโt India? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Your pocket guide to the 2025 Eurovision grand final
The international spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest is wrapping up this weekend. Here's how to catch the grand final.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act
The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administrationโs effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:'Anything but that': Business leader begs Coalition not to reopen climate wars
Innes Willox says another net zero debate would "hobble" the Australian economy and undermine investment decisions.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Two rowing teams attempt world records crossing Indian Ocean
Two row boats have begun the journey from WA's north-west coast to Africa, in what crew members say is the ultimate physical and mental challenge.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump's frantic week of peace brokering hints at what he really wants
After seven breathless days of diplomatic hurly burly, we have a clearer idea of the US president's global ideology - and the limits of his 'art of a deal'.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:World Press Photo suspends credit for historic 'Napalm Girl' photo
World Press Photo suspends the authorship attribution of award-winning photograph The Terror of War (1972) after a recent documentary brought it into question.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:U.S. Faces Over 1,000 Measles Cases in 2025 Amid Public Health Crisis
In 2025, the United States has confirmed over 1,000 measles cases linked to 14 outbreaks, exposing the consequences of vaccine inequality and systemic healthcare failures. The majority of cases affect unvaccinated children and youth, highlighting urgent public health challenges. Related: Measles Misinformation Spreads as Cases Rise Across U.S. The United States is confronting a troubling [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine peace talks fall flat with few signs of progress
In highly anticipated peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners, the warโs largest swap. While they agreed to keep talking, there was no breakthrough for peace and the two sides seemed even further apart. Nick Schifrin reports and Amna Nawaz speaks with former State Department official Andrew Weiss for perspective on the state of negotiations.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump rails against Supreme Court over blocking of deportation flights
President Trump blasted the Supreme Court over its ruling temporarily blocking expedited deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russian, Ukraine meet in Turkey for peace talks
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Russia-Ukraine meet in Turkey for peace talks Officials from Ukraine and Russia met Friday in Turkey for the first direct peace talks since Russiaโs invasion in February 2022 sparked the more than three-year war. AP The talks...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israel strikes two Houthi-controlled ports and unleashes new barrage on Gaza
In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Defense Forces struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen and launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza, a transit strike in New Jersey forced 350,000 people to make alternative plans, group of GOP lawmakers blocked President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and New Orleans police say ten inmates who escaped from jail may have had help from the inside.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump business deals revive questions about his family profiting off the presidency
This week, President Trump visited three Middle Eastern nations where his family has deep business ties. Over the past month, billions of dollars have poured into Trump-owned companies. It has revived longstanding questions about whether the financial windfalls are influencing policy. White House correspondent Laura Barrรณn-Lรณpez reports.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder
Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the worldโs first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its potential with Dr. Peter Marks. He oversaw gene therapy treatment and vaccine safety and approval for the FDA before he left in March.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom
After his high-profile foreign tour, the president comes home to a ratings downgrade and warnings on inflation
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Northern Gaza pummeled by Israeli air strikes
Northern Gaza pummeled by Israeli air strikes The Quds News Network is reporting that northern Gaza is coming under heavy bombardment overnight into Saturday, with air strikes focused on targets in Beit Lahia and Jabalia. Earlier in the day, residents were told by the Israeli army to leave Jabalia ahead of a renewed and intensified attack. Israeli soldiers are also blowing up residential buildings from the ground in...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Clock ticking on decision for Hobart stadium future
To build, or not to build Hobart's stadium at Macquarie Point โ that question is no doubt weighing heavily on the minds of candidates in the Tasmanian upper house elections, with a vote by those who are successful set to determine the fate of the project.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Middle East policy shifts
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to the Middle East and his policy shifts in the region, Qatarโs luxury plane gift, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship hearing, talks of an immigration reality show and the administration investigating James Comey.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Victorian councils 'deeply reluctant' to enforce controversial levy
The backlash against Victoria's emergency services levy is intensifying and some councils fear refusal to pay will generate a revenue shortfall.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:In ‘The Emperor of Gladness,’ Ocean Vuong explores chosen family and acts of kindness
Heโs a writer who mines his own history to look deeply at broader currents of working-class American life. In his new novel, Ocean Vuong crafts a narrative that weaves together themes of grief, healing and resilience. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with Vuong to discuss "The Emperor of Gladness" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Federal judge extends block on public health cuts
Presented by AARP {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Federal judge extends block on public health cuts A federal judge indefinitely blocked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from canceling $11 billion in public health grants set for state and local health departments. The Hill, Greg Nash Judge Mary...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Eurovision fans built a sauna and drove it 3,000 km to the grand final
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Austria's JJ wins Eurovision with pop-opera song Wasted Love
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European leaders consult Trump to align response to Russia-Ukraine talks
European leaders speak to US president after Russia-Ukraine talks fail to achieve major breakthrough.
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