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Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians

Israel accuses UN of failing to distribute aid after US contractor site swarmed by starving Palestinians The Israeli military accused the UN of โ€œfailing to fulfil its role" in distributing aid inside Gaza. โ€œWith the renewed entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, we have reached out to all humanitarian aid organizations and the international community, and called for them to take part in the distribution of aid to...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Venezuela Issues Travel Alert for the United States, Denouncing Systematic Persecution of Venezuelan Citizens on US Soil

Venezuela has issued a travel alert advising its citizens against traveling to the United States, citing systematic human rights violations and xenophobic policies. The alert comes after the U.S. renewed its own travel warning for Venezuela, escalating diplomatic tensions. Related: Venezuela: Proclamation of New Legislators Consolidates Democratic Institutions The Venezuelan government has issued a travel [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Morning Mail: Coalition close after โ€˜comfortโ€™ deal, Labor grassroots anger on Gaza, Trump โ€˜never evolvedโ€™

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. National party MPs and senators could meet as early as today to debate a Coalition deal after David Littleproud says he was given โ€œcomfortโ€ by the Liberals on four policy demands.We are also reporting on growing Labor grassroots anger at the governmentโ€™s alleged...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Okta shares plunge 11% as company maintains guidance, citing macroeconomic uncertainties

Okta reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its quarterly report on Tuesday but kept its guidance.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Crypto platforms engineered to feel like gambling, which they are

When Kim Kardashian paid a fine in 2022 for promoting a crypto token without revealing she was paid for it, and Matt Damon told us in a cryptocurrency ad that โ€œfortune favors the brave,โ€ it became clear that crypto had crossed over into pop culture. But beneath the celebrity sheen and Super Bowl ads, there [โ€ฆ] The post Crypto platforms engineered to feel like gambling, which they are appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

The U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan has started operating. Why are so many humanitarian groups opposed to it?

Jake Wood, the American heading the effort, said Sunday night he was resigning because it was clear the organization would not be allowed to operate independently.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site

Netanyhu says Israel and US temporarily lost control of Gaza aid site Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the US "momentarily" lost control of their aid site in southern Gaza as it was stormed by starving Palestinians on Tuesday. "We worked out a plan with our American friends to have controlled distribution sites where an American company would distribute the food to Palestinian families,"...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten

For a seabird, it can be tough to tell the difference between a squid snack and a piece of plastic debris. This mix-up can have devastating impacts for the birds and their young, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. Scientists analyzed the changes in more than 700 proteins found in plastic-ridden sable [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos

Trump administration on the defensive after Gaza aid plan spirals into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 20:26 After proudly listing the number of meals distributed, spokesperson Tammy Bruce brushed off criticism and blamed Hamas Palestinians ride a cart after securing some aid from a distribution site run by the US-Israeli initiative known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street responds to Trump delay of 50% EU tariffs

They more than recovered their losses from Friday, when Wall Street's roller coaster dropped after Trump announced the tariffs on the European Union.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

The โ€˜3 day guaranteeโ€™ for childcare starts next year. The challenge could be finding quality care

An estimated 100,000 families will be eligible for more subsidised care. But the early childhood sector faces issues around availability, quality and staffing.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

DJT shares fall 10% as Trump Media says it's raising $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin

The Trump Media announcement comes as bitcoin nears record highs and the Bitcoin 2025 conference gets underway in Las Vegas.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Girls with painful periods are twice as likely as their peers to have symptoms of anxiety or depression

A new study found adolescents with period pain had higher levels of psychological distress as young adults, even after accounting for earlier mental health issues.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Tesla shares climb as Musk pledges to be 'super focused' on companies ahead of Starship launch

During Tesla's April earnings call he said that he would "significantly" reduce his time running President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

From surprise platypus to wandering cane toads, hereโ€™s what we found hiding in NSW estuaries

Researchers worked with Indigenous Rangers to map life in 34 estuaries across NSW using environmental DNA - and made a host of unexpected discoveries.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

One couple, two apartments, different surnames for the children: how โ€˜two places to stayโ€™ is shaping families in China

In โ€˜two places to stayโ€™, a young couple splits their time between appartments gifted by each set of parents.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

James Bradleyโ€™s thrilling, unsettling crime novel is set in a flooded Sydney in 2050

Landfall is a haunting and propulsive crime novel, set in 2050s Sydney, that weighs the value of a human life on an ecologically ravaged planet.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Former top aide for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says mogul kidnapped her in plot to kill rapper Kid Cudi

The testimony on Tuesday from Capricorn Clark, the former global brand director for Bad Boy Entertainment, launched the third week of testimony in the trial on a violent note.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University

Trump looking to cancel all government funding for Harvard University Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 18:30 A letter to federal agencies tells them to end contracts worth an estimated $100m after previously freezing billions in funds Demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common outside Harvard University to protest against its stance on the Gaza war and show support for the Palestinian people, in Cambridge,...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to begin on June 4

Officials say more than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have already arrived in the country.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Is China Building the Future of AI Governance Through Open-Source Modeling?

Unlike the more closed and proprietary model prevalent in the U.S., Chinaโ€™s approach leverages state support and open-source infrastructure to accelerate collective progress.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Germany's tone with Israel is getting harsher

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he no longer understands Israel's policy in Gaza. A number of politicians are even demanding an end to Germany's arms deliveries.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

McKinsey sheds 10% of staff in two-year profitability drive

Shrinking headcount at consultancy firm contrasts with increased hiring at rival BCG

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut public media funding

The lawsuit alleges that Trump is acting to contravene the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private non-profit corporation set up to distribute federal funding to NPR and PBS, which is intended to insulate the system from political interference.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump administration to cut remaining US federal contracts with Harvard

Government escalates row with university over demands to curb pro-Palestine student activism, racial diversity policies.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

โ€˜Dehumanisation by designโ€™: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos

โ€˜Dehumanisation by designโ€™: US-Israeli Gaza aid operation descends into chaos Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 19:06 The US-Israeli aid distribution operation in Gaza was widely condemned on social media Displaced Palestinians crammed behind fences wait to receive food packages from a US-backed foundation pledging to distribute humanitarian aid in southern Gaza, on 27 May 2025 (Social media) Off A...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede

At least three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid aid stampede At least three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during an aid stampede on Tuesday, as throngs of starving people rushed to retrieve food packages. According to Al Jazeera Arabic, three were killed and 46 wounded when the Israeli army fired into crowds of starving people. The aid hub was controlled by an American private military contracting...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly โ€“ Daily update: 27 May 2025

Countries agree to update action plan to reduce deaths from antimicrobial resistance The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly approved a decision to update the Global action plan (GAP) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), for discussion at next yearโ€™s World Health Assembly (WHA79) in 2026.An estimated 4.71million deaths were associated with bacterial AMR as of 2021, according to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries,...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Trump administration asks federal agencies to cancel $100 mln in contracts for Harvard

President Donald Trump has railed against Harvard, the US's oldest and wealthiest university, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

โ€˜Deliberate massacreโ€™ in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid

Thousands try to reach a food distribution site of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US Congress Moves to Weaken Controls on โ€˜Super-Toxicsโ€™

Click to expand Image Smoke rises from a plant in Louisianaโ€™s Cancer Alley, October 18, 2023. 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch Last week, the United States Congress passed a sweeping rollback of crucial pollution control standards. The resolution cancels a Biden-era rule guaranteeing continued emissions controls on facilities emitting substantial amounts of seven โ€œsuper-toxics,โ€ including lead compounds, arsenic,...

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

French National Assembly Approves Assisted Dying for Terminal Patients

The bill granting adults the right to euthanasia was backed by 305 out of 561 legislators in the lower house. On Tuesday, the French National Assembly approved on first reading a bill that legalizes and regulates euthanasia for the first time, allowing it for terminally ill patients experiencing unbearable suffering. RELATED: France Strengthens Security Around [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Constitutional ruling restores party status in Bolivia

La Paz, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Fourth Constitutional Chamber of La Paz ordered the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to issue a new ruling in response to the lawsuit filed by the Bolivian National Action Party (PAN-BOL), which had its legal status revoked. The post Constitutional ruling restores party status in Bolivia first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Imprisoned former presidents are ongoing news in Peru

Lima (Prensa Latina) In addition to holding the unfortunate world record for imprisoned former leaders, with three at a time, Peru also witnesses the political and media attention of these figures, who frequently occupy large spaces in the press. The post Imprisoned former presidents are ongoing news in Peru first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Greece shuts down agency at center of probe into massive EU farm fraud

European prosecutors are investigating a multi-million euro scam in which EU funds were allegedly channeled to non-farmers.

Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe