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How likely 2028 Democratic contenders are using podcasts to reshape their image

From Govs. Gavin Newsom of California, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, potential presidential contenders are following the lead of President Donald Trump, who frequently went on podcasts appealing to younger men during his 2024 campaign.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Cyclist found with critical injuries following suspected hit and run

The man was found unconscious and with critical injuries by a passing motorist on the Gold Coast this morning.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

The Citadelle Laferrière: A Symbol of Freedom and Strength in Haiti

At nearly 900 meters above sea level, atop Bonnet Γ  l’ÉvΓͺque mountain, stands the imposing Citadelle LaferriΓ¨re, considered the largest fortress in the Americas. RELATED: The Enduring Mystery of the Moai: Rapa Nui’s Silent Sentinels This massive stone structure, built between 1805 and 1820 by order of Henri Christophe β€” a hero of Haitian independence […]

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Ex-police chief convicted of murder, rape escapes prison

Officials in Arkansas are searching for a former police chief convicted of murder and rape who escaped from prison Sunday. The Arkansas Department of Corrections said in a release that Grant Hardin, who previously served as the police chief for the town of Gateway in northwestern Arkansas, escaped from where he was being held at...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Conflict and disease put a strain on South Sudan’s fragile healthcare system

Humanitarian actors worry that conflict, disease and other crises in South Sudan are putting a heavy strain on the country’s healthcare system, one of the weakest in the world according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Escalating violence inUpper Nile Statehas displaced tens of thousands of people, and is making access to medical care more […]

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

F1's dull and comical Monaco race proves you cannot manufacture fun

At its core F1 is simple; build a fast car, employ a quick driver, and complete the race as soon as possible.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it began operations

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it began operations The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said on Monday that it started operations in Gaza, delivering aid at newly established "distribution sites". The foundation has been slammed by aid groups and the United Nations. The head of a controversial aid organisation,Jake Wood, announced his resignation late on Sunday, hours before the group said it planned to begin...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Kristi Noem meets with Israeli officials in Jerusalem after embassy killings

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noemmet with Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Sunday following the killings of two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., last week. Noem said in a post on social platform X that after the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday, President Trump asked her to travel to the...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a U.S.-backed group says

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is taking over the handling of aid despite objections from United Nations.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Inside Project Esther’s plan to silence pro-Palestinian activism

Trump’s crackdowns on universities closely match a right-wing roadmap to crush the pro-Palestinian movement.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Tomljanović powers through, Kyrgios 'down' after another injury setback

Ajla Tomljanović has ended young comet Maya Joint's dream run as she reached the second round of the French Open along with Daria Kasatkina and Alexei Popyrin.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Communities hit by algae bloom take stock of destruction

As the marine life of South Australia's coastline suffers, residents are coming together to make sense of what they are seeing.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Morning Mail: Call for disaster β€˜volunteer army’, car hits Liverpool parade, rock art fears over gas plan

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. Our exclusive top story hears from veterans on the frontline of disaster relief calling for federal funding to set up a 10,000 volunteer army to help the recovery from extreme weather events such as last week’s NSW floods.Overseas, a car has ploughed into crowds...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Panamanian Teachers Lead Indefinite Strike Against Neoliberal Insurance Law

Panamanian teachers’ unions have launched an indefinite strike against Law 462, denouncing privatization of social security and government repression. Progressive groups join calls for repeal and national sovereignty. Related: Indigenous People Ask Leo XIV To Stop the Violence in Protests in Panama Panama is witnessing a historic mobilization as teachers’ unions, supported by progressive social […]

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

EU trade negotiator says he’s had ‘good calls’ with U.S. after Trump extends tariff deadline

The European Union's chief trade negotiator said Monday the EU was β€œfully committed” to reaching a trade deal by a July 9 deadline, after Trump agreed to delay his threatened 50% tariff β€” or import tax β€” on European goods.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Forced into slavery at 12, Sue Roman brought a royal commission to Darwin

Sue Roman was one of hundreds of children taken from the notorious Darwin mission Retta Dixon and sent across the country to work as a servant.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks

UN food programme chief denies claims Hamas stealing from Gaza aid trucks Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 16:35 Cindy McCain, widow of hawkish Republican senator John McCain, says any theft is because Palestinians are 'starving to death' An empty World Food Programme truck is transported at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on 26 May 2025 (Amir Cohen/Reuters) Off Cindy...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

'Melbourne-style' weather on the way for parts of Sunshine State

Temperatures are set to plummet by mid-week for much of the state, forcing Queenslanders to pull out their winter woollies.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Egyptian archaeologists discover 3 tombs in Luxor

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names and titles of their owners through inscriptions found within, according to a statement by the tourism and antiquities ministry.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump announces full pardon for Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery

President Trump issued a full pardon Monday to a former Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of bribery, alleging that he was a victim of a β€œweaponized” Justice Department under the Biden administration. Trump announced his pardon of Scott Jenkins, who was convicted in December of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in exchange for...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

At least 81 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn

At least 81 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn At least 81 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, the Gaza health ministry reported. Israel has pounded the enclave as famine sets in among Palestinians.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Heart attack or panic attack? Why young men are calling ambulances for unmanaged anxiety

One in five men experience anxiety at some point in their life. Some don’t seek help until they’re in crisis and call an ambulance for help.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

What makes somebody a narcissist? Mounting evidence suggests links to insecure attachment styles

New analysis finds vulnerable narcissism is consistently linked to insecure attachment styles.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Providing safe smoking kits could reduce harm from meth use – but NZ law won’t allow it

The benefits of providing safe smoking kits include fewer people injecting and stronger connections with harm-reduction services and community groups.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

King Charles III arrives in Canada to underscore sovereignty after Trump annexation threats

President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex Canada prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne that will outline his government’s agenda for the new Parliament.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

A 1980s cost-of-living crisis gave Australia a thriving arts program – could we do it again?

Four decades ago, amid a cost-of-living crisis, rising unemployment and stagnant wages, a unique partnership between artists and trade unions thrived.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 26 May 2025

Countries overwhelmingly agree on a new voluntary target for air pollution and healthMember States at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly strongly approved an updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution, reaffirming their commitment to protect populations from the world’s largest environmental health risk. The decision updates the 2016 strategy endorsed under...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Israeli ambassador meets with family of DC shooting victim

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter met this weekend with the family of Sarah Milgrim, one of the two victims killed at the Capital Jewish Museum shooting in Washington, D.C., last week. Milgrim and her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky, both Israeli Embassy staffers, were gunned down late Wednesday night while attending a reception hosted by...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Hong Kong targets top talent after ban on foreign students at Harvard University

Hong Kong targets top talent after ban on foreign students at Harvard University Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/26/2025 - 17:42 Hong Kong's education bureau told universities to open their doors to international students from the Ivy League school People walk past a Harvard University merchandise store in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 17 April 2025 (Sophie Park/AFP) Off Hong Kong may be the latest...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UK trade envoy visits Israel despite government suspending trade talks, raising questions

UK trade envoy visits Israel despite government suspending trade talks, raising questions The UK's trade envoy, Ian Austin, visited Israel's Haifa port on Monday, raising questions among journalists and observers about London's policy toward Israel amid its war on Gaza. The UK has criticised Israel's war on Gaza recently, but several analysts say the policy does not appear to indicate a broader shift in the UK and...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Kremlin denies connection to arson attack on British prime minister's home

The Kremlin is denying involvement in an arson attack on the private home of United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying any accusation has no grounds. Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to a Financial Times report that U.K. officials are investigating the possibility that Russia is often a target of blame but...

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Work complete on undersea power cable linking mainland with Crete, Greece says

Athens hopes to extend the link, dubbed the Great Sea Interconnector, to Cyprus and Israel by the end of the decade.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

β€˜Buckle up, this ride’s far from over': Trump’s EU tariffs delay is no guarantee trade tensions won't escalate, market watchers say

Investors are being warned to "buckle up" for more volatility after U.S. President Donald Trump delayed the roll out of 50% tariffs on the European Union.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

This Memorial Day, let’s remember the veterans still fightingΒ 

Memorial Day should not only honor those who died while serving their country, but also acknowledge veterans struggling to adapt to civilian life after their service.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Daesh terrorists arrested near Syrian capital

Damascus, May 26 (Prensa Latina) The security forces of the transitional government announced today the arrest of several members of the terrorist group Islamic State, Daesh in Arabic, near the city of Damascus, the Syrian capital. The post Daesh terrorists arrested near Syrian capital first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina