Latest news bulletin | May 1st – Evening
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Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than worker wages since 2019
The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (€885,000) in 2024. Read more at…
Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz steps down, US media report
Waltz created the group chat on the Signal messaging app to which a journalist from The Atlantic was inadvertently added where officials shared plans about imminent military strikes on Houthi…
Notable Ukrainian activist injured in apparent assassination attempt, suspect detained
Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko has been injured in an attack, he said in a post on Telegram. Ukraine’s Security Service said the attack was an attempted assassination involving a firearm.…
Trump’s tariffs overshadow marches across Asia as world marks Labour Day
While workers in Asia also marched for better pay and conditions, the US president’s new tariff regime and the effect it will have on jobs overshadowed rallies in several countries.…
Sixteen EU countries to trigger clause increasing defence spending
The 27-member bloc is allowing member states to spend up to 1.5% of their GDP on defence over the next four years without the usual budgetary limits. Read more at…
Footage shows aftermath of Russian strikes on Odesa and Sumy
At least two people have been killed and 15 injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said. Read more at…
At least two dead and 15 injured in Russian drone attack on Odesa
Russia launched over a hundred drones to five Ukrainian regions, killing at least two, while a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian-occupied Kherson left seven dead. Read more at Read More
Three bears spotted playing on children’s swing in Connecticut
Three bears were caught frolicking around a children’s play area in Wolcott, Connecticut. Read more at Read More
South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo resigns amid reports of expected presidential bid
The career bureaucrat said he was stepping down to take on a ‘heavier responsibility’. Read more at Read More