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.…
Artists support Kneecap as UK counterterror police confirm investigation
London’s Metropolitan Police force has issued a statement saying that further investigation is needed regarding two controversial videos. Politicians are putting pressure on festivals to axe Kneecap from their line-ups,…
China lifts sanctions imposed on five lawmakers in 2021, EU Parliament says
China’s decision to remove the sanctions comes as a rapprochement is under way between the EU and China, since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Beijing in early April.…
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…
‘Aldeas – A New Story’: Martin Scorsese producing new documentary made with Pope Francis
Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis that will chronicle the late pontiff’s work with cinema in the global educational movement he founded before his death.…
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
World’s oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died on Wednesday 30 April in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116 years and 326 days. Ethel Caterham…