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President Biden and former President Trump agree to first debate this election cycle
President Biden and former President Trump agree to first debate this election cycle as they spend the weekend on the campaign trail.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Iranian rescue services find president’s helicopter wreckage
Ebrahim Raisi’s condition unclear after ‘hard landing’ of his aircraft in mountainous regionFinancial Times - Business - Iran -
Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Mr. Raisi has been seen as a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the highest political and religious position in the Islamic republic.The New York Times - World - Iran -
FirstFT: Iran’s president dies in helicopter crash
Also in today’s newsletter, G7 warms to Trump-proofing Ukraine aid and US pushes Israel on political solution to GazaFinancial Times - World -
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi dead in helicopter crash
Flight came down on Sunday in remote and mountainous north westFinancial Times - Business - Iran -
Raisi’s death deals blow to Iranian regime
Hardline cleric was seen as integral to republic’s succession planFinancial Times - Business - Iran -
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Do not ask victims to move on - Irish president
Michael D Higgins says there was a failure to investigate bombings on the deadliest day of the Troubles.BBC News - Top stories -
Community honors former President Grover Cleveland
There is one community in America where former President Grover Cleveland is more than just a name in a history book.CBS News - Top stories -
Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law
Salome Zourabichvili says bill contradicts constitution but ruling party is expected to override her action in coming days. Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to ...The Guardian - World -
Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law
The law has triggered protests and threatens to derail the nation’s pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia.The New York Times - World -
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi suffers 'crash landing'; search and rescue underway
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “crash landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported.NBC News - Top stories -
President Biden greeted by protesters at Morehouse College commencement
Some students and faculty at Morehouse College greeted President Biden with a silent protest by wearing Palestinian scarves or the color of the flag as the president delivered the commencement at the all-male historically Black university. Nikole ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's hardline president?
The cleric cracked down on dissent and taken a tough stance with the West since his 2021 election.BBC News - Top stories -
Who is Ebrahim Raisi, the missing president of Iran?
The condition of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remains unknown Sunday after his helicopter crashed in the rural and mountainous border region between Iran and western Azerbaijan. Iranian state media IRINN reported that the crash site had not yet ...The Hill - Politics -
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash - state TV
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died in Sunday's crash in north-western Iran.BBC News - Top stories - Iran -
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Taiwan’s new president calls on China to cease ‘intimidation’
Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president on Monday, extending the rule of a party that is viewed with suspicion by China.NBC News - Top stories - China -
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel.The New York Times - World - Iran -
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel.The New York Times - Top stories - Iran -
Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.”The New York Times - Top stories -
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says controversial foreign influence bill is 'unacceptable'
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says controversial foreign influence bill is 'unacceptable'ABC News - World -
Robert Fico stable after shooting as Slovakia’s president-elect calls for unity
Peter Pellegrini says PM ‘escaped death by a hair’ and urges people to temper their emotions after ‘we crossed a red line’. . The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition but “not out of the woods yet”, officials have said, ...The Guardian - World -
Columbia faculty group passes no-confidence measure on school's president
Columbia University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved a vote of no confidence Thursday against university President Minouche Shafik over her handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The vote, organized by the school’s ...The Hill - Politics -
OpenAI president shares first image generated by GPT-4o
The image shared by Greg Brockman from GPT-4o improves significantly over DALL-E 3 on quality, photorealism, and accuracy of text generation.VentureBeat - Tech -
Morehouse president will cease ceremonies if protesters shout down Biden
The president of Morehouse College has said he will cease ceremonies during the school’s Sunday graduation if there are major disruptions during President Biden’s scheduled commencement address. “What we won’t allow is disruptive behavior that ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing
A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an animated figure with Chakwera’s face superimposed on it doing some wacky dance movesABC News - World - Tiktok -
Sonoma State President Mike Lee to retire after divestment email controversy
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee will retire from his job at the school, notifying officials a day after being placed on leave for an email he sent about the agreement he made with campus protesters on divestment from Israel.CBS News - Politics -
Biden's Voldemortian theory of privilege: The president whose voice must not be heard
It appears that Joe Biden is "he who must not be heard."The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Top candidates emerge for Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations role
Trajan Langdon, Scott Perry, Dennis Lindsey and John Hammond have impressed in interviews and are front-runners to meet with Pistons owner Tom Gores.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Vietnam nominates its public security minister as new president
Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country’s political establishmentABC News - World -
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protestsABC News - World -
Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says
The incident happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with Azerbaijan.ABC News - Top stories -
Helicopter carrying Iranian president had "hard landing," rescue underway
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling in Iran's East Azerbaijan province when the helicopter was forced to land due to weather. A rescue is underway.CBS News - Top stories - Iran -
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.The New York Times - Top stories -
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention
During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’ . Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.The New York Times - World -
Iranian President, Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash, State TV Says
Iranian state media says Ebrahim Raisi and a top diplomat are dead after rescuers reached the crash site in a mountainous area.The Wall Street Journal - World - Iran -
May 19, 2024 helicopter crash involving Iranian president
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed while he was visiting a northern region in the country Sunday, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA.CNN - Top stories - Iran