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Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas
Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact. Rishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas ...The Guardian - World -
Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war Cabinet
Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course in the seven-month war on Hamas, after a key member of his war Cabinet threatened to quit on Saturday, adding to weeks of foreign criticism.NBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Key Senate Democrat doesn't plan to probe Justice Alito over upside-down flag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin won't investigate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over an upside-down U.S. flag at his home in January 2021.NBC News - Top stories -
Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination over call about Stormy Daniels
Donald Trump is charged in the case with falsifying business records related to a hush money payment Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels.CNBC - Business - Donald Trump -
Michael Cohen accused of lying over phone call at Trump hush-money trial
Former lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump is under fierce attacks on his credibility by the ex-president’s legal team. Sign up to our free Trump on Trial newsletterDonald Trump’s lawyer on Thursday attacked the core charge against the former ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Durbin calls for Alito recusal from Jan. 6 cases over upside-down flag that flew at his home
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from all cases related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, after it was reported an upside-down American flag was flown outside his home in ...The Hill - Politics -
Calls for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump cases over inverted flag
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls to recuse himself from cases before the high court involving former President Donald Trump after reports emerged of an inverted flag flown outside his home in January 2021. The inverted flag was ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti-homophobia badge
France’s sports minister has called for soccer club Monaco to be sanctioned after one of its players covered over an anti-homophobia message on the team’s shirt during the team’s final league game on SundayABC News - Sports - France -
Taiwan's new president urges China to stop its 'intimidation' and 'choose dialogue over confrontation'
Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its hostile political and military threats against the island and work toward regional peace on Monday.CNBC - Business - China -
Microsoft plans a shake-up of its videogame sales strategy by releasing the next "Call of Duty" to its subscription service instead of the lucrative approach of only selling it a la carte.
Microsoft plans a shake-up of its videogame sales strategy by releasing the next “Call of Duty” to its subscription service instead of the lucrative approach of only selling it a la carte.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Putin tightens war machine
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Putin tightens up his war machine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s post-inauguration Cabinet reshuffle and military ...The Hill - Politics - Russia -
Xi urged to respond with caution to Biden’s trade tariffs
Beijing advisers call on China’s leader to hold ‘moral high ground’ as spat with US intensifiesFinancial Times - World - Joe Biden -
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
May 10-16, 2024 Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot and wounded while greeting a crowd. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken played guitar in Kyiv while on a visit to Ukraine. Malians replastered the world’s largest mud brick ...ABC News - World -
Meghan mania and big skirts: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.BBC News - Top stories -
Zelensky and Putin react to Paris Olympics ceasefire proposal
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Putin criticizes upcoming peace summit in Switzerland
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The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
Andrei R. Belousov, an intellectual with no military experience, is known for backing a state-dominated economy.The New York Times - World -
Putin remembers Raisi as a 'true friend' to Russia
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The plan for a new California city
A group backed by some of California's richest has purchased some 60,000 acres of farmland in Northern California, as part of an ambitious plan to build a brand-new, walkable city in the nation's most car-centric state, for as many as 400,000 ...CBS News - Top stories - California -
Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
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Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks
Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developedABC News - Tech -
Southern Africa Seeks $5.5 Billion to Cope With El Nino Impact
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More control, less deniability: what next for Russia in Africa after Wagner?
Moscow has stricter say over efforts to influence since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death as western militaries exit the Sahel. On 3 May, as top US officials confirmed the presence of Russian security forces in the same airbase as American troops in ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
The Cost of Competing With China
The Biden administration is betting that new China tariffs will be politically popular, even if they could slow the transition from fossil fuels.The New York Times - Top stories - China -
This gold rally is made in China
The average daily trading volume on the Shanghai Gold Exchange almost doubled in AprilFinancial Times - Business - China -
Trump’s real plans for the deep state
We ought to be paying more attention to the former president’s plan to reimpose Schedule FFinancial Times - World - Donald Trump -
Putin tightens up his war machine with cabinet shakeup
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s post-inauguration cabinet reshuffle and military purge has raised speculation that he’s looking to consolidate power as he prepares for a much longer war in Ukraine. Putin named economist Andrei Belousov as ...The Hill - Politics -
Putin Showcases His Ambitions in a Chinese City Built by Czarist Russia
The Russian leader embraced symbols of his country’s imperial past as he sought to underpin his geopolitical ambitions during a visit to Harbin.The Wall Street Journal - World - Russia -
Putin seeking to weaponise threat of mass migration, warns Estonian PM
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat. Vladimir Putin is seeking to weaponise the threat of mass migration to divide and weaken Europe as supporters of ...The Guardian - World -
As Putin Girds for Protracted War, a New Elite Emerges. Meet the Russian Princelings.
A reshuffle at the start of the Russian president’s fifth term promoted the offspring of several of his closest associates and ultraloyalists.The Wall Street Journal - World - Russia -
Navalny ally says he will ‘never give up’ in fight against Putin
Leonid Volkov, who was brutally attacked in March, says he shares his late friend’s belief in ‘beautiful Russia of the future’. Leonid Volkov, a close ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has vowed to “never give up” fighting ...The Guardian - World -
Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico
Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister. The suspect in the shooting of Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico appeared in a closed court hearing on Saturday outside ...The Guardian - World -
Baerbock accuses Putin of targeted terror against Ukrainian civilians
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Cruise ship passengers isolating amid bug outbreak
P&O says it stepped up cleaning protocols following reports of "gastrointestinal symptoms" on board.BBC News - Top stories -
Mets' Diaz open to change in role amid struggles
Struggling star Edwin Díaz is open to a change in role -- even if it means losing his job as the closer -- in an effort to help the slumping Mets.ESPN - Sports - US Open -
Biden to deliver commencement at Morehouse amid protest fears
President Biden is set to give the commencement address at Morehouse college as protests over the war in Gaza and Biden’s support of Israel have enveloped college campuses around the country. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for Sunday TODAY.NBC News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Israel continues operation in Rafah amid growing pressure
Israel continued its attacks in Gaza, including in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to limit the scope of the offensive. Imtiaz Tyab has more.CBS News - World - Israel -
South of France, but not as we know it: exploring Nîmes and the Gard
Unesco listing for the city’s Roman temple put this city on the map last year, but there are uncharted delights in the surrounding towns as well. The director of a newly refurbished boutique hotel in the old town of Nîmes tells me he has gained ...The Guardian - World -
South Africans' desperate search for jobs overshadows election
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Source: Jefferson not at Vikes' OTAs amid talks
Justin Jefferson, who has been in talks with the Minnesota Vikings regarding a contract extension, was not spotted at the team's training facility Monday for the start of OTAs.ESPN - Sports - NFL