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Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:10 GMT+2•Updated 10:12 A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. London Metropolitan Police said the suspect, identified…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has cast doubt on accusations by the United States that Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha collaborated with the Sinaloa drug cartel after US prosecutors charged him with having ties to organised crime.“My position on these events is as follows: truth, justice and the defence of sovereignty,” Sheinbaum…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections.The 6-3 ruling…

By&nbspIoannis Karagiorgas&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2•Updated 12:27 Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near Crete disembarked on Friday in the Greek island. Escorted by Greek coast guards, some 175 activists were taken in four buses to a…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections.The 6-3 ruling…

New York (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday reported strong increases in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.The e-commerce and technology company said that sales in its cloud computing unit were up 28% in the January-March period, the…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections.The 6-3 ruling…

Published on 02/05/2026 – 12:00 GMT+2 Russian attacks are continuing to target cities across Ukraine as the Kremlin shows no signs of letting up and peace efforts appear to have stalled as the ongoing US-Israeli war in Iran continues to occupy global priorities. Ukrainian officials say a barrage of Russian…

United States prosecutors have brought charges against Mexico’s Sinaloa state Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine current and former officials, accusing them of links to the Sinaloa drug cartel in a move that could strain relations between the two countries.An indictment unsealed on Wednesday in New York alleges that Rocha…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections.The 6-3 ruling…

Hungary’s Prime Minister-designate Péter Magyar said on Wednesday that the country’s president had assured him in a meeting that his new government could take power in the first week of May, an accelerated timeline for the end of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign. Following Magyar and his centre-right Tisza…

The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.Benin’s Minister of Finance Romuald Wadagni has secured a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election with more than 94 percent of the votes, according to provisional results.Sacca Lafia, head of the country’s…

Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1990s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026Colombia has approved plans to cull dozens of hippos roaming across a region in the centre of the country.Environment Minister Irene Velez announced the decision…