Two Cuba-bound aid ships found days after disappearing
The crew are safe and will complete their mission, a spokesman for the organisers said.
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The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid
South Africa’s iconic Market Theater, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
U.S. troops injured in attack on Saudi base as the war reaches one month
As the war in Iran reaches the one-month mark, a Iranian strike on a U.S. airbase in Saudi Arabia wounded several U.S. service members.
Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli’s government.
From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian’s 80 years of defiance
For half a century, BBC Russian had to fend off jammers. Now its website is blocked, but millions still read it.
‘Memory of a generation’: China mourns the sudden death of a controversial education influencer
The divisive 41-year-old was among the country’s most prominent influencers.
I escaped North Korea with my mum. Now I’m terrified she might be sent back
Geumseong made it safely to South Korea, but his mother is stuck in a Chinese prison and may be forcibly repatriated.
Man arrested over plot to firebomb pro-Palestinian activist’s NY home
Agents found eight Molotov cocktails in the man’s Hoboken home, according to court documents.
News24 | New blow as UK’s Sarah Ferguson loses freedom of York city
York officials unanimously stripped Sarah Ferguson of her “Freedom of the City” title over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, marking another blow to her public image.
Three dead after helicopter crash in Hawaii
The helicopter, which was carrying one pilot and four passengers,crash-landed about 100 yards off a beach, officials say.
How long will the war last? No one knows, and it’s making oil prices weird
It’s like the “Schrödinger’s cat” thought experiment. There are two very different potential realities, and traders don’t yet know which one is true.
Austria plans social media ban for under-14s
The move follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping channels.
Americans seek redemption at figure skating worlds, just weeks after the Olympics
Figure Skating World Championships in Prague end on Saturday. Americans Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are within medals’ reach after disappointing finishes at last month’s Olympics.
BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport
The airport is experiencing some of the longest delays in the US as TSA agents work without pay in a partial shutdown.
Senate votes to fund most of DHS. And, Trump extends Iran’s deadline to reopen strait
The Senate has voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. And, President Trump extends the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US Senate votes to fund most of Homeland Security to end airports chaos – but ICE excluded
The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown – and long security lines at US airports – to an end.
News24 | Trump signature to appear on $100 bills in June ‘to recognise the historic achievements’
US paper currency will bear President Donald Trump’s signature starting this summer, the first time a sitting president has signed American money, the Treasury Department said.
Rubio heads to Europe to try garner support for Iran war
Representatives of the world’s wealthiest democracies gather in France today for a G7 meeting, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to try to shore up support among reticent allies for the Trump administration’s war on Iran.
Marco Rubio meets G7 counterparts amid Iran war
It is the secretary of state’s first foreign trip since the conflict began last month.
News24 | US Senate passes homeland security funding law, but blocks ICE
The US Senate passed legislation that would finance most of the Department of Homeland Security, but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s office said in a statement.