‘Sweating like a mafioso’: calls in Italy to bar Estonia’s ‘offensive’ Eurovision entry

Consumer group complains about song’s stereotypes of Italians – but other Italians say the lyrics are ‘no stresso’

The Eurovision song contest is several months away but the drama has …

Source: The Guardian

Why the billionaire class is kissing Trump’s proverbial ring

The billionaire set and the massive corporations they represent are not showing deference to the president.

Source: Al Jazeera

Arab nations coalesce to offer an alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

Egypt is promising a viable alternative to Trump's controversial Gaza plan with broad support that would keep Palestinians "in their homeland."

Source: CBS News

Why are Trump supporters claiming Google data is exposing DC corruption?

MAGA figures are seizing on Google searches to claim Washington elites are fearful of being exposed for crimes.

Source: Al Jazeera

Fog harvesting could provide water for arid cities

Research in Chile could help to provide drinking water for some of the world's most arid places.

Source: BBC

Three buses explode in Israel’s Bat Yam

Three explosions took place on empty buses in separate car parks near Tel Aviv in the city of Bat Yam.

Source: Al Jazeera

Marco Rubio: A traditionalist hawk in the age of Trump

The 'might makes right' worldview and ambitions that drive the top US diplomat spearheading Trump's foreign policy.

Source: Al Jazeera

Israel defence minister orders military to 'intensify operations' in West Bank after bus blasts

Israeli police said three bombs exploded while two were being defused at separate locations involving buses in central Israel on Thursday evening. "These are identical explosive devices with a timer. …

Source: France 24

First Thing: Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator in unparalleled relations rift

Attack follows Ukrainian leader’s claim Trump is in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’. Plus, first Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb uncovered since 1922

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Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

Source: The Guardian

Trump signs executive order targeting ‘benefits for illegal aliens’

US president issues order aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars supporting illegal immigration and another designed to get rid of regulations

Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ending …

Source: The Guardian

Denmark boosts its defence spending by $7 billion, as Nordic countries fear Russian rearmament

A mood of panic is spreading across Europe after the dramatic foreign policy shift in Washington. Several Nordic countries today reacted - and took action: Denmark announced an increase in …

Source: France 24

Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including mother and young sons

Today's release is the first time Hamas has handed over the bodies of hostages during the war, although several have been recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza and returned to …

Source: NPR