Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seizes Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz
[AP] Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in under…
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Over 100 Arrested In European Swoop On ‘Ndrangheta Crime Group
[Reuters] – Police across Europe on Wednesday arrested more than 100 people in a crackdown on members of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta organised crime group, suspected…
Eight children, security guard killed in Serbia school shooting
[Al Jazeera] Eight children and a security guard have been killed in a rare school shooting in Serbia, officials say. The suspect is a 14-year-old…
Novak Djokovic: World Number One Able To Play At US Open After Change To Covid-19 Policy
[BBC] World number one Novak Djokovic will be able to play at this year’s US Open after the United States confirmed international travellers will no…
Cuba Canceled May Day Parade Because Of Fuel Shortages
[BBC] Cuba’s communist government cancelled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in…
FIFA Threatens Europe With Women’s World Cup Broadcast Blackout
[Al Jazeera] Europe’s top football nations face a broadcast blackout for this year’s Women’s World Cup unless media can improve on their “disappointing” offers for the rights,…
Seven Bodies Found In US Search For Missing Teens, Say Oklahoma Police
[BBC] Seven dead bodies have been found on a property in a small town in rural Oklahoma during a search for two missing teenagers, authorities…
France Protests: More Than 100 Police Hurt In May Day Demonstrations
[BBC] At least 108 police officers have been injured in clashes across France with protesters angry at pension reforms, the interior minister has said. Gérald…
Search For Texas Man Wanted In Mass Shooting Comes Up Empty
[Politico] The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched…
First Republic Makes Last Ditch Bid To Find Rescue Deal
[BBC] US regulators are racing to find a rescuer to buy First Republic Bank in a deal that could be announced as soon as Sunday….