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Keir Starmer speaks in Birmingham after Richard Parker mayoral win

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks after Labour's Richard Parker beat Conservative Andy Street by 1,508 votes to become Mayor of the West Midlands.

France's Macron set to press China's Xi on trade, Ukraine

By John Irish and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will likely urge China's President Xi Jinping, who arrives in Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Macron's hopes are unlikely to be easily fulfilled during a time of mounting trade disputes between Europe and China. France is

Tiny Texas town roiled by new German beer festival

Tensions among locals in Muenster, a rural community settled by German immigrants, have been brewing over the competing events which happened over three days in April.

Netanyahu rejects peace talks as Israel orders Al Jazeera shutdown

Netanyahu rejects peace talks as Israel orders Al Jazeera shutdown - Israel refuses Hamas demand for complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as negotiations disintegrate

Water deal: Govt says Aucklanders will avoid 25.8 pct rates hike, Labour says its plan would have saved more

Christopher Luxon, Simeon Brown and Wayne Brown announced the plan on Sunday.

Blinken blames TikTok and social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza

Blinken blames TikTok and social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza - Secretary of state said social media allows history context to ‘get lost’

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days - Interstate 95 in Connecticut has reopened

Body found in west Auckland reserve, death 'unexplained'

Police say they are making enquiries.

China's Xi Jinping lands at Paris airport on controversial state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, landed at Paris Orly airport on Sunday afternoon and were welcomed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Tory rebel Braverman urges Sunak to change course after election blows

Rishi Sunak must change his political course to remain in power as there is no time to change Tory leader, Suella Braverman has said following a bruising set of local election results. The senior Tory urged the Prime Minister to move to the right in response to the poll defeats, which saw a shock victory for Labour in the West Midlands mayoral contest on Saturday night. Labour's Richard Parker seized victory from outgoing Conservative mayor Andy Street by a mere 1,508 votes.

Migrants pitch dozens of tents along the banks of Dublin's Grand Canal

Photos show the blue tents lined up along a stretch of the canal near the International Protection Office (IPO) on Mount Street.

No stroke unit changes 'until alternatives in place'

Yeovil District Hospital's emergency unit will not close until Dorset can take over, NHS bosses say.

New Mexico police search for 10-month-old girl after mother, another woman found dead

New Mexico police search for 10-month-old girl after mother, another woman found dead - The child is believed to be in ‘imminent danger,’ police warn

Factbox-Details of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

(Reuters) - The Gaza Strip is suffering an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe nearly seven months since Israel launched a devastating offensive in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks that killed 1,200 people in Israel. More than 34,600 people have been killed in the Israeli offensive which has laid to waste much of the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, with thousands more

Three charged after bodies found in search for American and Australian tourists who disappeared in Mexico

Three charged after bodies found in search for American and Australian tourists who disappeared in Mexico - Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad disappeared nearly a week ago

China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions

China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions - Chinese President Xi Jinping is kicking off a three-country trip to Europe with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry

UChicago pro-Palestine protestors rattle off a list of demands

Students protestors at the University of Chicago have posted a list of supplies they need to continue their pro-Palestine encampments on Instagram, ranging from toiletries to Plan B.

Sunak celebrates Tees Valley mayoral election win with Lord Ben Houchen

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Conservative party candidate Lord Ben Houchen speak at Tees Valley Airport in Teesside celebrating his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor. The Prime Minister insisted he was "focused completely on the job at hand" and that Labour had still not done enough to be on track to win the general election.

Man dies after crashing car into White House gate

Man dies after crashing car into White House gate - Security protocols are implemented but there is no threat to White House, authorities say

Ten-year-old girl dies in bedroom fire in Bradford

A ten-year-old girl has died following a fire in her bedroom in Bradford. The child died after a fire broke out in the dormer bedroom she shared with her two sisters, aged 11 and six, who escaped the blaze along with her two-year-old brother. The children’s mother, 37, was carried out of the property in Kingsdale Drive, Bradford, West Yorkshire, in...

Zelensky calls on Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter to unite in prayer

President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday, May 5, to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline.

'Radicalised' teen shot dead by police after stabbing in Bunnings car park

Police say the teenage boy had been radicalised online, but is understood to have acted alone.

'Targeted incident': Person left seriously injured in Timaru

Investigators are completing a scene examination.

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows

Thousands of patients caught COVID in Victorian public hospitals in the past two years and hundreds died, fuelling concerns that health services aren't taking strong enough precautions against airborne viruses.

Shocking day of gun violence in Washington DC sees a toddler shot dead and a teenager grazed by bullet at school

Shocking day of gun violence in Washington DC sees a toddler shot dead and a teenager grazed by bullet at school - In one day in Washington DC, a toddler was killed by stray gunfire and a teenager nearly lost her life, Kelly Rissman writes.

Kiwi drug users warned about yellow powder linked to hospitalisation

It has been found in Auckland and Christchurch.

Queensland MP says she was drugged and sexually assaulted on night out in her constituency

Queensland MP says she was drugged and sexually assaulted on night out in her constituency - Assistant health minister says she was assaulted on night out in her constituency of Yeppoon

Ukraine given weapons with no restrictions by some partners

Bank Holiday Monday mayhem: 2.6m motorists warned of chaos

More than 2.6 million drivers are going to be stuck on motorways for hours due to congestion and bad weather.

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Four Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli strike on border village

AMMAN (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike killed four members of a family in a house in a border village in southern Lebanon on Sunday, civil defence and security sources said. The four were killed in Meiss al Jabal, which has suffered extensive damage in regular exchanges of fire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group since the start of the war in Gaza last October. In a statement,

Holocaust survivor whose home was destroyed on Oct. 7 attends poignant ceremony

Mendi, torn between protecting his own family and his aging father, found himself in a harrowing position on October 7.

Queen St car ban: Auckland Transport brings in clearer warning signs after $12m in fines

A woman fined $150 described it as unfair, because the clearer warning signs weren't there.

Candlelight vigil held for National Holocaust Commemoration

Candlelight vigil held for National Holocaust Commemoration - Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis addressed the audience in Victoria Tower Gardens outside the Houses of Parliament.

Woman arrested after baby has cardiac arrest at Legoland

The five-month-old baby boy is in a critical condition, police say.

Revealed: Iran’s rapidly expanding top secret drone factory where Hezbollah is trained

Iran is training Hezbollah fighters to carry out drone attacks on northern Israel at a rapidly-expanding top secret base, The Telegraph can reveal. The drone facility in Iran has tripled in size since it was set up in 2006, in spite of US sanctions, according to leaked classified Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) documents. Located just five...

Firefighters put out fire from Lebanese rockets hitting Israeli town

Some 20 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards the northern Israeli town on Sunday, May 5, some of which made direct hits to houses and residential buildings, injuring one elderly man, according to Israeli media.

Sen. Rubio: Revoke visas of foreign students in anti-Israel protests

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reiterated calls to take away student visas from those participating in anti-Israel protests on college campuses.

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Kristi Noem wrote in her memoir that she’d met Kim Jong Un. Now she’s walking that claim back

Kristi Noem wrote in her memoir that she’d met Kim Jong Un. Now she’s walking that claim back - South Dakota governor’s has attracted controversy for exaggerated claims

The inside story of Oleg Gordievsky’s escape from Moscow – told by ex-MI6 chiefs

If there is one eternal rule of spycraft, Professor Sir David Omand says, “it’s that you’ve got to really understand your adversary.” The dangerous alternative is to guess. “The worst thing is to project your way of thinking onto them, imagining that somebody from a very different background, in very different circumstances, is going to think the s...

Did Trump say he thinks people like it when he talks about being a dictator?

Moment Green Party councillor yells 'Allahu Akbar' after being elected

Mothin Ali, who won the Gipton and Harehills seat with 3,070 votes, said in his rowdy victory speech people are 'fed up' of being 'let down' by the Labour council.

Woman reveals how she was forced to sell her dream home after one year

Tamra Ransom told WFLA-TV she bought the perfect house in Polk county last year. Then the property tax was hiked by 174 percent, making it too expensive for her to continue living there.

'Better place': Labour hails 'tremendous' local election results

Fears that a Labour government would return Britain to 1970s-style 'strike chaos' were raised ahead of a fresh wave of walkouts by train drivers. Tories claimed that union leaders - not Sir Keir Starmer - would make the decisions.

Man shot dead on Ponsonby Rd, manhunt underway as armed police block off street

The surrounding area is closed to the public and bus services have been affected.

Man arrested on suspicion of facilitating small boat crossings

Man arrested on suspicion of facilitating small boat crossings - The 38-year-old, who claims to be an Iraqi national, was detained in the early hours of Sunday in Preston, Lancashire.

The Spookiest Abandoned Places In Every State

From frozen-in-time ghost towns to churches, schools and prisons that have been left to decay, America is littered with spooky, deserted places.

Young woman dies after falling from Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

Young woman dies after falling from Cliffs of Moher in Ireland - She was reportedly visiting the tourist attraction with friends

NYU protestors call for 'death to America' and 'long live intifada'

Posters plastered around the Manhattan campus called for 'death to America' and 'long live the intifada', as the NYPD condemned 'inflammatory' protestors at an 'illegal encampment.'