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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Victory Day ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Victory Day ceasefire5 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRobert GreenallReutersRussians have been told to expect internet outages during the holiday celebrationsRussia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating separate ceasefires declared by each side to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.
The Russian defence ministry reported more than 1,000 violations in the conflict zone, while Moscow's mayor said the city had been targeted by drones since the ceasefire began at midnight local time (21:00 GMT Thursday).
Ukraine also said Russia had continued to strike its positions since that time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire for 8-9 May ahead of Victory Day celebrations on Saturday. Kyiv had earlier called for an indefinite truce, starting 6 May.
Russia has warned Ukraine not to try to attack the Victory Day parade in Red Square.
Its defence ministry has threat..
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency saysJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmy WalkerandJaroslav LukivWatch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first deathAn outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said.
Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO), told a news briefing that it was not the same situation as six years ago with Covid-19, because hantavirus spreads through “close, intimate contact”.
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who have recently disembarked from the Dutch vessel MV Hondius.
On Thursday, the WHO said that overall, five of eight suspected cases of hantavirus had been confirmed. Three people have died, including a 69-year-old Dutch woman, who had the virus.
Her Dutch husband and a German woman also died, and their cases are being investigated.
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Kyle Rittenhouse is rushed to the hospital after BLM protest shooter is bitten by a venomous spider
Gun rights advocate Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020, was hospitalized after being bitten by a venomous spider.
The 23-year-old shared photos from his hospital bed Wednesday and told his followers on social media that he was bitten by a brown recluse.
“The communists couldn't take me out and i'll be damned if I let a brown recluse take me out,” Rittenhouse said, along with images of himself attached to an IV and another showing the swollen bite mark.
Rittenhouse boasted that the spider “did not survive” in a follow-up post.
“The spider, like the commies, also thought it was a good idea to come after me while I was armed,” he said.
open image in galleryGun rights advocate Kyle Rittenhouse, pictured at his 2021 trial over fatally shooting two Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020, was hospitalized after being bitten by a venomous spider (Getty Images)It was not immediately clear when or where the incident took place. His well-wishers ..
Photos of Mississippi communities reeling after tornadoes
Tornadoes cut across the state of Mississippi, leaving residents to sift through the debris and save what they can. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Three women linked to Islamic State arrested in Australia on return from Syria
Three women linked to Islamic State arrested in Australia on return from Syria6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSimon Atkinson,MelbourneandHelen LivingstoneGetty ImagesThe IS-linked families departing Syria's al-Roj camp earlier this yearThree women with links to the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group have been arrested on returning home to Australia following years in detention in Syria.
All are Australian citizens. Police said they arrested two of them – Kawsar Abbas, 53, and Zeinab Ahmed, 31 – on arrival in Melbourne. Janai Safar, 32, was arrested after landing in Sydney.
A fourth woman in the party, which includes nine children, was not arrested.
The group are the subject of heated political debate in Australia, with the government saying it would give them no help to return. The children – thought to be aged from about six to their mid-teens – are to get psychological support and be assessed for possible radicalisation.
Australia is one of a number of countries gra..
Melania Trump opens Mother’s Day military tribute with reminder of deaths from husband’s Iran war
First Lady Melania Trump appeared to leave her husband a bit uncomfortable when she reminded a group of military mothers at the White House of the 13 U.S. service members who’ve died in the war he started with Iran more than two months ago.
Speaking in the East Room Tuesday at an event billed as a Military Mother's Day Event, Melania Trump recalled how she’d been overwhelmed with feelings when she joined her husband at a dignified transfer ceremony marking the return of the dead service members to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in March.
As her husband, President Donald Trump, stood next to her and watched, she told the military mothers and other attendees that she “often” finds herself thinking “about the brave people who make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.”
“When I went to honor the fallen, fallen service members from the 103rd Sustainment Command at Dover Air Force Base last March, I realized that words cannot comfort the all consuming grief that family members — a..
Trump owes E Jean Carroll $83M for sexual abuse and defamation. He’s hoping his DOJ can get him off the hook
After a losing streak in his attempts to toss out two multi-million dollar defamation verdicts, Donald Trump is hoping the Supreme Court — and the U.S. government — will bail him out.
Trump and the Department of Justice are asking the Supreme Court to grant the president “immunity” from having to pay nearly $90 million to E. Jean Carroll after two federal juries found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
It’s the second time the president has turned to the nation’s high court to toss out a verdict against him in his long-running legal battles with Carroll. The former Elle magazine writer was awarded $5 million in 2022 after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse, and a separate grand jury awarded her $83.3 million for the president’s defamatory statements about her and the case.
Last week, a federal appeals court rejected Trump’s attempts to rehear his arguments against Carroll, who has accused the president of repeatedly defaming her by claiming he had never met her, labell..
Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war
Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOsmond ChiaandMitchell Labiak,Business reportersGetty ImagesOil prices have dropped and global stock markets have risen following reports that the US and Iran are close to a deal to end the war.
Brent crude futures, the global benchmark oil price, fell to $97 (£73) a barrel after the reports before rebounding to over $101. The price was over $108 earlier in the day.
The FTSE 100 index of London's largest public firms and Germany's Dax index closed over 2% up while the French Cac 40 was up 3%. Asian indexes also ended the day higher while the US S&P 500 rose 1% in early trading.
The market movements come after Axios reported that the US believes it is close to a one-page document which will end the war and set up detailed nuclear talks.
Hours later, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson told Iranian Students' News Agency that the US proposal to end ..
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 872 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesMedia mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87, the network has announced.
In 1980, Turner launched Cable News Network as the first dedicated rolling news channel, which soon became a central part of the media landscape.
US President Donald Trump paid tribute to him as “one of the greats of broadcast history, and a friend of mine”.
Current CNN CEO and chairman Mark Thompson described Turner as “the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognise him and his impact on our lives and the world”.
BBC asks Ted Turner if a 24-hour news cycle is a good thingIn a statement, Thompson said: “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judge..