- Water Drop in Euphrates River Increases Tensions Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey 6 May 2021 18 h 45 min Voice of America A dramatic drop in water levels on the Euphrates River in recent weeks is adding to tensions between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces. Kurdish officials in northeast Syria accuse Turkey of reducing the levels of water flowing downstream, causing an …
- U.S. Customs puts petal to the metal for Mother's Day 6 May 2021 18 h 37 min Deming Headlight - New Mexico WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists are working round the clock to ensure that America’s moms enjoy a pest-free Mother’s Day on May 9. Mother’s Day is the busiest time of year for flower imports, which can carry pests …
- ‘Moment of truth’: talks on salvaging Iran nuclear deal to resume 6 May 2021 18 h 37 min The Guardian High-stakes talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal with potentially profound implications for the Middle East will resume on Friday, in what the French foreign minister has called a “moment of truth” for relations between the west and Tehran. The fourth …
- Fishmongers' Hall terrorist Usman Khan felt Finsbury Park hate cleric Abu Hamza had 'lost his edge' 6 May 2021 18 h 35 min Daily Mail Fishmongers' Hall terrorist Usman Khan thought hook-handed hate cleric Abu Hamza had 'lost his edge' and 'mellowed' - yet was still allowed to visit the conference where he carried out his killer attack. Khan, 28, whined to his …
- After closed-door session with Service Chiefs, Senate adjourns for Sallah break 6 May 2021 18 h 31 min News Diary Online May 6, 2021 Danlami Nmodu News 0 By Haruna Salami Senate Thursday had closed session with the Service Chiefs led by CDS. After the session, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan simply announced that “the Senate in a close session received briefing the Chief …
- Mumbai: Two held for possessing uranium, sent to ATS custody till May 12 6 May 2021 18 h 23 min The Indian Express Officials of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested two persons, a day after a report by BARC revealed that the suspicious metal the duo was found in possession of in February was natural uranium – a highly radioactive substance. …
- IPOB interview: NBC fines Channels TV, Inspiration fm N5m each 6 May 2021 18 h 16 min Nigerian Eye The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked Channels Television and Inspiration FM in Lagos to pay a fine of N5 million each for ... The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked Channels Television and Inspiration FM in Lagos to pay a …
- This is America: Childish Gambino sued by rapper who claims track is ‘practically identical’ to his song 6 May 2021 18 h 15 min The Independent Childish Gambino is being sued over claims he stole the song “This is America” from another rapper. The musician and actor – real name Donald Glover – released the track in 2018, where it went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 and earned four Grammys, …
- Anyone Can Identify And Report Stolen Art Instantly With New Interpol App 6 May 2021 18 h 15 min Forbes Topline Interpol launched a new mobile phone app Thursday that lets users search and identify stolen art pieces using image-recognition software, a tool authorities hope will help recover lost artwork and prevent trafficking. FBI agents unwrap "Young …
- The Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices 6 May 2021 18 h 15 min ACLU The ACLU condemns the bald-faced lies that President Trump repeatedly propounded after decisively losing the Nov. 4 election, and we called for his impeachment for his concerted effort to subvert our democratic process, leading to the Jan. 6 assault on the …
- The Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices 6 May 2021 18 h 11 min ACLU The ACLU condemns the bald-faced lies that President Trump repeatedly propounded after decisively losing the Nov. 4 election, and we called for his impeachment for his concerted effort to subvert our democratic process, leading to the Jan. 6 assault on the …
- Fred Fleitz: CIA's 'woke' video -- here's how we get liberal leaning agency back on track 6 May 2021 18 h 07 min Fox News The CIA has faced backlash for new promotional video, FOX News' Gillian Turner reports The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has issued a new recruitment video that has caused a great deal of controversy. It features a 36-year-old CIA officer who uses …
- UK, France send vessels to Jersey island: Why is there a fight over fishing and how might it escalate? 6 May 2021 18 h 06 min Fox News Center for American Liberty's Harmeet Dhillon and FOX News contributor Jessica Tarlov discuss Pew Research's finds on division in America on 'Fox News @ Night' Two Royal Navy vessels have been sent to Jersey amid concerns of a possible …
- Idaho Press Club honors Reader with eight awards for 2020 reporting 6 May 2021 18 h 01 min Sandpoint Reader - Idaho By Reader Staff Despite it being a year of historic tumult for the world in general, the Reader had a winning 2020 — at least as far as its reporting went. The paper earned eight accolades in the weekly publication category from the Idaho Press Club when …
- Man who abused MPs in hate-filled pro-Brexit messages actually voted Remain, court hears 6 May 2021 17 h 46 min Daily Mail A businessman has admitted sending a string of abusive emails to anti-Brexit MPs despite voting to remain, a court heard. Paul Ritchie, 34, could face up to two years in jail after pleading guilty to 28 counts of sending an electronic communication with …
- Politics student 'joined neo-Nazi groups and used social media to 'stir up' a race war' 6 May 2021 17 h 44 min Daily Mail A neo-Nazi student used social media to 'stir up' a race war against ethnic minorities, the Old Bailey heard today. Andrew Dymock, from Somerset, allegedly promoted the white supremacist group the System Resistance Network (SRN) through a Twitter …
- New sustainability reports demonstrate Ameren's commitment to a cleaner energy future 6 May 2021 17 h 36 min Lincoln News Now ST. LOUIS, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced the publication of five data-driven reports showing the company's commitment to a cleaner, sustainable energy future, including its plans to achieve net-zero …
- U.S. humanitarian aid and supplies help respond to insecurity in Mozambique 6 May 2021 17 h 35 min ReliefWeb The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, and the private sector to increase our humanitarian assistance to those in need of food, water, and shelter, among other emergency …
- Movie Review: ‘Limbo’ a slow, offbeat portrait of the refugee experience 6 May 2021 17 h 32 min Times Standard A woman stands in a room as a nearby man presses a button on a small boombox. Ever so gently, the woman, Helga (Sidse Babett-Knudsen), begins to sway to the sounds of Hot Chocolate’s 1982 song “It Started With a Kiss.” As her dancing becomes freer, the man …
- Fishmongers’ Hall terror attacker said he tried to ‘gain points’ with Abu Hamza in prison, inquest hears 6 May 2021 17 h 31 min The Independent A terrorist claimed he met notorious hate preacher Abu Hamza in prison and tried to “gain points” with him, an inquest has heard. Usman Khan held at the high-security HMP Belmarsh in London at the same time as the Egyptian cleric, who was later extradited …
- 15-year-old among 5 arrested under Hong Kong security law: Police 6 May 2021 17 h 31 min Channel News Asia HONG KONG: A 15-year-old was among five people arrested in Hong Kong under a sweeping national security law, police said on Thursday (May 6), with local press reporting social media posts sparked their detention. Officers from a specialist team in the …
- Mahmoud Abbas’s default ploy: Antisemitic incitement - opinion 6 May 2021 17 h 29 min Jerusalem Post Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may be losing his grip at home, but he still knows what to say to persuade donors abroad that all he wants is an independent state for his “oppressed” and “occupied” people. The latter is why he called for …
- My Word: Learning from the Meron disaster 6 May 2021 17 h 29 min Jerusalem Post The tragedy that took place during the Lag Ba’omer celebrations at Mount Meron in the Galilee last week was so immense that the first phrase that came to mind was the biblical “Vayidom Aharon,” “And Aharon was silenced.” This is how Aharon’s response to …
- Draft Intelligence Laws Not Gold Standard In Australia 6 May 2021 17 h 27 min The Westside Gazette CANBERRA, Australia — Proposed laws intended to keep Australia’s network of intelligence agencies in check will leave out the federal police and Home Affairs. The narrow approach of the intelligence oversight bill does not go far enough. George Williams, …
- Ben Gvir to Relocate Parliamentary Office to Jerusalem’s Shimon HaTzadik (Sheikh Jarrah) Neighborhood 6 May 2021 17 h 25 min The Jewish Press Knesset Member Itamar Ben Gvir announced Thursday that he will move his parliamentary bureau to the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shimon HaTzadik, also known as the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. החלטתי להעביר את לשכתי הפרלמנטרית לשכונת שמעון הצדיק. אגיע הערב …
- Brahim Ghali To Appear in Spanish Court After June Hospital Discharge 6 May 2021 17 h 22 min Morocco World News Rabat – Polisario leader Brahim Ghali will be summoned to the Spanish high court following his expected hospital discharge in June. The elderly Ghali is currently receiving medical treatment in the San Pedro Hospital in Logrono, northern Spain. Ghali is …
- Why Palestinian Elections Were Canceled 6 May 2021 17 h 22 min The Jewish Exponent - Pennsylvania Solomon Stevens By Solomon D. Stevens The Palestinian elections have been canceled again. This is not a surprise, and it is also not a surprise that most of the world will blame Israel. I haven’t decided yet if this is because many people are ignorant, or …
- Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer-winning journalist and author, dies at 74 6 May 2021 17 h 20 min The Washington Post “I ended up identifying with her so much that I almost tossed my notebook in the trash and joined the groups that shaped her,” Ms. Franks wrote in “Timeless,” recalling the reporting process behind “The Making of a Terrorist,” the five-part series that won …
- France worries about how to handle released terrorists 6 May 2021 17 h 15 min The Economist Many more are due to leave prison soon “BEING LOCKED up is a piece of piss if the guy was ready to die,” said Youssef, who had been jailed for jihadism. “Ten years in prison? It’s fi sabilillah (in the cause of Allah). I’m going to learn the Koran, and …
- EU mulls new reaction force as previous one gathers dust 6 May 2021 17 h 07 min Federal News Network BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering whether to set up a 5,000-strong military force that could be deployed quickly to a potential conflict zone, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday as the 27-nation bloc weighs its future as an …
