NEW: Approximately 700 U.S. Marines have been mobilized to support the National Guard in protecting federal personnel and property in Los Angeles, according to two U.S. Department of Defense officials.
The hit British series Adolescence will be used as a teaching tool in French schools, according to French Minister of Education Élisabeth Borne.
Mount Kilauea in Hawaii has been erupting intermittently since December 2024. According to the United States Geological Survey, it is one of the world's most active volcanoes.
From 'disgusting abomination' to 'crazy:' Trump and Musk in social media brawl reut.rs/43NH3GS
UK set for hotter than usual summer and heatwaves, Met Office predicts
Major record labels like Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. are in talks to license their songs to AI startups Udio and Suno, and settle their litigation
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others to sail from Italy to Gaza on ship carrying aid.
The group expects to take seven days to get to their destination, if they are not stopped.
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An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff shows that the race is still too close to call. The state electoral commission is expected to release the final vote count on Monday, though the result could be known sooner.
Thousands protest against overtourism in Spain's Canary Islands reut.rs/3GW0mpL
Pete Songi on Keir Starmer’s dance with the EU – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
Tourism from Canada has seen the biggest drop-off after Trump targeted the country directly through trade restrictions and indirectly by suggesting that the northern neighbor and close ally could become the “51st state” of the U.S. nbcnews.to/4lyzXhv
Trump since crashing the global economy
NASA plans to decommission the International Space Station by the end of 2030. @lorengrush.bsky.social joins us to discuss what comes next—and how private companies will be involved.
French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump
What was childhood like before vaccines? www.vox.com/health/40268...
Friedrich Merz did not even wait for the final results in Germany's election before delivering what could well be a defining verdict on US President Donald Trump, consigning Europe's 80-year alliance with the Americans to the past.
German broadcasters report that the 2025 election has recorded the highest voter turnout since 1990—shortly after reunification.
Steve Bannon did a Nazi salute at CPAC. They’re not even hiding it anymore—they’re trying to normalise this. Dangerous times lie ahead.
Nikos Xylouris (1936-1980)
On this day in 1980, the “Archangel of Crete” passed away. With his unique voice and charisma, he united generations, sang of freedom, and became a symbol of resistance during Greece’s dictatorship (1967-1974)
Carson’s book, Crooked Cross, predicted the scale of the Nazi threat and is to be republished for the first time this spring, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war.
Army helicopter involved in DC plane crash was on a ‘continuity of government’ drill
President Trump is expected to impose stiff tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, a move that could trigger a destabilizing trade war that roils the global economy.
He is out of control.
"Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ in speech to far-right AfD rally"
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Snapshots from a recent trip to Rotterdam.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Gisele Pelicot is an emblem of heroism. Facing her abusers in court, she's become a beacon of strength for survivors everywhere. She's redefining resilience and shifting the shame where it belongs.
Tonight’s sky.
