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May 1, 2025
Transgender women soccer players to be banned from English women's teams
The governing body for soccer in England says it will ban transgender women from playing on women’s teams following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month
May 1, 2025
UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap
British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap
May 1, 2025
Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire
Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars
May 1, 2025
Attack in Russian-held Ukraine kills 7, say Moscow-backed officials
Moscow-appointed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region say a Ukrainian drone attack killed seven and wounded more than 20 people
May 1, 2025
Parts of England vote in local elections, with Farage's Reform UK seeking big gains
Voters in many areas of England are going to the polls in local elections
May 1, 2025
South Korea's acting leader resigns amid reports he will run for president
South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, says he is resigning amid reports he will run in next month’s presidential election
May 1, 2025
Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt
Outage occurred between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations after the snake appeared to have climbed an electricity poleJapan’s busiest bullet train line was brought to a halt on Wednesday after a metre-long snake wrapped itself around a power line, shorting the electricity supply and stranding hundreds of passengers.Shinkansen trains running between Tokyo and Osaka were brought to a standstill by the snake, with news reports showing footage of people inside trains waiting for services to resume. Power did not appear to have been cut inside trains, with lights and air conditioning still functioning, according to passengers. Continue reading...
May 1, 2025
North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link
North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand their booming ties
May 1, 2025
Israel facing ‘national emergency’ as it battles worst fires in a decade, says Netanyahu
Firefighters have rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military to deploy troops to helpThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a “national emergency”.Thick smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem on Wednesday as firefighters rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military to deploy troops to help. Continue reading...
May 1, 2025
US funds supported Nepal's growing LGBTQ+ community. Now that money is gone
Many support centers for Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community have closed since the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development
May 1, 2025
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
Swathes of New Zealand were under severe weather warnings Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for part of the South Island, while forecasters recorded “destructive” gales in the capital, Wellington
May 1, 2025
Ukraine PM says US investment agreement ‘good, equal and beneficial’ – as it happened
This blog has now closed. You can find all our coverage of Ukraine hereIn Spain, harrowing stories have continued to emerge after much of the Iberian Peninsula was plunged into an hours-long blackout earlier this week.Jonathan Bernal, a window washer in Madrid, has detailed how he and a co-worker were cleaning the outside windows of a skyscraper when the power went out. For four hours they ended up stranded on hanging scaffolding, some 240 metres above the city. Continue reading...
