In the French port city of Nantes, once France’s largest departure point for ships that trafficked enslaved Africans across the Atlantic, a new wooden mast rises 18 metres into the sky from the waterside. The Mast of Fraternity and Memory, inaugurated this month, marks a turning point in France’s complicated relationship with the legacy of…
2 May 2026 Academy Awards bosses have announced a string of rule changes amid the rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Conan O’Brien hosted the last Oscars The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made some changes for next year to reflect their dedication to “listening to the global filmmaking community”…
“The problem for India goes beyond any one political figure.” Amitav Ghosh tells Mishal Husain that India is struggling to find its role in the world amid continental competition from China, Russia and Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)
PM Keir Starmer says the phrase ‘globalise the Intifada’ should be ‘completely off limits’. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says some pro-Palestine marches could be banned and people who use the phrase “globalise the Intifada” could be prosecuted. In an interview broadcast by the BBC on Saturday, Starmer…
Cases span more than a dozen states, with people getting sick from a strain of the bacterium that is showing resistance to a number of antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a salmonella outbreak in more than a dozen states. Worse, the outbreak appears to be linked to a strain of the…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. The German defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said that it was “foreseeable” that the US would withdraw troops from Europe, after the Pentagon announced it would pull…
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for ensuring a better, more equitable, response to future pandemics. Countries today ended the resumed session…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Cleveland Browns entered last season with one of the NFL’s more crowded quarterback rooms. Shedeur Sanders took over as starting quarterback in Week 12 last season, and after two more starts, he was named the starter for the remainder of the season. Dillon Gabriel moved to…
Just a day after social media was flooded with leaked photos from the sets of the much-anticipated action-drama King, director Siddharth Anand has issued an official statement addressing the situation. The viral images, reportedly featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone shooting in Cape Town, sparked massive excitement among fans, but have also left the…
NewsFeed China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities, warning the issue will be high on the agenda if it remains closed during President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes…
