Macron Wants U.S. and Iran to Open Strait While They Negotiate, Officials Say
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, hopes the Strait of Hormuz can reopen even before the U.S.-Iran war formally ends. His plan has many pitfalls.
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Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing
Chrome on Android now lets users share their approximate location with websites rather than their precise location, Google announced this week. The tech giant says that while some cases require precise location, such as when you’re placing a delivery order or trying to find the closest ATM, there are instances when your approximate location is…
‘What even is that pitch?’ An oral history of Kerry Wood’s 20-K day – ESPN – Chicago Cubs Blog
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on May 6, 2018 for the 20th anniversary of Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout game It was an otherwise nondescript day. In fact, it was a forgettable one. Overcast and rainy, the Cubs were hosting the Houston Astros in an early May matinee. School was still in session, so just 15,758…
TIA MOWRY AND CORY HARDRICT REUNITE FOR DAUGHTER CAIRO’S 8TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict reunited over the weekend to celebrate their daughter Cairo’s 8th birthday. The former couple hosted a safari-themed backyard party, complete with oversized balloon displays, animal details, and a petting zoo for the kids. Mowry took to her Instagram on Tuesday to share a series of photos which showed Cairo in…
Argentina Fights to Save Huge Soy Exports After Dutch Rejections
Argentina is scrambling to keep its soy cargoes flowing to Europe after an unapproved genetically modified strain was detected in shipments, raising the risk of widespread rejections of the country’s most valuable export.
‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce | Ukraine
Kyiv has criticised Russia for attacking several Ukrainian cities overnight with more than 100 combat drones and three missiles, in spite of a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine’s president had announced the truce after the Kremlin said it wanted a ceasefire on Saturday during its annual military parade in Red Square –…
Burkina Faso authorities accused of secretly detaining prominent journalist | Freedom of the Press News
Reporters Without Borders says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 A media rights group has accused Burkina Faso’s military authorities of arbitrarily detaining and mistreating a prominent investigative journalist who has been missing for nearly two years. In a report on Wednesday,…
Xbox changes continue with new console boot animation
It feels like not a day goes by at the moment without some Xbox news, and today is no different. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just announced that Xbox owners will get a new boot up sound and animation on May 13th. The console boot animation is the new Xbox logo, complete with a slight twist…
Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Ukraine’s president says Russia has “spurned the ceasefire” and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
Nicholas Brendon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer star’s cause of death revealed
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death has been revealed, nearly two months after his passing at age 54. The actor died on March 20 from atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with acute pneumonia and a previous heart attack found to have been contributing factors, according to his autopsy report obtained by…