Iran Says It Is Reviewing a U.S. Proposal to End the War
Nothing was disclosed about the peace plan, and there were conflicting signals from the Iranians about how seriously they were taking it.
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Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected
President Donald Trump’s negotiators face the arduous task of trying to convince the president that a deal he previously rejected is their best option in Iran. Last month, Trump initially gave his blessing for a so-called “cash for uranium” deal, under which the US would release around $20 billion in frozen funds in exchange for…
TKO Earnings Rise on UFC Paramount Deal
TKO Group Holdings continues to ride a wave of major media rights deals to stronger growth, with Paramount’s lucrative new deal with the UFC officially kicking off in Q1. The company, which owns UFC, WWE, IMG and other brands like On Location and PBR, revealed that in Q1 it had revenue of $1.6 billion (up…
Coalition considers plan to slash net overseas immigration by nearly half its current rate, leaked documents reveal | Coalition
The Coalition is planning to cut Australia’s annual net overseas immigration levels to 150,000-200,000, according to a confidential policy roadmap that reveals Angus Taylor is preparing to fight a possible early election. An internal document circulated to senior Coalition MPs details the key policies the opposition wants to build its election platform on, as it…
MAHA voters support lower health care costs above vaccine safety and limitation of pesticides, poll finds
May 6, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Here’s what MAHA voters really want from health care policy A new KFF poll found that voters aligned with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement consider the cost of health care as their top policy priority By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron…
Infected passengers evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship | World Health Organization
NewsFeed Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde after an outbreak of hantavirus. Three people have died on the MV Hondius. Cape Verde refused permission for the ship to dock. It’s now heading for the Canary Islands with around 150 passengers. Published On 6 May 20266 May…
Mina The Hollower, From The Studio Behind Shovel Knight, Arrives On May 29
Yacht Club Games We’ve been waiting quite some time to find out when we’ll finally be able to get our hands on Mina the Hollower, so a fresh release date is welcome news. Yacht Club Games is bringing its latest project to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PC, Mac,…
How Javier Bardem Tackles Cannes — and Hollywood — On His Own Terms
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario details his sit-down in Madrid with Javier Bardem, the incredibly busy Spaniard who brings the family drama “The Beloved” to the Cannes Film Festival this year. Bardem opens up to D’Addario about the arc of his career, his advocacy for Palestinians…
Attack on French Cargo Ship Highlights Continued Risks in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command and the ship’s owner disagreed on whether the vessel coordinated safe passage with the United States military.
‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans | Technology
Staff at WiseTech have been waiting almost three months to be told if they’re among the 2,000 people the logistics software company is to cut due to advances in AI, with workers criticising the wait as stressful and “ridiculous”. The comments come as its founder on Tuesday told investors an AI agent could learn a…