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• Preserve the flame of peace

  22-04-2025 07:04 via article.wn.com
  Pope Francis, who always spoke of humanity with the conviction that his life was meant for others, and whose final words were raised for the oppressed and the afflicted, has bid farewell to this world. On the eve of the end of his life, on Easter day, he raised his voice for those suffering in Gaza, argued for a ceasefire and peace, and stood for the poor, fulfilling his eventful mission with courage. Time will remember this great life as that of a messenger of peace who departed after completin
  
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• Zelensky snubs Putin’s ceasefire offer ahead of May 9 celebrations

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. — AFP/Reuters/File KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down a three-day ceasefire proposed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, adding that Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. He said the offer, timed just before Russia’s May 9 celebrations, was not a serious step towards peace but a way for Moscow to put on a show. Moscow said the truce, set to coincide with its World War II commemo
  
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• Yemen PM Ahmed Bin Mubarak resigns amid power struggle and infighting

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Yemen PM Ahmed Bin Mubarak resigns amid power struggle and infighting ......
  
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• Witnesses and aid groups report a surge in looting in Gaza

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  TEL AVIV, Israel — Armed groups and others have looted warehouses of supplies in northern Gaza. Unidentified people, both armed and unarmed, have been looting U.N. and aid groups’ warehouses, as well as bakeries and shops since Wednesday, according to witnesses and organizations in Gaza. Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended the latest ceasefire...
  
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• Who is Greg Abel, the executive picked to be successor to Warren Buffett?

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When Warren Buffett announced at his annual shareholder meeting Saturday that he is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he elevated a low-key 62-year-old Canadian executive named Greg Abel who has long been one of his top lieutenants. For the past seven years, Abel has been overseeing Berkshire’s BNSF railroad and its treat makers See’s Candies and Dairy Queen along with dozens of other manufacturing and retail businesses that B
  
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• TV’s Timothy Spall to launch VE Day celebrations by reading extracts from Winston Churchill’s triumphant ...

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  ACTOR Timothy Spall will launch Britain’s VE Day celebrations tomorrow — by reading extracts from Winston Churchill’s triumphant 1945 address. Spall, 68, who played the inspirational World War Two PM in 2010 film The King’s Speech, will repeat his ­stirring words to the nation from Buckingham Palace. AlamyTimothy Spall will launch Britain’s VE Day celebrations tomorrow[/caption] The Red Arrows team trail red, white and blueCpl Phil Dye/RAF/CMG Cpl Phil Dye/RAF/C
  
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• Trump posts AI image of himself as the pope ahead of Catholic conclave

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  The US president draws widespread criticism over an image posted to his Truth Social platform that shows him depicted as the pope seated in an ornate chair, dressed in formal papal clothing. ......
  
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• The uncommon phenomenon bringing downpours to the East and South into next week

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  An uncommon atmospheric...
  
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• Syria, Qatar discuss means to overcome obstacles in energy sector

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Ankara, SANA-Energy Minister Eng. Mohammed al-Bashir met Qatari Deputy...
  
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• Singapore Ruling Party Expands Majority

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Voters handed the party that has been in power for more than six decades another solid majority amid warnings from senior officials about the threat the city-state faces from the shifting global order. ......
  
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• Mexican President rejected Donald Trump's offer to send US troops to border

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that she had rejected an offer from US President Donald Trump to send American troops to Mexico to help combat drug trafficking. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she had asked for help from Donald Trump on drug trafficking but would not accept US troops in the country.(REUTERS) "I told him, 'No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale,'" she said at a...
  
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• Meeting of partner states' advisers possible in Kyiv despite changes in US administration: Ukraine

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a meeting of national security advisers from partner countries may still take place in Kyiv, despite recent changes in...
  
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• ‘It felt like freedom… it was a party like no other’ – three remarkable women ...

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  AS news broke that peace had been declared on May 8, 1945, the people of Britain spontaneously took to the streets for the biggest party the country had ever seen. And on Thursday, we will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, when Nazi Germany formally surrendered. AlamyJubilant Brits celebrate in the streets on VE Day in 1945[/caption] In a radio broadcast, then PM Winston Churchill said: “We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.” Thousands flocked to the streets of Londo
  
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• Guatemalan migrant who gave birth in US avoids rapid deportation

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  By Andrew Hay Guatemalan migrant who gave birth in US avoids rapid deportation May 3 - A Guatemalan migrant who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by the state's governor, her lawyer and a federal official said on Saturday. The 24-year-old woman gained public attention after lawyer Luis Campos said federal agents denied him access to her in a Tucson hospital after she gave birth...
  
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• Ethics Commission ends investigation of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Three lawmakers asserted that Hiett should be disqualified from taking part in Corporation Commission business out of concern that a vote he might cast could represent a conflict of interest. ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 4:40 p.m. EDT

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing his intention to retire at the end of the year OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of his shareholders by announcing that he wants to retire at the end of the year. Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board that Greg Abel should become CEO at the end of the year. Previously the 94-year-old investor has always said he had no plans to retire. But Abel has been his designated successor for years, and
  
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• Anthony Albanese crushes rival to win Oz election, Dutton humiliated by losing seat

  03-05-2025 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Anthony Albanese promised renewable energy and healthcare improvements, while rival Peter Dutton focused on immigration cuts and nuclear power. Economic concerns dominated, with voters worried about high living costs and Trump’s influence on the economy. Dutton, a former police officer, endured the rare humiliation of losing his seat. Australia’s left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed on Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest sway
  
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• Post office worker seen on camera beating young girl while in full uniform

  03-05-2025 23:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Disturbing video shows grown woman hurl child to the ground and grappling with her outside an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio
  
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• Zelensky rejects Russia's ‘theatrical’ 3 day truce, says won't Putin's ‘games’

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday rejected a three-day ceasefire ordered by Russian President, describing Vladimir Putin's move as a theatrical performance, reported AFP. Ukraine's President Zelensky dismissed a short truce suggested by Russian President Putin.(AFP) Also Read: United States ‘will not be the mediators’ in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Department of State Zelensky's conservation with reporters, which took place on Friday, was...
  
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• World Press Freedom Day 2025: A statement from the Seychelles Media Commission |03 May 2025

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  ‘We call for respect of media practitioners and their work’ “Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, World Press Freedom Day on May 3 acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom. It is a date that celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, and to support and defend the media from attacks on their independence. “It is a day of reflection among media pr
  
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• World Press Freedom Day 2025 |03 May 2025

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  A press for the planet: Journalism's green mission in the spotlight As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the spotlight this year falls on an increasingly urgent mission: journalism’s role in protecting the environment. Under the global theme ‘A Press for the Planet’, the 2025 observance calls on media professionals everywhere to rise to the climate challenge – by informing, investigating, and inspiring change. In a time where the Earth faces mountin
  
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• World Laughter Day: Docs, artistes empahsise power of group laughter

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
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• Vatican reveals the complex system that will signal a new pope

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  Chimney installed atop Sistene Chapel will signal next pope Firefighters installed a new chimney onto the Sistine Chapel. The chimney will signal to the outside world when a new pope has been elected. Stoves used in a complex, but not quite ancient, tradition have arrived in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. In a few days, they will be used to generate smoke that will mark the progress of the conclave in its mission to choose a new pope. Workers have been preparing for the meeting of cardinals, set to
  
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• Tunisia reaffirms commitment to multilateralism

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  TUNIS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Saturday reaffirmed its "profound and steadfast commitment to multilateralism and its resolve to...
  
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• RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025 |03 May 2025

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  Seychelles slips in global press freedom ranking Seychelles has dropped eight places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, released yesterday by Reporters Without Borders, ranking 45th out of...
  
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• PHOTO COLLECTION: Singapore Election

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  This is a photo collection curated by AP...
  
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• Olympian charged in Florida with battery on female fellow athlete

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff's Office arrest report says that Fred Kerley, 29, allegedly hit Alaysha Johnson with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday....
  
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• Netanyahu Postpones Visit To Azerbaijan Amid Developments In Syria, Gaza

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu postponed his...
  
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• NCAA, Iowa State negotiate sports betting discipline for 5 football support staffers

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  The NCAA has taken disciplinary action against five current or former Iowa State football support staff members for combining to make more than 6,200 online bets totaling more than $100,000 on professional and college games, including men's and women's basketball games involving the Cyclones. The five were identified during a state investigation into sports wagering activities in campus athletic facilities from 2021-23. They face no criminal charges. × This page requires Javascript. Javasc
  
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• 'My sacrifice': Canadians boycott US products as Trump feeds 'Buy Canada' surge

  03-05-2025 22:56 via article.wn.com
  Canadian travel to US plummets following Trump's tariff threats After U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged people to travel domestically. unbranded - Newsworthy Cross-border car trips between the U.S. and Canada were down around 30% year over year, according Robert Kavcic of BMO Capital Markets.Bookings for flights from Canada to the U.S. through the end of September are down by more than 70%, aviation data firm OAG found.The "Buy Canada"
  
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