Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time

Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscapeNarendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.It is the first time that the Indian prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has won assembly elections in West Bengal, a large and politically significant state in eastern India. Continue reading...

Минобороны: ВС России могут нанести массированный удар по центру Киева

Такие меры будут приняты, если Украина попытается сорвать парад в честь Дня Победы

Дубай відновлює авіасполучення після хаосу на Близькому Сході, - Business Insider

Повітряний простір над кількома ключовими транспортними вузлами регіону протягом кількох місяців був частково закритим.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme que l’armée américaine a détruit sept petites embarcations iraniennes dans le détroit d’Ormuz

L’Iran sera « rayé de la surface de la Terre » s’il attaque des navires américains participant à l’opération « Project Freedom », a déclaré le président américain.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Emirats arabes unis disent avoir intercepté 15 missiles iraniens et 4 drones dans la journée

Ces appareils ont blessé trois personnes, selon les autorités émiraties. Cela porte le total, depuis le début de la guerre, à 549 missiles balistiques, 29 missiles de croisière et 2 260 drones lancés vers le pays.

US Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on abortion pill mail delivery

Top court restores telehealth access to mifepristone for at least one week as legal challenges to medication play out.

Росія оголосила про перемир'я на 8–9 травня та пригрозила Україні

У Москві зробили попередження для цивільного населення та співробітників іноземних дипломатичних представництв в Україні.

2 Dead After Car Hits Crowd in Germany

Officials in Leipzig, where the incident occurred, did not immediately say if it was an accident or an attack. The driver was arrested.

Минобороны объявило перемирие в зоне спецоперации в честь Дня Победы

Оно продлится с 8 по 9 мая

Guerra in Iran, news. Trump: “Iran sarà spazzato via se attacca le navi Usa”

Emirati: “Quattro missili dall’Iran”. Incendio in sito petrolifero a Fujairah. Seul: “Nave sudcoreana in fiamme dopo un’esplosione a Hormuz”. Bessent: “Abbiamo il controllo, lo stiamo aprendo”. Trump: “Due mercantili Usa hanno attraversato lo Stretto”. Teheran nega. Media iraniani: “Colpita fregata americana vicino isola di Jask”. Gli Usa smentiscono. Trump ha annunciato l’operazione Project Freedom

Їх це бентежить як ніколи: експерт розповів про настрої в Кремлі напередодні 9 травня

Путін звернеться по допомогу, в тому числі і до президента Сполучених Штатів Америки, вважає Безсмертний.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Une frappe russe, lundi matin, sur la ville de Merefa, dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, a fait 6 morts et 31 blessés, selon les autorités locales.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : quatorze morts dans 70 frappes russes aujourd’hui

Une frappe, ce matin, sur la ville de Merefa, dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, a fait 7 morts et plus de 30 blessés, selon les autorités.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : 14 morts dans 70 frappes russes aujourd’hui

Un bombardement, ce matin, de la ville de Merefa, dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, a fait 7 morts et plus de 30 blessés, selon les autorités. Volodymyr Zelensky a annoncé un cessez-le-feu unilatéral à partir du 6 mai, en réponse au cessez-le-feu de l’armée russe pour les célébrations du 9-Mai.

Scramble to evacuate two people from cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreak

Cape Verde blocks MV Hondius from docking in order ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengersWhat is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?Medics are scrambling to evacuate two people from a luxury cruise ship stranded off the coast of Cape Verde, after a suspected outbreak of a rare respiratory virus killed three people, left three others seriously ill and forced nearly 150 people from across the world to isolate onboard.The plight of the MV Hondius, which set off in March from southern Argentina carrying 149 people from 23 countries, emerged l

Iran War Live Updates: Attacks in Gulf Threaten to Reignite Conflict

Американець "скрестив" культовий Ford Mustang з електрокаром Tesla: ось що з цього вийшло

Практично всі елементи силової установки були запозичені з Tesla Model 3.

Narendra Modi’s BJP win election in West Bengal for first time

A key Indian state, the result is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscapeIndian prime minister Narendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.It is the first time that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have won assembly elections in West Bengal, a large and politically significant state in eastern India. Continue reading...

Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving after arrest

The 44-year-old will avoid jail time after her arrest in California earlier this year.

U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies

China told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions over their purchases of Iranian crude.

Sinner è a Roma: l’hotel a 5 stelle, le foto vietate nei ristoranti e il gelato al Foro Italico

Il numero uno del mondo è atterrato a Roma da Madrid con un jet privato e si prepara a vivere gli Internazionali. Prima del debutto, previsto al secondo turno, la città accoglie il campione più atteso

Page of Theodore Roosevelt speech hit by bullet in 1912 assassination attempt uncovered

The 26th president was wounded in the attack but the thick manuscript in his breast pocket helped save his lifeThe first page of a thick manuscript that helped slow a bullet and save the life of Theodore Roosevelt during a 1912 assassination attempt has been uncovered by a presidential historian in Pennsylvania.Signed by the 26th president, who at the time was seeking another term in the White House after leaving office almost four years earlier, the document from Roosevelt was found in the possession of a private collector and has not been seen in more than a century. Continue reading...

В Иране заявили об отсутствии планов нападать на ОАЭ

Фіцо підтвердив візит до Москви, але на параді не з’явиться

Фіцо спростував заяви Кремля і не братиме участі в параді 9 травня.

Three Russian diplomats expelled from Austria over spying accusations

They gathered information using a "forest of antennas" installed on top of diplomatic buildings, the foreign minister says.

У Європі немає жодної армії, яка б могла воювати так, як Україна, - Стубб

За словами Стубба, Європі слід говорити не про те, чого Україна хоче від неї, а про те, як Україна може допомогти Європі.

Iran War Live Updates: Emirates and Oman Face New Attacks

Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute

Nepal complains after India and China agree to resume a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass.

Au Mali, la junte et son allié russe perdent du terrain dans le Nord

Après avoir quitté la ville de Kidal au début de l’offensive indépendantiste et djihadiste le 26 avril, puis Tessalit, le 1er mai, des troupes ont entamé un retrait de leur base d’Aguelhok. Leur objectif, selon des sources militaires françaises, serait de concentrer leurs forces dans le centre et le sud du pays.

Au Mali, la junte et son allié russe perdent du terrain dans le Nord

Après avoir quitté la ville de Kidal au début de l’offensive indépendantiste et djihadiste le 26 avril, puis Tessalit, le 1ᵉʳ mai, des troupes ont entamé un retrait de leur base d’Aguelhok. Leur objectif, selon des sources militaires françaises, serait de concentrer leurs forces dans le centre et le sud du pays.

Mamata Banerjee loses high-stakes battle against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur

Adhikari wins against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes

‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian

After banging the battle drum, the US president is now in Nobel Peace Prize mode, promising to free marooned ships“Project Freedom” has all the trappings of a classic episode of the Trump Show, the reality series that the rest of the world does not just have to watch, but live through and survive. It has a dramatic plot twist, it is bathed in a self-projected beatific light, and the trailer looked far more promising that the reality.Trump spent a long weekend in Florida banging the war drum. Iran had not “paid a big enough price” for its past misdeeds, he wrote in an online post before spendin

‘Project Freedom’: a grand humanitarian gesture, or a fast track to more war?

After banging his battle drum, Trump is back in Nobel peace prize mode. But the move has dramatically raised the stakes“Project Freedom” has all the trappings of a classic episode of the Trump Show, the reality series that the rest of the world does not just have to watch, but live through and survive. It has a dramatic plot twist, it is bathed in a self-projected beatific light, and the trailer looked far more promising that the reality.Trump spent a long weekend in Florida banging the war drum. Iran had not “paid a big enough price” for its past misdeeds, he wrote in an online post before sp

Операторы предупредили об отключении интернета в Москве и Санкт-Петербурге

Ряд мобильных операторов разослали абонентам уведомления об ограничениях мобильного интернета в Москве и Санкт-Петербурге с 5 по 9 мая. Сообщения об этом пришли корреспондентам «Ведомостей».

Al menos dos muertos en un atropello en una calle comercial peatonal en el centro de Leipzig

El alcalde de la ciudad alemana ha afirmado que el autor ya ha sido detenido

Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election Highlights: Vijay's TVK 'whistle' tops 100 seats; Stalin unseated in Kolathur; 214 seats hit by vote-split

Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election Results Highlights: Find here all the highlights for the 2026 Assembly Elections for Tamil Nadu here.

Will Vijay’s TVK offer real change? A look at the new party’s policy stance

TVK inclined to continue welfare model that has been successfully employed by both the DMK and AIADMK

Mamata Banerjee loses to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur

Adhikari wins against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes

Tata Trusts to consider leadership change at Tata Sons Friday

Currently, Venu Srinivasan and Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata are the two nominee directors on the board of Tata Sons

Дизель за місяць подорожчав на понад 2 гривні: скільки коштує пальне на АЗС

Бензин на деяких АЗС минулого місяця подешевшав.

Недовольство Трампом достигло максимума в Америке

A Leipzig, deux morts et plusieurs blessés dans un incident impliquant une voiture

Selon le média public régional MDR, « une voiture est entrée dans une foule de personnes » dans un axe piéton majeur de la vieille ville. La police allemande a annoncé l’arrestation du chauffeur du véhicule.

A Leipzig, deux morts et plusieurs blessés dans un incident impliquant une voiture

Selon le média public régional MDR, « une voiture est entrée dans une foule de personnes » dans un axe piéton majeur de la vieille ville. La police allemande a annoncé l’arrestation du chauffeur du véhicule.

Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case

Pop star did not appear in court after being arrested in March for allegedly driving erraticallyBritney Spears pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of reckless driving in the driving under the influence case against her, sparing the 44-year-old from any jail time.The pop star, who had been accused of driving while under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, did not appear in court in Ventura county. Because she faced a misdemeanor, she was not required to attend proceedings. Continue reading...

У людей, які народилися в ці місяці, є особлива місія в житті

Їхній шлях пов'язаний із чимось більшим, ніж просто повсякденне життя

US supreme court temporarily restores access to mail-order abortion pills

Order signed by Samuel Alito blocks ruling that prevented providers from prescribing mifepristone through the mailThe US supreme court has temporarily reinstated nationwide access to mifepristone, blocking a ruling that threatened to upend accessibility of an abortion pill involved in nearly two-thirds of pregnancy terminations across the country.On Monday, justice Samuel Alito signed an order pausing a fifth US circuit court of appeals ruling that had imposed new limits on the drug. That decision, issued on Friday, called on preventing abortion providers from prescribing mifepristone through

Middle East crisis live: UAE says it has intercepted three Iran fired drones; US denies that Iran hit warship near strait of Hormuz

US Central Command denies that a ship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigateTrump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranWe have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, who said earlier that the US or any other foreign armed forces would be attacked if they entered the strait of Hormuz (see post at 07.39 for more details). Abdollahi also said:We will maintain and vigorously manage the security of the strait o

Oil rises on signs of heightened tensions in Strait of Hormuz

Brent spiked more than 5% to trade above $114 a barrel, before paring some of the gain as prices fluctuated sharply

TVK’s win delivers bumper pay-outs in prediction markets

The prediction market that allows placing bets on the outcomes of real life events, saw more than $20 million in bets placed in relation to the election result

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani recovering from pneumonia and 'now breathing on his own'

The ex-New York mayor 'remains in critical but stable condition', according to his spokesman.

Captain warns ‘no ship will be a hero’ by risking Hormuz transit

Captain Raman Kapoor says no vessel will attempt to exit the Strait of Hormuz without assurance of safety.

Independent: Корпус Білецького тримає оборону в районах на Сході, яких найбільше прагне Путін

У березні 2026 року війська РФ спробували прорватись до Лимана, але Третій корпус протягом чотирьох годин перетворив штурм на провал.

Vijay’s TVK shatters Dravidian duopoly

As of 21:50, TVK was leading in 107 seats, still short of the 118 seats required to form the government in the 234-member House. DMK, with 60 seats, was in second spot, followed by AIADMK with 47 seats

Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig

Mayor Burkhard Jung said a suspect was detained and the motive was unclear.

Would you bet on the next disaster? The rise of prediction markets

With the rise of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, where is the line for taking a bet on disaster?