Pacers-Knicks: Siakam, Indiana win Game 2 in East final | Basketball News
Pascal Siakam scores playoff career-high 39 points as the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference…
Judge blocks Trump move banning Harvard from enrolling foreign students
May 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday issued an injunction that blocks President Donald Trump's administration from stopping Harvard University's enrollment…
Why is Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus considering resigning? | Politics News
On the surface, it was a routine closed-door meeting between Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and the chiefs of the country’s three…
Chilean city first in Latin America to rely entirely on desalinated seawater
A $130 million investment expanded an existing desalination plant, originally built in 2003, to supply potable water to the 500,000 residents of Antofagasta in northern…
Over 400 Rohingya feared drowned in two shipwrecks off Myanmar coast: UN | Rohingya News
UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year.At least 427 Rohingya,…
UEFA Women’s Champions League final: Barcelona vs Arsenal start, team news | Football News
Who: Barcelona vs ArsenalWhat: UEFA Women’s Champions League finalWhen: Saturday, May 24 (18:00 kickoff, 16:00 GMT)Where: Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal Follow Al Jazeera…
High voter abstention expected in Venezuela’s upcoming elections
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L), greets supporters with his wife, Congresswoman Cilia Flores, during a campaign closing ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photo by…
Trump seeks to boost US nuclear power, roll back regulations | Nuclear Energy News
A series of new executive orders seeks to fast-track approvals to grow the US’s nuclear energy sector, a lengthy process.United States President Donald Trump has…
Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution
Pieces of the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are piled at the crash site near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 19,…
Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps | Palestinian Authority News
Process launched after visit by Palestinian President Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee tasked with the removal of weapons…
Does criticising Israel amount to anti-Semitism? | Gaza
Israel often labels anyone who criticises its devastating war on Gaza as ‘anti-Semtic’.Israel has a long history of dismissing any legitimate criticism it faces as…
8 convicted in Kim Kardashian 2016 jewelry heist in Paris
May 23 (UPI) -- A six-person jury and three judges in Paris convicted eight people in the armed robbery against Kim Kardashian 8 1/2 years…
Paris court convicts eight over 2016 Kim Kardashian armed heist | Courts News
Trial featured emotional testimony from Kardashian, who said the robbery was traumatising but forgave ringleader.A Paris court has found eight men guilty of involvement in…
Trump announces U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel ‘planned partnership’
May 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon that U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel will form a "planned partnership," keeping the American company's…
Trump’s foreign student ban on Harvard has caused ‘very real damage’ | Donald Trump
NewsFeedDonald Trump’s decision to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students has caused irreparable damage, says one student leader. The order was the latest move in…
Vance to Naval Academy grads: ‘Country needs you now more than ever’
May 23 (UPI) -- Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday addressed the 1,048 graduates of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., telling them, "Your country…
Florida state parks now legally protected from commercial development
May 23 (UPI) -- State parks in Florida are now protected from commercial construction after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the State Park Preservation Act into…
Josh Paul resigned over Gaza. What comes next? | Gaza News
Why resigning from the US government wasn’t enough for one official who stepped down.Josh Paul, the first US official to resign over Israel’s war on…
Trump suggests 50% tariffs on EU by June 1
May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday recommended new tariffs on the European Union, citing difficulties trading with the bloc. Trump, in…
Israel maintains minimal aid deliveries to Gaza amid hunger crisis | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Aid agencies have continued to criticise Israel after it announced it had sent a small convoy of trucks carrying vital supplies into Gaza. COGAT, the…