How do students de-stress during exam season?
As more than a million students in the UK are sitting exams, hot weather can often make a stressful experience even more of a challenge.
· Alice Cullinane
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Newest first · UTC+11:00'They were coming from everywhere' - cockroach infestations rise after milder winters
Pest controllers have reported a rise in callouts to cockroach infestations in Cardiff, with one company regularly getting five or six reports a week.
· Johnny Brew
Charity hikers 'really angry' at being booed for dodging queues at Yr Wyddfa summit
Two charity hikers who skipped queues to reach the summit of Yr Wyddfa have spoken of their anger at being booed.
· Amelia Shone-Adams
Mamdani backs DSA-endorsed congressional candidate over longtime incumbent Adriano Espaillat
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· David Propper, Craig McCarthy
Russian drone crashes into apartment building in Romania
A Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, the country's defence ministry said early on Friday, causing a fire and injuring two people.
· Chris Graham
(LEAD) Lee, first lady cast ballots in early voting near Cheong Wa Dae for June 3 elections
(ATTN: UPDATES with new photo)
· Park Boram
Marcos denies sister Imee’s claims he’s pushing for no election in 2028
TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has categorically denied claims made by his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, that he is pushing a no-election scenario in 2028, adding that the senator should “fire” her staff who gave her that wrong information.
· Luisa Cabato
Lee, first lady cast ballots in early voting near Cheong Wa Dae for June 3 elections
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung visited a neighborhood community center near Cheong Wa Dae on Friday to cast their ballots in early voting for the upcoming local elections.
· Park Boram
Europäischer Kampf um den Sitz im UN-Sicherheitsrat
Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
· Rixa Fürsen
Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.
Blue Origin rocket explodes on Florida launchpad
A rocket made by the company Blue Origin appears to have exploded on its launchpad in Florida during a test.
· Sareen Habeshian
(LEAD) S. Korea kicks off 2-day early voting for June 3 local elections
(ATTN: CHANGES lead; ADDS more info in paras 3-4, photos)
· Yi Wonju
China: the ‘abusive’ partner the EU just can’t quit?
Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond.
· Sarah Wheaton, Dionisios Sturis, Saga Ringmar
Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70%
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%.
· Tabby Wilson
Russian drone hits apartment block in Romania, defense ministry says
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed into an apartment block early Friday, causing a fire and minor injuries to two people, Romania’s defense ministry said in a statement.
· James Panichi
Local election early voting opens, turnout takes center stage
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad (VIDEO)
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a preflight static fire test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday.
· RT
How much would you pay to own multiple versions of the Maltese opposition’s party anthem?
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· Paul Dallison
The Tories think they’re onto a winning plan — even as they keep losing
LONDON — “Across the country, the Conservatives are coming back,” declared a beaming opposition leader Kemi Badenoch earlier this month — after her party lost 801 council members in England, 19 seats in Scotland and 22 in Wales.
· Sascha O'Sullivan
Right-wing mogul ignites culture war in French cinema
There’s a tradition at the Cannes film festival: when the lights go down, the audience claps and cheers when the logos of their favorite producers and distributors appear.
· Giorgio Leali
Von der Leyen gears up for fight over China trade ties
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will ask top officials to support a major crackdown on subsidized Chinese imports, setting the stage for a battle with EU countries that still want to protect their ties to Beijing.
· Gabriel Gavin, Koen Verhelst
Judge Declines To Block Trump's Order On Mail-In Voting
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Italy restores lucky testicles on bull mosaic worn down by tourists
A famous bull mosaic in one of Italy's grand arcades is getting some much-needed care after being worn down by thousands of tourists honouring a tradition involving its delicate body part.
· Yang Tian
Voters want a candidate who can restore Hollywood
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· Matt Elias, Helen Zhao
Gretchen Whitmer reveals she’s not seeking presidency despite 2028 campaign speculation
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· Fox News
Newsom Signs New Election Codes Into Law Ahead Of Statewide Primary
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Drone strikes residential building in Romania – officials
A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday, injuring two people, emergency services said.
· RT
S. Korea kicks off 2-day early voting for June 3 local elections
Early voting opened Friday for next week's local elections and parliamentary by-elections, widely seen as a referendum on President Lee Jae Myung's first year in office.
· Yonhap
'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' – First rooftop intensive care ward opens
Hollie Allan, 29, is in a hospital lift being transferred out of intensive care for the first time in two months. She's heading upwards, towards a new outdoor ward on the roof of the hospital.
· Vicki Loader
Marco Rubio surges, Pete Buttigieg pushes past Newsom in new 2028 presidential race poll
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· Victor Nava
Survival before safety for Delhi's poor as temperatures hit 45C
On a scorching afternoon in one of Delhi's busiest markets, two different worlds exist side by side.
· Nikita Yadav
Are 'heat spikes' becoming more common?
Much of the UK experienced soaring temperatures in an early season May heatwave across England and Wales
· Simon King
Russia warns US against sending more troops to its borders
Russia has warned that deploying additional US troops near its borders would be “unacceptable,” after Washington pledged to send more soldiers to Poland.
· RT
SAS troops accused of war crimes not referred to police over morale fears, inquiry hears
A former chief of staff of UK Special Forces has told a public inquiry he believed war crimes allegations against the SAS were not referred to military police out of concern an investigation could disrupt operations and negatively affect morale.
· Joel Gunter, Hannah O'Grady & Rory Tinman
Trial of 'Ulm 5' activists: How Germany is dealing with its Palestine Action case
Controversy has broken out in Germany over the trial of five pro-Palestinian activists, who are charged with belonging to a criminal organisation and destroying about €1m (£870,000) worth of property at the site of an Israel-based defence firm in Germany's Ulm.
· Bethany Bell
Emotional Littler underlines greatness after almost quitting Premier League
Luke Littler has made the final in all three of his Premier League campaigns
· Bbcsport
FBI seizes $40 million in gold, cash and watches from ex-CIA official
The FBI has seized gold bars worth tens of millions of dollars from the home of a former senior CIA official, according to court documents and a joint statement from the two agencies.
· RT
Epstein survivors lack faith in UK police investigating Andrew, says lawyer
Women who say they have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor do not have enough faith in British police to speak to them, an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims has told the BBC.
· Chi Chi Izundu
Messi to represent Argentina at sixth World Cup
Lionel Messi has scored 116 goals in 198 games for Argentina
· Bbcsport
AI facial recognition to check age of asylum seekers from next year
An AI facial recognition tool that aims to detect adult migrants posing as children will be deployed at the UK's borders next year.
· Joshua Nevett
Is Knight's sluggish form a concern for England?
India inflict heavy defeat on England in first T20
· Bbcsport
How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?
Taiwan Travelogue, a tale of forbidden love and Taiwanese food, has won the International Booker Prize.
Humiliation for California governor candidate Xavier Becerra as photo shows empty West Hollywood bar
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· Titus Wu
Republic of Ireland's McGrath expects protests over Israel games to 'heat up'
Republic of Ireland fans threw tennis balls featuring the Palestine flag on to the pitch during Thursday's game
· Bbcsport
Women's T20 Cricket
Cricket from Chelmsford as England play India in the first of three T20 matches.
Netanyahu names country with ‘crazy love’ for Israel
India has a “crazy love” for Israel and shares a “unique relationship” with the Jewish state, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the Jordan Valley Conference on Thursday, describing New Delhi as one of West Jerusalem’s strongest supporters.
· RT
Boy George receives lifetime achievement honour at LGBT Awards
Boy George has received a lifetime achievement award at the British LGBT Awards.
· Josh Parry
A Democrat’s Dodge on AIPAC Points to the Party’s Tensions Over Israel
When Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan was asked on Thursday during a Democratic primary debate for Senate what it meant that she had accepted campaign contributions from donors to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, she spoke 160 words without coming remotely close to answering the question.
· Reid J Epstein
Former US first lady reignites debate over alleged Biden health cover-up
Former US First Lady Jill Biden has said she thought her husband was having a stroke during his disastrous 2024 debate with Donald Trump. The remarks have revived scrutiny of Joe Biden’s decline and the efforts by his inner circle to defend his fitness for office.
· RT
US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
A United States judge has declined to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting.
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos