On Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said the death toll from Israeli strikes since the start of the war had reached 3,020, with 211 people 18 and under and 116 healthcare workers among those killed.
Prediction market Kalshi to give $2m to problem gambling group as it fights ‘gambling’ label
Kalshi announces two-year investment to National Council on Problem Gambling ‘focused on trader health and safety’The prediction market Kalshi, which maintains it is not a gambling platform, has announced plans to give $2m to the National Council on Pr…
ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Christian Castro charged with five counts over shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis in Trump immigration crackdownA Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the shooting of a Venezue…
Uber increases its stake in Delivery Hero to 19.5%, up from 7% in April, and says it “has no intent to acquire 30% or more” of Delivery Hero’s voting rights (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
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Uber increases its stake in Delivery Hero to 19.5%, up from 7% in April, and says it “has no intent to acquire 30% or more” of Delivery Hero’s voting rights — Uber Technologies Inc. has increase…
US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures
Health officials to take ‘proactive measures’ in response to the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in the DRC and UgandaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailUS health authorities confirmed on Monday that an American has developed Ebola after bei…
A woman was found dead in a freezer at a Dallas home. Hours later the house was burned down
Police are investigating whether a suspicious fire that broke out at the property later that day is connected
Drowned out: Wind makes life challenging for Pete Hegseth at military event
‘What the hell does he have in his hair? Not one piece is moving,’ wrote one commenter
No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials
Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special dealsBritain would not be able to rejoin the EU on the special terms it enjoyed in the past, veterans of the Brexit negotiations have sa…
I found the best early Memorial Day Walmart deals: Apple, Dyson, and more on sale
Memorial Day is almost here, and Walmart has already slashed prices on top tech.
Sebastian Stan unrecognisable in Cannes drama “Fjord”
Cannes is buzzing over Sebastian Stan’s dramatic transformation in “Fjord”, while Alicia Vikander shocks audiences in the blood-soaked Korean sci-fi thriller “Hope” – one of the festival’s biggest breakout hits. France 24’s Culture editor Eve Jackson …