LNG carriers test Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan cancelled plans to buy cargoes on spot market because it expected Gulf shipments to resume Source link
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Mysterious American Man Makes Mysterious Proposal in Greenland
The police in Greenland are investigating the case of a lone man from Las Vegas who goes by Cliff. Locals said he had offered money to Greenlanders to join the United States. Source link
Farage’s Reform UK success still has electoral obstacles ahead
Council polls may have represented a first successful jump for the party but path to general election victory will probably be more perilous Source link
US adds 115,000 jobs in April as labour market shrugs off energy shock
Hiring exceeds Wall Street forecasts for second month in a row Source link
Greens notch up urban wins but support falls short in some areas
Insurgent leftwing party celebrates mayoral success in Hackney and Lewisham but ward candidates struggle to convert vote share into seats Source link
Britain’s elections in maps and charts
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made sweeping gains in northern England, with a Brexit divide still clear Source link
Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir
“Wild Swans,” a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holding her family together amid torture and imprisonment under Mao’s regime. Source link
Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour. Source link
In one borough on London’s outer reaches, Conservatives stave off Reform U.K.
In one borough on London’s outer reaches, Conservatives stave off Reform U.K. Source link
There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.
A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024. Source link