Romanian PM loses confidence vote as Socialists team up with far right
Ilie Bolojan tried to push through austerity measures to rein in EU’s highest deficit Source link
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Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies
Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held. Source link
Marcus North: Australian set to be named England selector
North will join head coach Brendon McCullum, director of cricket Rob Key and the Test and limited overs captains – Stokes and Harry Brook – in selecting England squads, with some input on the final XI for matches. Performance director Ed Barney and head of player identification David Court are also involved in selection. North’s…
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Awaits Tehran’s Response to Peace Proposal
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official had earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.” Source link
Anthropic and Amazon agree $100bn AI infrastructure deal
Start-up behind Claude tool seeks to bulk up on chips and computing power after suffering outages this year Source link
Economic pain becomes decisive factor in Iran war endgame
The economic front in the U.S. war against Iran is reaching a crisis point for both sides, as negotiations on an end to the war remain deadlocked over Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sent average U.S. gas prices to their highest average point since the war started – about…
Elections this week a smorgasbord of competitiveness
As well as Labour and the Conservatives, in the English local contests there are the Liberal Democrats, there is Reform UK, there is the Green Party of England and Wales and there are often competitive independents too. In the devolved elections, in Wales there is Plaid Cymru, which would one day like to see an…
Erin King: Leadership, injury and pet peeves – the making of Ireland’s captain
Offering an insight into her mindset, King says that laziness is “one of my biggest pet peeves”. King said she did 10-hour days in rehab as she wanted to “control everything I could” in her recovery. Almost a year to the day from her injury, she made her return in green, this time as captain,…
Stocks, Bonds Rally on Hopes Iran War Nearing End: Markets Wrap
Asian equities were poised to rise Thursday, tracking record highs on Wall Street as optimism grew that the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict that has jolted markets and clouded the economic outlook. Source link
Our midterms forecast predicts pain for Donald Trump
Just how bad could things get for the Republicans? Source link