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Over 2 million people attended Lady Gaga's open concert, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, according to city authorities

Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police said they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, in coordination with the justice ministry, said suspects had recruited participants to carry out attacks using improvised explosives and the plan was aimed at gaining notoriety on social media.The person responsible for the plan and a teenager were arrested, the police said.Lady Gaga's team said they learned about the bomb threat only from media reports the morning after the gig. A crowd of more than two million people gathered for the concert, which was free to attend.Police said the group that planned the attack had been spreading hate speech, mainly against children, adolescents and the...

May 05, 2025

Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert

Lake Hollywood in California

Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world.Trump said he was authorizing the US Trade Representative to start the process of imposing the levy because America's movie industry was dying "a very fast death".He blamed a "concerted effort" by other countries that offer incentives to attract filmmakers and studios, which he described as a "National Security threat"."It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!" Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to the latest announcement, saying "We're on...

May 05, 2025

Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs

A picture shows a view from an apartment in a residential building that was hit in Israeli strikes in Gaza City's Yarmuk street on April 24

Hamas executes Palestinians for looting as desperation grows under Israeli blockade

GAZA — Hamas has executed six Palestinians in Gaza and shot 13 others in the legs for alleged looting, the militant group said in a statement, as desperation grows under a complete Israeli blockade that has now entered its third month.In a statement issued Friday, Hamas said it would carry out more executions against “every criminal we can reach in the next two days.”Since last week, armed gangs have increasingly taken to the streets of Gaza City, going after some of the remaining food supplies and challenging Hamas’ control of the territory, according to CNN journalists in Gaza. Hamas claims some of these “criminal gangs” are collaborating with Israel.“A warning has been issued — those who ignore it bear full responsibility,” Hamas said in the statement.The executions...

May 05, 2025

Hamas executes Palestinians for looting as desperation grows under Israeli blockade

A gold nugget seen on the hand of a miner in the gold mines of La Rinconada, Peru

Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine

LIMA — Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier.They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company Poderosa, which is based in Pataz province, north of the capital Lima.The victims had been sent out to confront a group of people involved in illegal mining in the area, but were kidnapped by a criminal gang which was trying to gain control of the mine.The gang kept them hostage inside a mine shaft. For a week, they sent threatening messages to the miners' relatives.There has been a spike in criminals attacking mines in the country in the past few years.On Friday, the company — which employs 8,000 people — released a statement saying it was disappointed that the police were not doing enough to prevent...

May 05, 2025

Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine

Portugal Election Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro, waits for the start of an election TV debate with opposition leader

Portugal to expel some 18,000 illegal migrants ahead of snap national election

LISBON — Portugal’s caretaker government announced plans on Saturday to expel about 18,000 foreigners living in the country without legal permits or authorization.António Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency, said the center-right government will issue approximately 18,000 notifications to illegal migrants asking them to leave.According to Amaro, officials will begin next week by asking some 4,500 undocumented migrants to leave voluntarily within 20 days.The announcement comes in the build-up to the country's early general election, scheduled to be held on 18 May.Last week, Amaro was quoted in the local press as saying that “Portugal needs to review its deportation system, which doesn’t work.""It is important to realize that Portugal is one of the three...

May 05, 2025

Portugal to expel some 18,000 illegal migrants ahead of snap national election

Municipal workers clean up near burnt cars and a crater made by a drone in the residential area following Russia's air raid in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 4, 2025

Russia launches over 160 drones on Ukraine in overnight attack injuring at least 11 people

KYIV — Russia launched a large-scale drone assault on Ukraine overnight from Saturday into Sunday, deploying 165 unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Ukraine’s armed forces.In the capital Kyiv, the attacks triggered fires that left eleven people injured, including two children, according to the State Emergency Services (SES).The SES reported that the attack affected three districts of the capital: Obolonskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi.In Obolonskyi, a blaze damaged a 12-story residential building."When it hit, we didn’t know what to do. I was with my son, and I said to him: ‘Come on, let’s go!’ I grabbed him like this, in my pajamas, and ran over here. We saw a neighbor come out and start running away," Nadiya, one of its residents, said.“We saw people...

May 05, 2025

Russia launches over 160 drones on Ukraine in overnight attack injuring at least 11 people

Israeli security forces inspect the site where a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed, near Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday

Failure to intercept Houthi missile exposes Israel’s vulnerabilities and limits of US campaign

JERUSALEM — A failed interception of a missile fired from Yemen forced Israel to briefly shut down its main international airport on Sunday, exposing the country’s vulnerabilities and the Houthi rebels’ continued ability to strike distant targets despite a sustained US military campaign.Flights were halted at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for about 30 minutes on Sunday morning after a missile landed in the airport’s vicinity, following what the Israeli military said were “several attempts” at interception. “The results of the interception are under review,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.The military fired its long-range Arrow interceptor at the incoming missile, an IDF spokesperson said. The US also has an advanced THAAD anti-missile system deployed in Israel.The...

May 05, 2025

Failure to intercept Houthi missile exposes Israel’s vulnerabilities and limits of US campaign

The police did not disclose details of the plot, citing operational reasons.

Several Iranian men arrested in UK over alleged attack plot

LONDON — British counterterrorism officers have taken several Iranian men into custody over a suspected plan to launch an attack at an unnamed site in London, the Metropolitan Police confirmed on Sunday.The arrests were made on Saturday across different parts of England, with five men between the ages of 29 and 46 held on suspicion of preparing "a terrorist act".Four of those detained are Iranian nationals, while efforts to confirm the identity and nationality of the fifth individual are still ongoing.All five are currently being interviewed at police stations and have not been formally charged. Investigators are also carrying out searches at addresses in London, Manchester, and Swindon.Authorities said the suspected plot focused on a specific location, the details of which are...

May 05, 2025

Several Iranian men arrested in UK over alleged attack plot

Serbian President returns home after falling ill during US visit

BELGRADE — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic cut short his visit to the United States and returned to Belgrade after experiencing chest pain and high blood pressure while in Florida, Serbian officials confirmed Saturday.Vucic reportedly began feeling unwell following meetings with U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and members of the Serbian business community.According to Finance Minister Sinisa Mali, Vucic informed his delegation of his condition and left for Serbia on the first available flight.Dragan Dincic, Vucic’s longtime cardiologist, said the president had suffered a serious episode but confirmed his condition is now stable. “This time, it was a bit different from previous incidents,” he said.Mali added that Vucic has been...

May 04, 2025

Serbian President returns home after falling ill during US visit

El Salvador’s Bukele denies secret gang deals amid fresh allegations from criminal leaders

SAN SALVADOR — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is facing renewed controversy following fresh claims from gang leaders alleging he struck secret deals with criminal organizations to bolster his political rise — accusations his government firmly denies.In interviews with El Faro newspaper, Carlos Cartagena Lopez (“Charli de IVU”), a senior figure in the Barrio 18 gang, and Elmer Canales Rivera (“El Crook”), a leader of the rival MS-13 group, alleged that Bukele engaged in covert negotiations with gangs beginning in 2014, during his time as mayor of San Salvador, and continuing through his presidential campaign.The claims have reignited political tensions in the country, especially following Cartagena’s release from custody shortly after his April 2022 detention at a...

May 04, 2025

El Salvador’s Bukele denies secret gang deals amid fresh allegations from criminal leaders

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