2019-05-30

United Kingdom

More than 750,000 EU citizens apply to stay in UK after Brexit

More than 750,000 EU citizens have applied to stay in UK after Brexit so far, the Home Secretary has said. Here's where they're from.

30/05/2019

USA

Feds take possession of Paul Manafort's Trump Tower condo

The longtime GOP operative agreed to forfeit the property after he pleaded guilty to charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

30/05/2019

USA

Third Republican blocks attempt to pass disaster aid in House

Democrats are now expected to hold a roll call vote on the bill once lawmakers return to Washington from their Memorial Day recess next week.

30/05/2019

Italy

Italy's 5-Star leader and deputy PM Luigi Di Maio wins confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement took part in a confidence vote over the leadership of Luigi Di Maio, after a bruising defeat in the European elections.

30/05/2019

United Kingdom

Evidence of prehistoric settlement discovered in North Sea

Archaeologists from Bradford University in the U.K. discovered traces of a lost settlement in the North Sea.

30/05/2019

USA

Barr says Mueller 'could have' reached decision on whether Trump broke the law

The attorney general disagreed with those suggesting that the former special counsel wants Congress to address the president's conduct.

30/05/2019

Italy

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio easily wins party confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement have resoundingly backed its leader Luigi Di Maio to carry on following a bruising defeat in European elections

30/05/2019

World News

'Dangerously high levels of antibiotics found in world's major rivers'

Overexposure to antibiotics through river pollution can lead to antibiotic resistance in humans - a potentially deadly outcome.

30/05/2019

USA

Ancient star explosions could have led early humans to walk upright

Scientists say supernovas blasted the early Earth with radiation that triggered forest-razing wildfires, prompting early humans to become bipedal.

30/05/2019

United Kingdom

Astronomers say they've found a new Neptune-like planet

"This planet is very, very close to its star. In fact, it orbits its star every 1.3 days. So, a year on this planet is only 1.3 days, " said Daniel Bayliss, from the University of Warwick, who worked on the study.

30/05/2019

Austria

First female chancellor picked for Austrian interim government

Austria’s president has picked the female president of the Constitutional Court to become interim chancellor after parliament voted Sebastian Kurz’s government out of office in the wake of a video sting scandal.

30/05/2019

Poland

Poland's moo-d lifted after free-roaming cows saved from execution

Free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter had sparked a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve.

30/05/2019

Hungary

Hopes fade for tourists missing after fatal boat sinking on River Danube

Hopes are fading for 21 South Korean tourists and Hungarian crew still missing after the fatal sinking of a tourist boat on the River Danube in Budapest

30/05/2019

USA

He said, he said: Are Mueller and Barr on same page about not charging Trump?

Some observers have cited an apparent contradiction in statements by the special counsel and the attorney general.

30/05/2019

USA

Meghan McCain says Trump won't let her grieve, obsessed he won't be 'great man' like her father

McCain spoke out after reports the White House ordered the USS John S. McCain to be "out of sight" during Trump's visit to Japan.

30/05/2019

USA

Jay Inslee tops Greenpeace climate grades, Joe Biden gets a D-

The environmental group evaluated the 2020 candidates on support for the Green New Deal and opposition to fossil fuels.

30/05/2019

Spain

Champions League trophy displayed in Madrid as 80,000 fans head to fin

The Champions League trophy was paraded through the streets of Madrid on Thursday ahead of the Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool final being held in the city on Saturday.

30/05/2019

Brazil

How climate change is hitting livelihoods in Brazil's mangrove forests

A fisherman has been telling his story of how climate change is threatening his livelihood in Brazil's coastal areas.

30/05/2019

Partner content

Thousands gather for the AI Everything event in Dubai

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Artificial intelligence is now a part of our daily lives but other innovations just around the corner are poised to bring us into the realm of science fiction. AI Everything offered a glimpse of what we can expect.

30/05/2019

Focus

Eurasian Media Forum: is AI the renaissance of humanity?

In partnership with Eurasian Media Forum

Some people at the annual Eurasian Media Forum believe artificial intelligence will cause the next "renaissance of humanity" but others think this will come at the cost of serious inequality. Witness the debate in this feature of Focus.

30/05/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia seeks united front against Iran after Gulf attacks

The emergency meetings in Mecca come just as the United States plans to beef up its troops in the Gulf after attacks on oil assets there, which it blames on Tehran.

30/05/2019

United Kingdom

Assange is 'not very well' says lawyer after court no-show

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed a scheduled court appearance on Thursday because he is unwell, his lawyer said.

30/05/2019

Musica

Michael Bublé: "Be in the moment"

With more than 60 million records sold, many awards and now back on stage: the king of swing Michael Bublé is currently on world tour. We met up with the mega star in Birmingham.

30/05/2019

Hungary

Captain of larger ship arrested over deadly Budapest boat smash

Rescue workers were searching a vast length of the River Danube on Thursday for 21 tourists and crew missing after a sightseeing boat collided with a larger ship and sank within seconds.

30/05/2019

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Champions League trophy shown off in Madrid as final countdown begins

The Champions League trophy was paraded through the streets of Madrid on Thursday (May 30) ahead of Saturday's final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

30/05/2019

USA

Full list: House members who favor starting Trump impeachment inquiry

It includes several members of the House Judiciary Committee as well as chairs of various House committees.

30/05/2019

France

24-year-old Algerian student confesses to Lyon bomb blast, IS links

A 24-year-old Algerian student held in connection with last week's bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people has confessed to the attack and links to IS

30/05/2019

France

Christianity in Iraq 'will never die' insists Archbishop of Mosul

Christianity in Iraq 'will never die' insists Archbishop of Mosul

30/05/2019

USA

Border agents apprehended over 1,000 immigrants in record round-up

The group of 1,036 far exceeds other groups of immigrants apprehended at the border; the previous record of 424 was set last month.

30/05/2019

Serbia

Serb ultranationalists protest over Kosovo Albanian culture festival

It comes just a day after Serbia put its troops on high alert following the arrest of 19 people in an anti-crime operation in restive northern Kosovo, in an area primarily populated by ethnic Serbs.

30/05/2019