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In Ramallah, the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority (PA), hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the city centre to commemorate the anniversary, while mosques across the city sounded a 78-second siren, a symbolic reference to the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. A mass march started from the grave of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat towards Manara Square, during which participants raised Palestinian flags and played drums, while scout music and bagpipes played in the streets that were filled with crowds. Palestinian flags were raised in the squares and streets, while participants raised victory signs during the well-attended events. While a…

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After years of delays and construction setbacks, Kazakhstan’s capital Astana has launched its new driverless Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. The 22.4-kilometre line includes 18 stations linking major sites including the airport, Nurly Zhol railway station and the city centre. Officials said the trains, manufactured in China for Astana’s harsh climate, can carry up to 600 passengers each. The project, first proposed in the mid-2000s, cost around $1.8 billion and resumed construction in 2023 after being suspended for several years. Authorities expect up to 45,000 passengers to use the system daily.

Kyiv is pressing to slash Russia’s oil income, making the tankers that help Moscow a prime target. In this case, Kyiv said it had no information on the drone. “There is no evidence that it belongs to Ukrainian operators of maritime drones. We are open to cooperation with the Greek side to clarify the circumstances of the incident, if there are relevant requests from them,” Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson of the Ukrainian foreign ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. Kyiv has, however, repeatedly complained that Greece’s giant tanker fleet is helping prop up Russia. At the beginning of the war, the then-Ukrainian…

As the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival gets underway on Tuesday, 600 professionals from the French film industry, including directors, actors, technicians and producers, have published an inflammatory article in the French newspaper Libération. In it, they denounce what they describe as the_”tentacular and ideological_” hold ofVincent Bolloré over the French film industry. They warn of a growing concentration of media and cultural power in the hands of the Breton billionaire. The group, which goes by the name”Zapper Bolloré”, includes actresses Adèle Haenel, Juliette Binoche and Blanche Gardin, actors Swann Arlaud and Jean-Pascal Zadi, photographer and documentary filmmaker…

“Is it conceivable he didn’t know about some of these corruption schemes?” Goncharenko said. “I don’t know the answer.” “But I can tell you that Zelenskyy is very much about micromanagement. So it is hard to imagine that he didn’t know what Mindich, Chernyshov, and now allegedly Yermak, were doing.” Goncharenko, who chairs a parliamentary investigative commission on corruption, said he had called some of Zelenskyy’s former aides to appear before the commission. “We want to interrogate them. So that’s what we are doing on Wednesday,” Goncharenko said. Zelenskyy’s defenders argue there’s no direct evidence tying the president to any…

Published on 12/05/2026 – 18:19 GMT+2•Updated 18:26 A vast majority of EU member states criticised the reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale during a “heated discussion” among the bloc’s culture ministers on Tuesday in Brussels. Many ministers also expressed support for the European Commission’s move to freeze a €2 million grant to the Biennale Foundation for allowing Russia’s participation, several diplomats told Euronews. The issue was raised by Latvian Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce, who called for preventing what she described as “the instrumentalization of cultural institutions by Russia.” According to people in the room, a total…

The surface vessels would be offered in addition to U.K. autonomous minehunting systems, and the forward deployment of the warship HMS Dragon, a Type-45 Destroyer. Healey offered Starmer his backing as dozens of Labour MPs called on the PM to quit, posting on X: “People are worried about current conflicts and looming global crises. They expect their government to lead the country through, as the PM is doing. More instability is not in Britain’s interest. Our full focus now must be on dealing with immediate economic [and] security challenges.” Starmer declined to discuss his own future at a meeting of…

Updated: 12/05/2026 – 16:38 GMT+2 Residents in Beijing shared mixed opinions ahead of the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with some hoping for improved ties and others expressing skepticism. … More

A centuries-old horse breed from the Caucasus is attracting renewed attention in Europe, as breeders and researchers work to protect a lineage that once came close to disappearing. The Karabakh horse is celebrated for its stamina, intelligence, and distinctive golden sheen. Today, conservation efforts in Germany, combined with structured breeding programmes in Azerbaijan, are helping secure the future of this historic breed. “Collaboration between European equestrian specialists and breeders from the horses’ native region is vital,” says horse trainer Philip Hager, who works with young Karabakh horses in Germany. “The Karabakh is the type of horse that can take you…