Turkey and Greece Resume Diplomatic Talks on Eastern Mediterranean Disputes

Comedian pulled from stage in Birmingham about 45 minutes into performance and audience told to leaveA live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham has been stopped after a “potential suspicious bag” was found around the venue.The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Friday evening. Continue reading...

Investigation found Botstein – who had claimed he wasn’t friends with Epstein – made 25 visits to his townhouseLeon Botstein has announced he is stepping down from the helm of Bard College, after an independent review of his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein found the college president’s frequent interactions with the convicted sex offender “could have alerted” him to the possibility that he and Bard would be facilitating Epstein’s abuse of women.An investigation by the WilmerHale law firm, which had been commissioned by Bard’s board of trustees earlier this year to review Botstein’s interactions with Epstein, found the Bard president – who had previously claimed he was not friends with Epstein – made about 25 visits to Epstein’s townhouse, a two-day visit to Epstein’s Little St James Island, and that there were two visits by Epstein to Bard. These visits, WilmerHale reported, included “multiple women” who have since been identified as victims of Epstein. Continue reading...

President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push backUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump said in a letter sent to congressional leaders on Friday that hostilities with Iran have “terminated”, suggesting that the 60-day deadline to seek approval from the legislative branch no longer applied.Friday marks 60 days since the US president notified members of Congress that the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on 28 February. Under the War Powers Act of 1973, the president can deploy troops to respond to an “imminent threat” but must receive congressional approval within 60 days to continue military operations. Continue reading...

• 由 FBI 移交的近 2,000 年前文物，與羅馬附近一家博物館失蹤數十年的碎片相符 • 一塊在紐奧良後院發現且擁有近 2,000 年歷史的羅馬墓碑，現已歸還義大利。 • 這塊大理石墓誌銘可追溯至大約 1,900 年前，週三在由 FBI 主導的儀式上於羅馬正式移交給義大利官員。

• Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 亦重新修訂了國際影片參賽資格規則 • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 於週五宣布了 Oscars 的多項重大變更，其中包括一項允許單一演員在同一類別中獲得多項提名的新政策，並禁止將演技與編劇獎項頒給由 AI 完成的作品。 • 根據該機構理事會頒布的新規章，唯有經本人同意且能「證明由人類演出」的表現方有資格角逐演技類 Oscars，而只有人類創作的劇本才能競逐任何編劇獎項。繼續閱讀...

Leo 曾批評 Trump 的強硬移民政策，並選定 Evelio Menjivar-Ayala 擔任該州新任主教 訂閱 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在收件匣中獲取電子報提醒 Pope Leo XIV 任命了一名曾躲在汽車後車廂、以無證移民身份進入 United States 的男子為 West Virginia 的新任主教。 Pope 批准了 West Virginia 之 Wheeling-Charleston 的 Bishop Mark E Brennan 辭職，並選定由來自 Washington 的 Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala（現年 55 歲）接任其職位，據 OSV News 報導。 繼續閱讀...

• 樹懶原定在一家備受爭議的新主題公園展出，但報告揭露這些哺乳類動物已死於倉庫中 • Florida 檢察官週五表示，他們已針對數十隻原定在備受爭議的新主題公園展出的 South America 樹懶死亡案展開刑事調查 • Florida fish and wildlife commission (FWC) 上週的一份報告顯示，Sloth World（位於 Orlando 即將開幕的觀光景點）的業主從 Peru 和 Guyana 的雨林中帶走的 31 隻哺乳類動物，於 2024 年 12 月至 2025 年 2 月期間死於一間沒有暖氣的倉庫中。繼續閱讀...

首相表示，在 Green 領袖道歉並表示他是「倉促間」分享推文後，該轉載行為是「可恥的」。Keir Starmer 譴責 Zack Polanski「可恥」且不適任政黨領袖，此前這位 Greens 領袖分享了一則批評警方在 Golders Green 刺傷事件中制服嫌犯方式的社群媒體貼文。首相表示，對於參與逮捕行動的警察進行任何批評，對那些必須在潛在嚴重危險時刻做出瞬間決定的員警來說是不公平的。Continue reading...

• 在擔心選舉失利的陰影下，領導人選成為焦點，Greater Manchester 市長的盟友正加緊準備其回歸 • 盟友透露，Andy Burnham 計劃在「幾週內」重返 Westminster • 當本週 Westminster 的目光聚焦在國會的委員會議室和投票走廊時，Keir Starmer 的政治前途正在他處被決定

一架 Cessna 421C 於深夜在距離州首府 Austin 西南方 40 英里的城市墜毀，機上人員全數罹難 當局週五表示，一架小型飛機在 Texas Hill Country 的樹林中墜毀，造成機上五人全部喪生。Hays county 法官 Ruben Becerra 在 Facebook 的貼文中表示，這起墜機事故發生在週四深夜的 Wimberley，該市位於州首府 Austin 西南方約 40 英里。 繼續閱讀...

公司承認其未能防止在 Algeria 和 Oman 透過使用代理人尋求的公共部門合約中發生賄賂行為 British 國防公司 Ultra Electronics 已承擔其未能防止賄賂的責任，並在 Serious Fraud Office 調查後同意支付 1,500 萬英鎊 處罰是 High Court 週五批准的 deferred prosecution 的一部分，此前一項調查於 2018 年啟動，當時在 Algerian 媒體發布腐敗指控一個月後，該公司向 UK 執法機構自首。繼續閱讀...

• US 總統表示汽車與貨車的關稅將調升至 25%，並指責 European Union 未遵守協議 • Donald Trump 表示，他正廢止去年夏天在 Scotland 的高爾夫球場與 EU 領導人達成的部分關稅協議，並批評 Brussels 耗費太長時間批准該協議 • 在週五 May Day 銀行假期深夜，他宣佈將從下週起把從 EU 進口到 US 的汽車與貨車關稅從 15% 提高到 25%，令 Brussels 措手不及。繼續閱讀...