- RFI
France’s Le Pen hints at far-right alliance with Italy’s Meloni after EU elections
Europe's far-right figureheads Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni are hinting they could join forces following this summer's EU elections, after Le Pen's French party announced a break with its radical German ally AfD. The overtures presage a possible reconfiguration of nationalist parties' alliances after voters decide the next European Parliament in June 6-9 elections.Surveys suggest the parliament's far-right groups - currently fractured - will win around 37 percent of seats in the next legisla
- BBC
US to sue Ticketmaster owner Live Nation
Officials are expected to challenge the company's business practices, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported.
- Business Insider
Nvidia stock jumps after big earnings beat, 10-for-1 stock split announcement
Nvidia announced a 10-for-1 stock split and increased its quarterly dividend by 150% from $0.04 to $0.10 per share.
- The Independent
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Zelensky says Kyiv is struggling to cope against Putin’s glide bombs
Soviet-era bombs fitted with wings are now Putin’s ‘main instrument of terror’, Zelensky says
- The Guardian
China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president
Taiwan’s military says its forces are on alert and is confident it can protect the island as China’s state media report mock airstrikes with jets carrying live missiles
- RFI
French President Macron in New Caledonia: "priority is return to peace and calm"
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La Tontouta International Airport, about 50 kilometersfrom the New Caledonian capital of Noumea, said he viewed a return to calm as the top priority.He
- The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 12:43 a.m. EDT
Doncic leads strong close by Mavericks for 108-105 win over Wolves in Game 1 of West finals MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a 108-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Kyrie Irving scored 24 of his 30 points in the first half for the Mavericks. They trailed 102-98 after a 3-pointer by Anthony Edwards with 3:37 left before an 8-0 run the Wolves didn’t stop until a tip-in