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Israel’s Netanyahu vows response to Iran after Houthi attack on airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to respond to an attack from Yemen’s Houthi rebels that hit Ben Gurion International Airport, adding that Iran would also face consequences from the strike.
A ballistic missile launched by the Iran-allied Yemeni rebel group hit the perimeter of the airport on Sunday, damaging a road and a vehicle and causing air traffic to stop, according to photos and footage verified by Al Jazeera.
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Syrian security forces monitored armed civilians who killed Alawites, accused man says
One of the men accused of taking part in a wave of sectarian violence against Syria’s Alawite minority two months ago has told the BBC that he and other armed civilians who travelled to the area were advised and monitored by government forces there.
Abu Khalid said he had travelled as a civilian fighter to the Mediterranean coastal village of Sanobar on 7 March, to help battle former regime insurgents.
“The General Security department told us not to harm civilians, but only to shoot at insurgents who shot at us,” he told me.
“There were eight men with me, but it was a large group, and the General Security department was overseeing things so that no-one would vandalise the village or harm the residents.”
He later filmed himself shooting dead a 64-year-old village resident, Mahmoud Yusef Mohammed, at the entrance to his house.
Abu Khalid, who has now been arrested, insisted Mahmoud was an armed insurgent – but video he filmed of the incident does not support his account.
Military police told the BBC there had been no coordination between security forces and Abu Khalid.
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Trump says Mexico’s Sheinbaum refused US troop offer out of fear of cartels
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refused an offer to send US troops to the Latin American country due to her fear of drug cartels.
Trump on Sunday confirmed that he had suggested sending US troops to Mexico to combat drug trafficking, a day after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country’s sovereignty was “not for sale”.
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Trump says he won’t seek a third term
US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution.
“I’ll be an eight-year president, I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,” Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker in an interview that aired on Sunday.
Trump, 78, has previously said that he was “not joking” about wanting to serve a third, or even fourth, term as US president.
He later said his statements were meant to troll the “fake news media”.
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Storm kills 10 in China as tourist boats capsize
A sudden storm in southwestern China’s Guizhou province has capsized four boats, killing 10 people and injuring 70.
More than 80 people fell into the water, state media reported on Monday, when the rain and hailstorm struck the vessels on a stretch of the Wu River near Qianxi City on Sunday afternoon.
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Trump has ‘no idea’ who Australian election loser Peter Dutton is
US President Donald Trump says he is “very friendly” with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was re-elected over the weekend in a landslide victory.
“We have had a very good relationship,” Trump told the Sydney Morning Herald at the White House on Sunday, in his first remarks about the Australian election.
But the US president was less familiar with the other electoral candidate.
“I have no idea who the other person is that ran against him,” he said of conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, who many saw as Australia’s equivalent to Trump.
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Israeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive
The Israeli military has begun calling up tens of thousands of reservists to “intensify and expand” its operations in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was “increasing the pressure” with the aim of returning hostages held in Gaza and defeating Hamas militants.
Critics say the recent military offensive, after a ceasefire broke down, has failed to guarantee the release of captives, and question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s objectives in the conflict.
Under the plan, the military said it would operate in new areas and “destroy all infrastructure” above and below ground.
Israeli media report that the Israeli security cabinet has approved the renewed military expansion in Gaza.
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Nationalist Simion ahead in Romanian election rerun
A nationalist candidate who is against providing military support for Ukraine and is sceptical about the EU has won a resounding victory in the first round of the presidential election in Romania.
George Simion came first with 40% of the vote, and will go into the runoff on 18 May as the clear favourite.
Nicusor Dan, the liberal mayor of Bucharest, and Crin Antonescu, candidate of the governing coalition, are tied in second place, with around 21% each.
Six months ago, the presidential election in Romania ended in scandal and confusion. It was won by a radical outsider with mystical leanings, Calin Georgescu, but that result was annulled over allegations of campaign fraud and Russian interference.
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Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs
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 authorising the US Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to start the process to impose 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!”
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NZ airport to remove Hobbit-themed eagle sculptures
For more than a decade, a pair of Hobbit-inspired eagle sculptures have cast a watchful eye over visitors at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport.
But the giant birds will be unfastened from the ceiling on Friday to make way for a new mystery exhibit, airport authorities said.
The eagles appear as messengers in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, which were adapted to film by New Zealand’s Sir Peter Jackson.
The spectacular New Zealand landscapes featured in Mr Jackson’s films are a consistent draw for tourists, who are greeted at the airport by the eagle sculptures.
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Father charged with killing deputy a day after police killed son
Police allege that a father hit and killed a sheriff’s deputy with a car, a day after his 18-year-old son was gunned down by officers.
Rodney Hinton Jr, 38, from Ohio, is charged with aggravated murder and is being held without bond. The alleged attack came hours after he watched police footage of the fatal encounter with his son, lawyers for the Hinton family say.
Cincinnati’s police chief said “there is a connection” between the two cases, although there has been no suggestion that the father knew the deputy who died.
Ryan Hinton was killed after brandishing a gun at police during a stolen vehicle investigation, officials say. A gun was found at the scene. There is no indication he fired it.
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Trump’s former VP Mike Pence to receive JFK Courage Award
Donald Trump’s former vice-president Mike Pence will receive a John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday for refusing to endorse false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Pence defied Trump by declining to throw out electoral votes cast for Joe Biden during a Congressional session on 6 January 2021 that was targeted by rioters.
The former vice-president stayed inside the US Capitol as it was stormed by hundreds of Trump supporters and presided over the certification of the election after the building was cleared.
The award, named after a book written by President Kennedy, is given out by the JFK Library Foundation.
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Custom fireworks and standby firefighters: How the Vatican makes its smoke signal
When the Catholic Church elects a new pope, the world watches not for a press conference or social media post, but for rising smoke from a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
If the smoke is black, no new pope has been chosen. If it is white, a decision has been made: Habemus Papam – we have a pope. It’s high drama, broadcast live to millions.
But what viewers don’t see is the centuries-old ritual’s hidden complexity: the carefully built chimney, the engineered stove and the precise chemical recipes, each part painstakingly designed to ensure that a wisp of smoke carries a clear message.
Experts told the BBC that the process requires “two custom fireworks”, smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby. It is meticulously organised by a team of engineers and Church officials working in unison.
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Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine
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.
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Colombia’s wind farms bring promise and pain for indigenous group
When José Luis Iguarán steps outside his home in La Guajira, northern Colombia, he is met with a line of 10 towering wind turbines stretching across the cactus-strewn terrain toward the Caribbean Sea.
The Wayuu indigenous group, which Mr Iguarán belongs to, has lived on the arid peninsula region for centuries, herding goats, tending to crops, mining salt, and fishing.
With some of Colombia’s most powerful winds, La Guajira has now become the epicentre of the country’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
But this green ambition has faced both resistance and reflection from locals, whose territory is deeply tied to culture, tradition, and a profound connection to nature.
“You wake up and suddenly you no longer see the trees. Instead, you see and hear the turbines,” Mr Iguarán says.