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China bans drone sales in Beijing citing security concerns — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive' — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
US: President of Bard College since 1975, Leon Botstein to retire after investigation finds he 'minimized' ties to Epstein — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
— "Nothing that President Botstein did in connection with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was illegal, but President Botstein made decisions in the course of that relationship that reflect on his leadership of Bard," lawyers with the firm WilmerHale wrote in an April 30 brief to the Bard Board of Trustees. When pursuing Epstein as a potential donor to Bard in 2012, Botstein "was presented with information regarding Epstein's crimes" and "did not try to further understand what Epstein had done or learn what it meant that Epstein was found in 2011 to be a New York State Level 3 Sex Offender," the lawyers wrote.
Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi sentence again under blanket amnesty, leaving the Nobel Peace Prize laureate with just over 18 years left to serve — (LINK) ground.news: 6 media reports — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
Italy suspends defence cooperation with Israel, announced on 28 April, amid rising political tensions — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump signs bill to end 76-day record shutdown over immigration enforcement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump to raise tariffs on cars, trucks from EU to 25%: accused the bloc of not complying with the terms of a trade agreement with the US, without citing specifics — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump "not satisfied" with new peace deal offered by Iran as standoff's costs multiply — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
UK: Essa Suleiman, 45, born in Somalia, who arrived in the UK legally as a child in the 1990s, charged with attempted murder in connection with Golders Green stabbing attack on 2 Jewish men. On Thursday, the UK's terrorism threat level was raised to "severe" by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, indicating an attack is considered highly likely — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'terminated' before 60-day deadline because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
US: House Republicans cave to Senate with vote to end 75-day DHS shutdown — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
Oil price tops $120 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’ — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
King Charles and Queen Camilla wrap up state visit to the US: a formal farewell from President Donald Trump, and a block party in Virginia before heading to the airport — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
Major news
China bans drone sales in Beijing citing security concerns — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive' — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
US: President of Bard College since 1975, Leon Botstein to retire after investigation finds he 'minimized' ties to Epstein — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
China bans drone sales in Beijing citing security concerns — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Cuba condemns new US sanctions as 'illegal' and 'abusive' — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
US: President of Bard College since 1975, Leon Botstein to retire after investigation finds he 'minimized' ties to Epstein — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
— "Nothing that President Botstein did in connection with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was illegal, but President Botstein made decisions in the course of that relationship that reflect on his leadership of Bard," lawyers with the firm WilmerHale wrote in an April 30 brief to the Bard Board of Trustees. When pursuing Epstein as a potential donor to Bard in 2012, Botstein "was presented with information regarding Epstein's crimes" and "did not try to further understand what Epstein had done or learn what it meant that Epstein was found in 2011 to be a New York State Level 3 Sex Offender," the lawyers wrote.
Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi sentence again under blanket amnesty, leaving the Nobel Peace Prize laureate with just over 18 years left to serve — (LINK) ground.news: 6 media reports — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
Italy suspends defence cooperation with Israel, announced on 28 April, amid rising political tensions — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
Bitcoin above $78,000 as Senate clears Clarity Act yield hurdle, S&P 500 sets new record — 2 May 2026 (LINK)
Switzerland: Ikea slammed for pricing practices by consumer rights groups and forced to change how it displays prices — 1 May 2026 (LINK)
— The store was criticized for prominently showing the 'family price' - which is only available to those who have a membership, while the regular price was more discrete. Many customers complained after the check-out price was far more than they were expecting, sometimes by several hundred francs. Ikea says it's working with authorities to find a solution which complies with the law.
Switzerland: shock neck and neck opinion poll result on immigration — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
— A new Tamedia poll shows 52% currently back the proposal to cap the population at ten million by 2050, with 46 percent opposed - crucially, only 2% say they're undecided. The vote will be on June 14th.
President Donald Trump's Son Eric Trump reportedly disappears from leadership of fintech company Alt5, tied to the Trump family's cryptocurrency firm, World Liberty Financial Inc — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
Samsung profit surges over eight-fold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch — (LINK) ground.news: media reports — 30 April 2026 (LINK)
4,000-year-old Linear Elamite writing system has finally been decoded — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
— Linear Elamite comprises 77 individual characters, including geometric patterns and various other shapes, making it distinct among ancient writing systems. Traveling to London, François Desset, a 43-year-old archaeological researcher based at the University of Liege in Belgium, visited what is known as the Mahboubian collection, which borrows its title from the exiled Iranian family of the same name. The assortment, described as "one of the most impressive private collections of ancient Iranian art" in the world and spanning an extensive period of the country's history, also contains several examples of Linear Elamite, ten of which Desset was able to access for study.
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores: bans grocers and third-party delivery services from using a person's personal data to set higher price — 29 April 2026 (LINK)
Arts at CERN and Nobel Prize Museum announce the Collide Stockholm international residency award recipient Emilija Škarnulytė of Lithuania and two Honorary Mentions — 28 April 2026 (LINK)
— In autumn 2026, Škarnulytė will spend one month at CERN followed by one month at the Nobel Prize Museum to develop a new artwork with the support of the curatorial teams of both institutions. At CERN, she will begin her project Memory of the Unseen. Her practice is rooted in the exploration of infrastructures that mediate between the visible and the invisible, the human and the post-human, the present and deep time. In dialogue with scientists at CERN, she will engage with event reconstruction, decay signatures, detector sensitivity and the temporal behaviour of experimental data, focusing on what she describes as “thresholds”.
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