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The Guardian - World News

2026-05-09 08:27:59 (4 days ago)

Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison

A journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along with two others, for his reporting for the Guardian.

Mohamed Bulbul was arrested with the journalists Abdihafid Nor Barre and Abdishakur Mohamed Mohamud on Friday evening while in a restaurant in the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. They said they were assaulted by members of Somalia’s US-trained counter-terrorism police unit and taken to be questioned by police. All three were released in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-05-09 08:27:27 (4 days ago)

UK Jews’ worry as Green Party rise sees election of candidates accused of antisemitism

Jewish residents of Hackney in east London voice concern as Greens win mayoralty and council control; several Green party candidates accused of antisemism win election elsewhere, as does a Holocaust-denier from the soaring hard-right Reform party

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Le Monde - World News

2026-05-09 08:22:29 (4 days ago)

Magyar formally elected Hungarian prime minister

Péter Magyar was sworn in on Saturday, after his landslide victory over nationalist and anti-EU Viktor Orban in the April 12 general election.

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-09 08:20:05 (4 days ago)

Rory McIlroy: if LIV golfers don’t want to rejoin PGA Tour, ‘that says something about you’

• World No 2 is not against return: ‘Just good business’

• Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawal

• DeChambeau has denied claims of PGA Tour talks

Rory McIlroy is no longer opposed to LIV Golf players returning to the PGA Tour, but he said Friday that “it’s a question of if they do want to come back”.

McIlroy said the answer will probably depend on what happens with LIV’s financial situation in the coming months.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-05-09 08:20:05 (4 days ago)

Australia’s populist One Nation scores first-ever lower house victory

The far-right party's winning candidate, David Farley, has advocated for stricter migration and farming reforms.

Times of India

2026-05-09 08:18:20 (4 days ago)

‘Labour are doomed’: Nigel Farage hits out at Starmer over Gordon Brown’s appointment after election rout

New York Times - World News

2026-05-09 08:18:16 (4 days ago)

Starmer’s Party Suffers Stark Losses in U.K. Local Elections

Prime Minister Keir Starmer took responsibility as Labour lost more than a thousand municipal seats but insisted he would not resign.

New York Times - World News

2026-05-09 08:18:15 (4 days ago)

Rhun ap Iorwerth Breaks Labour’s Dominance in Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth, a former journalist, led his party to the most seats in the Welsh Parliament, ousting the Labour Party, which had long held sway, and beating Reform U.K.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-05-09 08:15:13 (4 days ago)

Women's tennis legend speaks out on California trans athlete controversy as Newsom faces criticism

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova slams Gavin Newsom over trans athlete set to compete in California girls' high school track and field championships.

Fox News - Video

2026-05-09 08:08:41 (4 days ago)

Cameras permitted in Charlie Kirk murder trial after Erika Kirk's push for transparency

Trial attorney Rebecca Rose Woodland discusses a Utah judge's decision to allow cameras in Tyler Robinson's trial in the death of Charlie Kirk.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-05-09 08:07:25 (4 days ago)

US seizes enriched uranium from Venezuela

The US Department of Energy has announced that it has removed 13.5 kg of highly enriched uranium from Venezuela
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The Guardian - World News

2026-05-09 08:00:56 (4 days ago)

Writers on their World Cup Panini collecting days: ‘We all remember the playground twerp’

The much-loved football sticker album is to be discontinued after 2030. Guardian writers recall their thrills and frustrations

With this summer’s World Cup already mired in controversy over politicisation, potential travel bans and rows over ticket prices, fans were dealt another piece of sad news this week: the tournament’s much-loved Panini sticker album will be discontinued after 2030.

Guardian writers recall their Panini memories from years gone by.