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Ukraine: Russian strikes came just hours before a unilaterally proposed Ukrainian ceasefire and days before Russia itself intends to observe a ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned "cynical, vile" attacks by Russia — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
South Korean judge who handed former first lady Kim Keon-hee 4-year term found dead days after verdict — (LINK) — ground.news: media reports — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
— He increased her sentence to four years in prison, overturning a lower court decision that had sentenced her to 20 months.
North Korea has revised Constitution to remove reunification clause and codifying leader Kim Jong-un's "two hostile states" doctrine — (LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
Cambodian PM's cousin admits he owned 30% of scam-linked firm sanctioned by the US — (LINK) — ground.news: 32 media reports — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
Trump candidates oust incumbents in Indiana primaries after rejected redistricting push — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
— At least five incumbent GOP state legislators lost against Trump-backed candidates in Indiana after they failed to launch a mid-decade redistricting push.
World Radio Switzerland finds a new owner — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
Romanian socialists and far right topple government — 5 May 2026 (LINK)
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87: founded the United Nations Foundation — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
— On June 1, 1980, CNN — the first 24-hour news channel — went live and has been on the air ever since. Just over a month before his 80th birthday in 2018, Turner revealed that he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder. In early 2025, Turner was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia before recovering at a rehabilitation facility. Turner is survived by his five children, 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Cruise ship passenger with hantavirus being treated in Zurich — 6 May 2026 (LINK)
Fire at a shopping center in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens: unknown cause — (LINK) — ground.news: 48 media reports — 5 May 2026 (LINK)
DNA from 258 ancient skeletons rewrite the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages — 5 May 2026 (LINK)
Burkina Faso junta secretly detained journalist, missing for nearly two years, and others, advocacy group says — (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
Google Cloud, Solana launch pay-as-you-go AI system using stablecoins — 5 May 2026 (LINK)
Lake Geneva spring clean nets 36,600 cigarette butts amoong 2,592 kilos of trash — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
Bahamas cruises impacted by temporary ban on alcohol sales during elections: ban during advanced polling caught cruisers by surprise on April 30, and it's set to happen again on 12 May — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— Royal Caribbean refunded affected passengers for their Royal Beach Club experience in the form of an onboard credit.
Swiss foundation returns Hodler painting to Jewish heirs — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— Lake Thun with Blüemlisalp and Niesen (1876/1882) has been in the SKKG foundation's collection since 1998.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer reach settlement, two weeks ahead of trial on "It Ends With Us" film circumstances — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— Lively filed a complaint alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her during the filming of "It Ends With Us," which they costarred in and Baldoni directed. Last month, a federal judge threw out ten of the thirteen claims in Lively's lawsuit, including sexual harassment and defamation, effectively narrowing the case. Some of the tossed claims, including the ones involving sexual harassment, were nixed due to legal technicalities, such as Lively being considered an independent contractor rather than an employee. The remaining three claims — retaliation, aiding and abetting retaliation, and breach of contract — were not against Baldoni personally.
First regulated Canadian digital dollar is here built to settle trades 24/7 — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
— Tetra Trust's new stablecoin, CADD, is aimed at institutional use for 24/7 cross-border settlement, real-time corporate treasury, and direct fintech transfers, replacing legacy batch systems.
Cathie Wood's Ark bets on Google, Meta and CoreWeave; cuts AMD and Bitcoin ETF — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
Plaster-making technique previously attributed to the Romans appears 8,000 years earlier in Motza: has archaeologists looking at Neolithic craftsmen in a new light — 4 May 2026 (LINK)
Australian scientists build a quantum battery that charges almost instantly: system absorbs light in a single, giant 'super absorption' event — 3 May 2026 (LINK)