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Sat, 02 May 2026 08:29:11 GMTSpirit Airlines begins 'wind-down', cancels all flights
The troubled carrier, which was set to emerge from its second bankruptcy in a year, announced it was ceasing operations after a potential White House bailout fell through.
Spirit Airlines' parent company, Spirit Aviation Holdings, said in an early ...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:18:05 GMTOscars bans AI actors and writers
Actors and writers created by artificial intelligence may be able to write and appear in films, but they will not qualify for Oscars under new rules issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which address the use of AI for the first...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:17:16 GMTData thieft: A 15-year-old minor arrested
In France, a 15-year-old has been taken into temporary custody over suspected involvement in the hacking of a government website. The Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) stores personal identification data used for ID cards, passports, an...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:15:57 GMTRebuilding Gaza Strip: Labour Day is the last thing on Palestinians minds
In the Gazan city of Khan Younis, workers are still clearing rubble seven months after the ceasefire that followed two years of war. The work continues around the clock, but it brings in only a few euros a day, barely enough to support their familie...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:15:03 GMTTrump told Congress that hostilities "have terminated"
Friday marked the expiration of the 60-day deadline for Donald Trump to secure congressional authorization to continue US military action in Iran under the War Powers Resolution. However, the US president argued that the law was unconstitutional and...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:14:03 GMTUS to withdraw 5.000 troops from Germany
The US is moving ahead with Donald Trump’s plan to reduce its military presence in Germany. Late Friday, the United States Department of Defense said about 5,000 American troops, roughly 14 percent of the U.S. service members currently stationed t...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:13:04 GMTMali: Rebels take key Tessalit military camp
In Mali, the country’s army and its Russian mercenary allies lost control of a key northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, marking a significant setback as Tuareg separatists and jihadist groups appear to be operating in a coordina...
Sat, 02 May 2026 08:12:11 GMTTuareg separatists and jihadists wage attacks across Mali
Mali, the country’s army and its Russian mercenary allies lost control of a key northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, marking a significant setback as Tuareg separatists and jihadist groups appear to be operating in a coordinated...
Sat, 02 May 2026 07:19:12 GMTSpirit Airlines begins 'wind-down', cancels all flights
US President Donald Trump previously expressed interest in organizing a package to save thousands of jobs at the carrier, which filed for bankruptcy twice in 2025.
Spirit Airlines' parent company, Spirit Aviation Holdings, said in an early Saturday...
Sat, 02 May 2026 06:23:30 GMT'Still on a war footing': Tehran shares new proposal on ending Iran war
FRANCE 24 correspondent Reza Sayah shares what we know so far about Iran's latest proposal to move the stalled peace talks with the US forward.
Sat, 02 May 2026 02:09:11 GMTJapan PM meets top Vietnam leaders in Hanoi
The trip is Takaichi's first to Vietnam since becoming prime minister in October and she is seeking deeper bilateral cooperation on energy security, supply chain resilience and technological innovation.
The two countries agreed to work more closel...
Sat, 02 May 2026 01:53:26 GMTRaisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York
They were carefully producing aragh sagi, a traditional spirit banned by the clerical authorities along with all alcohol following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Despite its outlaw moonshine status, the drink is still made clandestinely and consumed ...
Sat, 02 May 2026 01:15:15 GMTLebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south
The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, the ministry said, raising an earlier toll.
Other strikes in Zrariyeh killed four people, two of them women, and wounded four more, it said.
The m...
Fri, 01 May 2026 23:51:09 GMTNo.1 Korda charges into share of LPGA Mexico lead
The 27-year-old American fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 to stand on nine-under 135 after 36 holes at El Camaleon Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
"It was a good day," Korda said. "Drove it really well. Hit it to the right spots on the...
Fri, 01 May 2026 23:47:14 GMTYoung fires 67 to seize commanding PGA lead at Doral
Young birdied four of the first seven holes on his way to firing a five-under par 67 and stand on 13-under 131 after 36 holes at Trump National Doral in Florida.
"I've just putted really well," Young said. "I've left myself in mostly doable spots w...