Oscar Statuette for ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Goes Missing on Flight

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) – The Oscar statuette ⁠belonging ⁠to Pavel Talankin, the Russian ⁠director who won best documentary this year for “Mr. Nobody Against ​Putin,” has gone missing after he was forced to check the award into hold luggage ‌on a flight from New York ‌to Germany, his co-director said. Talankin was due to …

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UAE Says Iran Cannot Be Trusted Over Hormuz, Peace Efforts at an Impasse

By Humeyra Pamuk, Ahmed Elimam and Ahmed Tolba WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) – A senior United Arab Emirates official said on ⁠Friday ⁠Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes ⁠for the Strait of Hormuz, in a sign of deep mistrust on all sides as efforts to end the Iran war remained …

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Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Taken to Crete After Israeli Interception

ATHERINOLAKKOS, Greece, May 1 (Reuters) – More than 100 pro-Palestinian activists ⁠aboard ⁠aid ships bound for Gaza ⁠were taken to the Greek island of Crete on Friday after Israeli ​forces seized their vessels in international waters near Greece, flotilla organisers said. The activists were part of a second Global ‌Sumud flotilla, launched in recent ‌months …

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Chonkers the Sea Lion Draws Crowds to San Francisco’s Pier 39

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An intrepid sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is waddling his way into the hearts of tourists and locals who have flocked to San Francisco’s Pier 39 for a glimpse of the massive pinniped. On Thursday morning, visitors snapped photos as the Steller sea lion flopped on the pier, surrounded by dozens of …

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Trump Signs Bill to Fund DHS Agencies

WASHINGTON, ⁠April ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. President ​Donald ‌Trump ‌on ⁠Thursday signed ⁠a bill to ​fund ​Department ⁠of Homeland ⁠Security ⁠agencies, the ​White House ​said ⁠in ⁠a statement. (Reporting by ⁠Ryan Patrick Jones; Writing by ⁠Daphne Psaledakis; editing by ​Michelle ​Nichols ) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Camp Mystic Halts Plan to Reopen This Summer

April 30 (Reuters) – Camp Mystic, the ⁠Texas ⁠summer camp where dozens of ⁠people died during July flooding, said on Thursday that ​it has decided to not open this summer after previously seeking approval from state ‌regulators to do so. “No administrative ‌process or summer season should move forward while families continue to grieve, ⁠while …

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F1 Returns at Miami After a 5-Week Break as FIA Rolls Out Rule Changes

“It’s a tickle,” said Max Verstappen, who has been so vocal about his dislike of the current cars that he’s openly considering leaving F1. “It’s not what we need yet to really make it flat out. It’s complicated to get everyone to agree,” he continued. “I just hope for next year we can make really …

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