MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) – At least 42 Nigerian school children were missing on Saturday a day after suspected Islamist militants attacked a school in the insurgency-hit northeastern Borno state, a senator for the area said. Residents said on Friday that armed men abducted an unknown number of students from Mussa Primary and Junior …
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol believes in the “no shirt, no problem,” mantra. His club was boosted to a win Friday night by a group of college ball players in the right-field seats who took off and waved their shirts as they sang, chanted and drew others into the fray. …
May 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Saturday allowed a sanctions waiver to lapse that had previously allowed countries including India to buy Russian seaborne oil after a month-long extension aimed at easing oil supply shortages and high prices due to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. • U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on central London on Saturday for a rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with supporters framing the event as a protest against the erosion of British identity. Police estimated that around 60,000 people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” march, making it one of the largest right-wing mobilizations seen …
BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry on Saturday described as “preliminary” the tariff, agricultural and aircraft deals agreed during this week’s visit by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with President Xi Jinping that featured pageantry and warm rhetoric but limited detail on concrete outcomes …
BERLIN (AP) — A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and contentious rescue effort, after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, authorities said Saturday. The dead whale was stranded on Thursday just off the small island …
The most advanced U.S. warship and two accompanying destroyers docked at Naval Station Norfolk with about 5,000 sailors waiting to see their families for the first time since June. Besides combat operations and traversing continents, the sailors aboard the carrier faced a noncombat-related fire that left hundreds without places to sleep and forced lengthy repairs …
Two campaign staffers working for a right-wing candidate in Colombia’s upcoming presidential election have been shot and killed, officials said Saturday. Gunmen on motorcycles killed the two men Friday night in the central-west Meta Department, said the candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella. Meta is a stronghold of rebel fighters who rejected a historic 2016 peace …
LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Former health minister Wes Streeting said on Saturday that he would challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in any leadership contest held, days after stepping down and urging Starmer to set a timetable for his departure. “We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field, and I …
ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 when their rain-delayed semifinal resumed on Saturday and set up an Italian Open final against Casper Ruud. Top-ranked Sinner is one victory away from becoming only the second man after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic has won each Masters …