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Starving Palestinians have expressed anger and dismay after the Israeli military shot at crowds of Palestinians who gathered at an aid distribution centre in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Tuesday. There were chaotic scenes in Rafah on Tuesday as starving Palestinians rushed inside a facility holding aid, due to long delays conducting security checks on recipients. Israeli gunfire killed three and injured at least 46 others. Moaz Abu Musa, who was among those heading towards the aid distribution point in Rafah, told Middle East Eye that thousands made their way to the area, despite the dangers of overcrowding. “Only a small number of…

A view shows the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. Maxim Shemetov | ReutersOPEC+ countries on Wednesday agreed to leave their formal output quotas unchanged, with market focus shifting toward potential increases from an eight-member subset of the alliance that had been carrying out separate voluntary production cuts.The OPEC+ coalition has been operating a group-wide production agreement, along with two output cuts that are only informally tackled by an eight-member subset of the organization. Under formal policy, the entire OPEC+ group is cutting roughly…

May 28, 2025, 11:30 AM ETManchester United were booed by fans at the final whistle after losing 1-0 in Malaysia against ASEAN All-Stars on Wednesday as the club’s disastrous domestic campaign continued into their postseason friendliesAmorim’s side flew out to Kuala Lumpur following their final match of the season — a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford — on Sunday that capped United’s worst ever Premier League season with a 15th-placed finish.But a second-half strike from Maung Maung Lwin, a winger from Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors, saw a team made up of internationals from Southeast Asia…

CNN  —  Wall Street has been riding a historic roller coaster the past few months due to President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats. Now, investors are learning to take his words with a grain of salt — and a bit of salsa, too. That’s because there’s a new type of trade taking hold: TACO, short for Trump Always Chickens Out. In other words, don’t fret too much about Trump’s latest tariff threat and go on a selling spree, because eventually he’ll back down and a relief rally will ensue. Trump said he first learned of the term, coined by…

TKO Executive Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon is seen during a ceremony announcing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has joined the Board of Directors for TKO at New York Stock Exchange on January 23, 2024 in New York City.Michelle Farsi | UFC | Getty ImagesThe co-defendant in the bombshell lawsuit accusing former WWE boss Vince McMahon of sexual abuse and sex trafficking has agreed to cooperate with and give evidence to the woman suing the pro wrestling mogul and the company.The co-defendant, John Laurinaitis, also reached a confidential settlement with McMahon’s accuser, Janel Grant, according to a statement issued by…

President Donald Trump departs the White House on May 22, 2025. Trump is traveling to his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia where he is holding a dinner for the top investors in his $TRUMP cryptocurrency. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration on Wednesday relaxed barriers in 401(k) plans to buying cryptocurrency and related digital assets like NFTs and meme coins.The Labor Department rescinded guidance put in place by the Biden-era Labor Department in 2022 that aimed to safeguard 401(k) investors from such digital assets.At the time, the Biden labor officials cautioned employers to exercise…

May 28, 2025, 10:46 AM ETPolice said they arrested 28 people after fans of Chelsea and Real Betis clashed several times ahead of Wednesday’s Conference League final in the Polish host city of Wroclaw .Footage on social media showed fans in the city centre hurling chairs at each other and taking part in running battles on Tuesday evening.More clashes between fans unfolded on Wednesday, leading to further arrests, with police deploying water cannons and stun grenades to disperse the crowd.For much of the day, police officers kept a cordon around Chelsea fans celebrating in the city’s main square.”There was an…

Amid the relentless mass killings, starvation and dispossession in the ruins of Gaza, Israel continues to intertwine genocidal attacks with a humanitarian discourse of caring about civilian suffering.  The latest iteration of this strategy of concealing genocidal intent is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – a joint Israeli-US scheme marketed to an international liberal audience as a gesture of compliance with humanitarian norms during military operations. In practice, however, the GHF is yet another example of Israel’s pursuit of eliminationist violence under the pretext of humanitarian actions. On 16 May, Israel launched a ground invasion named Operation Gideon’s Chariots, signalling…

Berlin CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will leave Berlin with a new €5 billion ($5.7bn) arms package as he seeks to build his country’s arsenal, and its ability to produce weapons at home. The standout agreement in the package announced in the German capital on Wednesday centers around Germany financing the joint production of long-range missiles inside Ukraine that would enable Kyiv to strike targets deep into Russia. Also included in the announcement were more air defense systems, weapons, ammunition, “command and operational” capabilities and medical assistance. One significant aspect was missing. There had been big expectations prior to…

Bangkok CNN  —  It’s a Wednesday afternoon in downtown Bangkok, and Daniel Fraser is excited. The Canadian has just returned to the Thai capital from a surveying trip in neighboring Laos and his mind is buzzing. While there, he stumbled upon a factory filled with old Soviet military equipment, transport trucks and munitions cases — a reminder of this land-locked nation’s significance during the Vietnam War and broader Cold War. But Fraser’s not hunting for film or TV shoot locations for a blockbuster Hollywood war epic. He thinks this old factory, with its steampunk vibe, will be the perfect setting…