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CNN  —  A town in eastern Germany is offering two weeks free accommodation to encourage people to relocate there in a bid to boost its population. Eisenhüttenstadt, which sits on the border with Poland around 60 miles from the German capital Berlin, is offering a 14-day trial stay for potential new residents, according to a statement from the local council on May 13. “The project is aimed at anyone interested in moving to Eisenhüttenstadt—such as commuters, those interested in returning to the town, skilled workers, or self-employed individuals seeking a change of scenery,” it said, with applications open until the…

On what they call “Jerusalem Day”, the Old City is not celebrated, but desecrated. The Israeli Flag March, staged annually under the banner of nationalist pride, has degenerated into a spectacle of unrestrained hatred.  This year, it plummeted to new depths of depravity. As Haaretz reported, Israeli youths marched through the Muslim Quarter chanting “Death to Arabs”, “Flatten Gaza” and “There’s no school in Gaza, there’s no children left”. Flagpoles were slammed against ancient doors, while marchers cursed the Prophet Muhammad and mocked the memory of Palestine. Not a single person was arrested for incitement. On Jerusalem Day, the law…

CNN  —  An intimate portrait of a Vietnamese woman sitting next to her great-granddaughter in a dark, smoky room as she works on some embroidery has won the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition 2025. Taken in Vietnam’s Lào Cai province by UK-based photographer Justin Cliffe, the winning image was selected from thousands of entries and described by judges as portraying a “moment between generations that captures so much beauty and humanity.” “The colours, light and textures work really well,” the judges added in a press release Thursday. The art of embroidery has been passed down multiple generations of Red…

CNN  —  New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is aware of a video of wide receiver Stefon Diggs holding an unidentified pink substance in a bag on a boat was widely shared on social media. At a press conference, a reporter asked Vrabel if the team was looking into a “certain substance, that people are guessing what is and isn’t,” which was seen in the video, where Diggs – who signed with New England in late March and is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 8 last year with the Houston Texans – is…

First it was Rodri’s injury. Then Kevin De Bruyne’s decline. Then Phil Foden’s form. At one point it was something about Erling Haaland. And Pep Guardiola did not escape criticism either.In truth, Manchester City’s problems have been numerous this season and no one reason can explain or excuse a campaign of relative failure. No trophies. No titles. No post-season celebrations where Pep’s on confetti cannon duty, Haaland and Ederson take charge of the champagne soaking, and Kyle Walker turns MC. Scrapping for Champions League football was as good as it got. Where do you even start with that?One positive will…

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  A Russian deputy governor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in an explosion in southern Russia early on Thursday, authorities said. Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev, 29, died alongside another man in the blast on a street in Stavropol, which investigators said “committed using a homemade explosive device.” “As part of the investigation, the scene of the incident is being inspected, examinations are being ordered, and the necessary investigative actions are being carried out to establish all the circumstances of the incident,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a Thursday statement. Video footage circulated online…

On Thursday, federal district Judge Allison Burroughs will hear the most significant debate so far in the ongoing fight between the Trump administration and Harvard University, after the administration last week tried to put into jeopardy the immigration status of more than 7,000 international students at the Massachusetts elite university. The international student population at Harvard makes up 15 percent of undergraduates, and an even larger percentage of graduate students — in all, a quarter of Harvard’s student body. And the university says that with this case, its “educational mission, its competitive edge, and its academic and research programs” are…

May 29, 2025, 04:55 AM ETNeymar has said he will make a decision regarding his club future after June 12.The Brazil forward, who rejoined his boyhood club Santos in January on a five-month contract, becomes a free agent on June 30.Santos are keen for Neymar to continue at the club at least until the 2026 World Cup.Asked about his future, Neymar, who started in Wednesday’s friendly 3-1 defeat to Leipzig, said: “I still don’t know. I’m not going to answer any more questions about it. I’ve already said that I don’t know, so that’s because I’m still thinking about it.…

May 29, 2025, 04:33 AM ETReal Betis are annoyed by cross-city rivals Sevilla’s public praise of Enzo Maresca, who led Chelsea to the UEFA Conference League title with a 4-1 win over Betis in Wednesday’s final.Maresca played four seasons at Sevilla, making over 100 appearances and winning two UEFA Cup titles.Sevilla, who have won a record seven UEFA Cup/Europa League trophies, wrote on X: “Congratulations to our beloved Enzo Maresca on his first European title as a coach.”Wednesday’s game was Betis’ first European final in the club’s 117-year history.Real Betis lost 4-1 to Chelsea in the Conference League final. Mateusz Slodkowski…

After almost half a century, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has agreed to disband following an order given by its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan. The founding of the party in 1978 by a group of left-wing Kurds in southeastern Turkey was driven by a belief that parliamentary politics in the country was cut-off to those seeking Kurdish autonomy or independence, something that appeared confirmed by the imposition of military rule two years later. The end of the PKK’s decades of armed struggle was justified by Ocalan on the grounds that the future for Kurdish politics was peaceful, but “requires the…