More than a dozen twisters ripped across the US Wednesday, including a tornado in Owasso, Oklahoma, that damaged buildings, utility poles, and trees. Original Image Link Source:www.usatoday.com
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:11:00 GMT The National Weather Service in Tulsa said a survey team found low-end EF-1 tornado damage near Collinsville ... Avenue from a severe thunderstorm in Owasso in Rogers County.
Commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2025, co-hosted by Permanent Mission of Thailand and Sri Lanka.
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The General Assembly, by its resolution 54/115 of 1999, recognized internationally the Day of Vesak to acknowledge the contribution that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made for over two and a half millennia and continues to make to the spirituality of humanity. This day is commemorated annually at the UN Headquarters and other UN offices, in consultation with the relevant UN offices and with permanent missions.
Published: 14th May 2025 11:03:05 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin | United Nations
Over the past two days, 130 Member States participated at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin - with more than 60 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense participating. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, briefed the media following a ceremony where more than 70 Member States made pledges of needed capabilities and support to UN Peacekeeping, including 81 military and police units, as well as in the areas of capacity-building partnerships, Women, Peace, and Security, Safety and Security, Technology, environment, conduct and accountability and strategic communications and Information Integrity.
Published: 14th May 2025 07:04:36 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: Yemen - Special Envoy Stakeout | United Nations
Joint statement delivered by Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, on behalf of the signatories of the Shared Commitments on Women, Peace and Security, on the situation of women in Yemen, at the Security Council Stakeout.
Published: 14th May 2025 06:27:59 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: Secretary-General/Peacekeeping, Yemen & other topics - Daily Press Briefing | United Nations
Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Secretary-General/peacekeeping
Peacekeeping ministerial meeting
Yemen
Security Council
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Lebanon
Syria
Syria returnees
Deputy Secretary-General/trip announcement
Somalia
Haiti
José “Pepe” Mujica
Noon briefing guests – tomorrow
Noon briefing guest – Andrew Saberton
SECRETARY-GENERAL/PEACEKEEPING
The Secretary-General is continuing his meetings in Berlin. As you know, he is in Berlin to attend the Ministerial Meeting on Peacekeeping. Right now, he is meeting with Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany and they are just starting a press stakeout.
Earlier today, he said that he is heartened by the exceptional turn-out of Ministers from across the globe, representing the full range of peacekeeping partners. Just to let you know that we have an update that more than 130 Member States were present and 74 Member States made pledges to support peace operations.
The Secretary-General added that this meeting comes at a time when unfortunately, peacekeeping operations are facing serious liquidity problems. He called on all Member States to respect their financial obligations, paying their contributions in full and on time.
These remarks were made during a joint press conference with the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, and Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius. He noted that he is especially pleased to be in Berlin so soon after the new Government took office, and he looks forward to building on our partnership in the time ahead.
Mr. Guterres also met today with Ms. Reem Alabali-Radovan, Minister for Development and Economic Cooperation of Germany. Tomorrow, he is scheduled to hold discussions with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, before he departs to Iraq to attend the League of Arab States Summit.
PEACEKEEPING MINISTERIAL MEETING
During the Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, the United Nations unveiled a new multi-year initiative funded by the Federal Republic of Germany to provide women troops deployed in Peace Operations with gender-specific protective gear, including ballistic vests and helmets. During an award ceremony held earlier today during the Member States’ gathering, Nils Hilmer, State Secretary at the German Ministry of Defense and Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, announced the selection of Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mongolia and Tanzania, to receive the equipment - in recognition of their commitment to the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy and the deployment of women in operational roles. The project, worth one million Euros in total, aims to enhance the performance, safety and security of women peacekeepers in complex and volatile mission environments and ultimately promote their participation in peacekeeping efforts.
YEMEN
Hans Grundberg, the Special Envoy for Yemen, briefed the Security Council this morning and welcomed the announcement on 6 May of a cessation of hostilities between the USA and Ansar Allah. He said that this step represents an important and necessary de-escalation in the Red Sea and in Yemen following the resumption, on 15 March, of US airstrikes against targets in Ansar Allah-controlled areas.
He said that events in recent weeks, however, have also served as stark reminders that Yemen is ensnared in the wider regional tensions. The attack carried out by Ansar Allah on Ben Gurion Airport on 4 May, and the subsequent strikes by Israel on Hudaydah Port, Sana’a Airport, and other locations in response, represent a dangerous escalation, and the threats and attacks, regrettably, continue.
Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told Council members that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, and those most in peril are the country’s children. Half of Yemen’s children – or 2.3 million – are malnourished, he said, and 600,000 of them are severely so.
Mr. Fletcher warned that Yemen’s 2025 humanitarian response plan is barely 9 per cent funded – less than half of what we received at the same time last year. These shortfalls have very real consequences. He said that we expect pipeline gaps as early as June or July – right when malnutrition numbers will peak.
Mr. Grundberg will speak at the stakeout once he is done in the Council and we will let you know when that happens.
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Published: 14th May 2025 05:52:28 By: United Nations
CNN Video: Businesses say they are struggling to survive amid Trump tariffs
The United States and China to drastically roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for an initial 90-day period, in a surprise breakthrough that has de-escalated a punishing trade war and buoyed global markets. The announcement, which was made in a joint statement, comes after a weekend of marathon trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland by officials from the world’s two largest economies, during which both sides touted “substantial progress.” #CNN #News
Published: 15th May 2025 12:53:50 By: CNN
CNN Video: RFK Jr.: I don't think people should take 'medical advice from me'
Lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical research and mass layoffs during hearings on Trump administration proposals that could lead to even broader cuts. CNN #News
Published: 14th May 2025 11:53:28 By: CNN
CNN Video: 'You can't intimidate me': Trump border czar responds to AOC's claim he is breaking the law
The Trump administration is planning to deploy hundreds more federal personnel to ramp up arrests of undocumented immigrants as soon as this week, according to two sources familiar with the planning. CNN's Jake Tapper hosts the president's border policy advisor Tom Homan, known as the 'border czar', to discuss. #CNN #News
Published: 14th May 2025 11:06:32 By: CNN
CNN Video: Qatari PM defends offering plane to President Trump
In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson, Qatari Prime Minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani downplayed the significance of the luxury jet gifted to President Donald Trump, saying it was a "very simple government to government dealing."
Published: 14th May 2025 11:00:54 By: CNN
CNN Video: Putin not attending war talks with Ukraine that he himself proposed
Vladimir Putin was not included in a list released by the Kremlin of who will attend discussions between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. The talks were first proposed by Putin in response to the ceasefire-or-sanctions ultimatum given to Moscow by Ukraine’s European allies, when the leaders of Germany, France, Poland and the United Kingdom demanded that Russia accept a 30-day ceasefire proposal or face a new round of “massive” sanctions. #CNN #News
Published: 14th May 2025 09:48:43 By: CNN
BBC News Video: Pope Leo turns down Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner’s invitation to play at Vatican. #BBCNews
Today, what is President Trump achieving with his tour of the Middle East?
On Wednesday President Trump met with the leaders of Syria and Qatar on his first major foreign trip as President.
James is joined by the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent James Landale and BBC’s chief presenter in Washington Caitriona Perry to discuss.
Also, James and Alex explain today’s the announcement by the Justice Secretary today that prisons are at 99% capacity, and what the government say they are going to do to address it.
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Published: 14th May 2025 08:47:16 By: BBC News
BBC News Video: Have you seen the Fallout news this week? #Fallout #BBCNews
More than 100 people are reported to have been killed across Gaza over the last 24 hours as Israel steps up its attacks.
The strikes hit two hospitals as well as a number of homes in Jabalia town and refugee camp.
Israel said it was conducting strikes against Hamas fighters and infrastructure.
These attacks come at a moment when the UN's head of humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, has called on world leaders to prevent - in his words - "genocide".
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Since a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas broke down in mid-March, intense fighting has resumed in the Gaza Strip.
Both the IDF, and the military wing of Hamas, have posted a steady stream of videos showing their fighters in combat.
While these clips are hard to independently verify, they do give us a unique perspective of the conflict on the ground.
Here, we’ve gathered some of that combat footage, from the past two months.
More than 19 months after Israel launched its ground campaign in Gaza, there are parts of the Strip it hasn’t brought under control.
Fighting near the southern city of Rafah has been particularly fierce, with the al Qassam Brigades - Hamas’ military arm - launching a series of videos on what it calls ‘the gates of hell’ operation.
These highly-edited clips show two separate ambushes on Israeli troops east of the city - which it claims killed and wounded several IDF soldiers.
Despite Israel claiming to have almost broken the militant group’s power, Hamas fighters are now experienced in urban warfare, using this ruined landscape to their advantage.
These videos, recorded by Israeli soldiers, show fighting at incredibly close range inside buildings.
And in April, Hamas posted this video of another ambitious ambush on an Israeli vehicle convoy.
For the most part, however, the videos show smaller engagements involving small numbers on each side.
Individual militants using rocket propelled grenades against Israeli armoured vehicles and bulldozers remains common.
As do attacks by snipers targeting isolated patrols…
…while long range rocket attacks into Israel have remained a feature since the start of the conflict.
While they must remain on guard at all times, most IDF patrols do not encounter Hamas insurgents… but they do claim to still regularly find tunnels used by them.
But things can be dangerous in a warzone, even without the presence of the enemy. This video filmed by an Israeli soldier, purportedly shows debris from a detonation, almost taking them out.
Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with Israel blocking food and aid from entering the strip. Estimates place the number of people killed since the start of the war, between 50 and 60,000.
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Published: 14th May 2025 05:30:02 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Trump Meets Syria’s Interim President After $142 Billion Arms Deal
Trump met Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia this morning, the first meeting between US and Syrian leaders in 25 years.
This came hours after he secured a $142 billion arms deal with Gulf allies.
In a major shift, Trump announced the US would lift sanctions on Syria, saying they deserved “a shot at greatness.”
According to the White House, Trump gave Al-Sharaa five demands.
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Published: 14th May 2025 04:34:20 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: LIVE: US President Donald Trump Arrives in Doha For State Visit
Live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s continued visit to Saudi Arabia. Trump is expected to participate in a family photo with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders, the opening of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with remarks by Trump and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, followed by Trump departing Riyadh en route to Doha, Qatar.
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Published: 14th May 2025 08:54:33 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Emmanuel Macron Forced to Debunk Cocaine Claims Around THIS Viral Video
This week the internet has gone into meltdown over a video which some people suggested shows the leaders of France, Germany and the UK caught with an illegal substance on a train in Ukraine.
This is the viral video, viewed 10s of millions of times online, showing French President Emmanual Macron removing one item from the table whilst German chancellor Friedrich Merz conceals another.
Many on social media, including some pro-russian and far-right political commentators, and even the Russian foreign minister, rushed to claim that the white item was in fact a bag of cocaine, and that the other item was a spoon used to take the drug.
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Published: 13th May 2025 05:10:18 By: On Demand News
CBC Video: 2 confirmed dead in out-of-control wildfires in Manitoba | Hanomansing Tonight
The bodies of a man and a woman who became trapped as a wildfire burned in southeastern Manitoba were recovered Wednesday morning, RCMP said. The out-of-control fires have forced hundreds of residents like Stephan Bouderlique to flee their homes. He describes what that experience has been like.
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Published: 14th May 2025 11:44:18 By: CBC News
CBC Video: Ex-housing minister ‘frustrated’ he didn’t make Carney’s new cabinet | Power & Politics
Ontario Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who until recently served as housing minister, tells Power & Politics he was ‘frustrated’ when he wasn’t named to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. ‘I think anyone’s going to feel some disrespect and frustration, but look, overwhelmingly, you know, I wish the government well,’ he says.
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Published: 14th May 2025 11:30:26 By: CBC News
CBC Video: 1 vote flipped Terrebonne Liberal, but her Bloc ballot wasn’t counted
Elections Canada says it is investigating after a voter in the Terrebonne, Que., riding came forward with an envelope that had been returned to sender. Liberal MP Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by one vote after a judicial recount.
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Published: 14th May 2025 11:09:08 By: CBC News
CBC Video: What we know about the trade deal between Ontario and Manitoba
Ontario and Manitoba are the latest provinces to sign an agreement aimed at tearing down interprovincial trade barriers. As CBC’s Shawn Jeffords explains, this comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to impact the Canadian economy.
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Published: 14th May 2025 10:38:56 By: CBC News
CBC Video: Fact-checking the misinfo around measles and natural immunity
Ontario leads Canada’s measles case count with more than 1,400 infections as of May 6, according to the province’s health authority.
Other provinces are also experiencing a resurgence of the disease not seen since the 1980s. Medical professionals say misinformation around the MMR vaccine is a major factor at play.
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Published: 14th May 2025 09:48:24 By: CBC News
International Video: Diddy trial day two: ex-girlfriend claims ‘frequent assaults’
The ex-girlfriend of rapper Sean Combs, better known as P Diddy, testified in a New York court today about the alleged abuse she experienced throughout their ten-year relationship. She described beatings and sexual coercion.
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Singer Cassie Ventura is the key witness in the federal court case where Combs is charged with racketeering and sex trafficking. He denies all the charges.
A warning, this report contains details of and images of abuse which viewers may find distressing.
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Published: 13th May 2025 07:03:32 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: The story of one Israeli airstrike that killed 15 family members
After Israel ended its ceasefire two months ago the situation in Gaza has been worsening with food and aid blocked. And Israeli airstrikes have continued to bombard the strip.
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Tonight, we investigate one Israeli strike that killed 15 members of the same extended family, leaving only a seven-year-old boy and his mother as survivors. And a warning, this report contains distressing details and images.
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Published: 13th May 2025 06:45:07 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: Trump signs $142 billion US-Saudi arms deal on Middle East tour
Donald Trump is back in a region he loves as much as they seem to love him. Saudi Arabia and then the Gulf.
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The main purpose is to use the Saudis and others as a generous ATM, drumming up spectacular amounts of cash for everything from arms to AI. With him are some of America's richest billionaires, including Elon Musk. And some news: sanctions against Syria will be lifted, and Trump is clearly fed up that the war still rages on in Gaza.
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Published: 13th May 2025 06:33:29 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: 14 dead after drinking toxic alcohol in India
At least 14 people have died and six others are in critical condition after consuming a toxic alcohol drink in northern India. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe]
Police arrested seven people on suspicion of supplying the liquor across five villages in Punjab.
It's the latest in a spate of alcohol poisonings which have killed dozens of people.
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Published: 13th May 2025 06:13:28 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: 'I thought I was going to die' - Kim K
Kim Kardashian has told a Paris court she thought she was going to be raped and murdered as she was violently robbed at gunpoint in a hotel suite in 2018. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe]
Ten men are on trial for stealing approximately £8 million worth of Kardashian's jewellery, including her engagement ring from her ex-husband Kanye West.
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Published: 13th May 2025 06:11:14 By: Channel 4 News