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IDF Raises Israeli Flag Over Beaufort Castle After Capturing Hezbollah Stronghold    By The Media Line Staff    Israeli troops have raised Israeli and Golani Brigade flags over Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon after capturing the strategic hilltop position during recent operations aimed at dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure in the area, according to the Israel Defense Forces.    The operation brought Israeli forces to one of the most prominent positions in southern […]

Israeli Ministries Move To Block $4.2 Billion Sale of ZIM Over Security Concerns   By The Media Line Staff   Israel’s Economy, Agriculture and Transport ministries, together with the Shipping and Ports Authority, are seeking to block the proposed sale of ZIM to Hapag-Lloyd and the FIMI fund, arguing that the transaction could undermine national security, maritime independence and the country’s ability to maintain critical supply chains during emergencies, Calcalist reported.    The opposition centers on […]

By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Colombian right wing outsider Abelardo de la Espreilla is poised to compete in a runoff in the country’s presidential race against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday, after no candidate reached the more than 50% support needed to avoid a second round with a majority of votes counted. De La Espriella and Cepeda were running […]

May 31 (Reuters) – The United States earned an encouraging 3-2 win over Senegal in a World Cup warm-up friendly on Sunday, with Christian Pulisic scoring one goal and creating another before Folarin Balogun struck the second-half winner. Sergino Dest put the hosts ahead after seven minutes, tapping in Pulisic’s cross from the left, before Pulisic doubled the advantage in the 20th minute with a composed finish from a tight […]

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — When the New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup, they did so because they were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. Nearly a week after clinching their first NBA Finals berth since 1999, the Knicks were at last […]

May 31 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash deal valued at about $8.5 billion, the companies jointly said on Sunday. Under the agreement terms, Berkshire will acquire the homebuilder for $72.50 per common share in cash, valuing Taylor Morrison’s equity at around $6.8 billion. The offer represents a premium of about 24% to the company’s closing stock price of $58.50 on […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama barely could get the words out. The question, a few minutes after he and the San Antonio Spurs won the Western Conference title and earned the right to go to this year’s NBA Finals to face the New York Knicks, was about his relationship with former coach Gregg Popovich and what this playoff run likely means to the winningest coach in league history. And […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday alleging that Rivera died after a bacteria stemming from the COVID-19 virus led to his physical and neurological deterioration. Human rights activists and groups worldwide denounced his death […]

May 31 (Reuters) – A Russia-appointed official said a Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in a Russian-held part of southern Kherson region, killing a child and injuring 11 people. Vladimir Saldo, Russia-appointed governor of Russian-held parts of Kherson region, wrote on Telegram the strike occurred in the city of Henichesk, on the shore of the Sea of Azov. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by […]