Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision The city at the crossroads of France, Germany and Switzerland gears up amid global tensions over diversity and inclusion. Hamburg pitch invasion hospitalises 25 fans Twenty-five fans are hospitalised, including one with life-threatening injuries, after a pitch invasion in Hamburg on Saturday. Pope Leo calls for Ukraine peace and Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday address Pope Leo XIV appealed for "no more war" as he gave his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's Square since his election as pontiff. Putin Proposes Direct Talks With Ukraine In Turkey Despite Europeans' Call For May 12 Cease-Fire Russian President Vladimir Putin ignored a call for quick 30-day cease-fire in the Ukraine war and instead offered to hold direct peace talks with Ukraine, possibly in Istanbul on May 15, "without preconditions." |
IDF moves soldiers from Syria, West Bank to north Gaza The security cabinet agreed to expand operations in Gaza on May 2, with the IDF's plan to include military control of the area, PM Netanyahu stated. |