Some fans and performers objected to Israel’s inclusion in this year’s edition of the European song competition. Protests lasted all the way through last weekend’s Grand Final and beyond, but experts say it’s not the first time world events have threatened to overwhelm Eurovision, which organizers insist is non-political. CBC | World News
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Brexit boost as UK company signs £2.5m driverless tech deal with ‘world’s best airport’
British firm celebrates ‘milestone moment for the aviation sector’ by signing a £2.5m deal to pioneer driverless tech in a quantum leap for passengers and carriers Daily Express :: News Feed
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The lethal weapons, which cost more than £2m each, are armed with a specialist penetrating warhead, designed to destroy high-value and hardened targets. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israeli military pushes ahead with fighting in Gaza, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee
Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza’s northern edge on Monday to recapture an area from Hamas fighters, while in the south, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah, leaving Palestinian civilians scrambling to find safety. CBC | World News
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Crews set off a network of linked explosives to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — and with a boom, the steel section came down. CBC | World News
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The United Nations is facing scrutiny after lowering its counts of Palestinian women and children killed since Israel began bombing Gaza in its seven-month war against Hamas. CBC | World News
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Piers Morgan has blasted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for behaving like an ‘unofficial renegade royal family’. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘Beyond angry’: Former Trump confidant testifies financial feud followed hush-money payment
During his first day of testimony at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, Michael Cohen walked prosecutors through his decade of service as Trump’s legal Mr. Fix It — a solver of problems often tangentially related to his professional title as lawyer. CBC | World News
Read More »Prince William takes ‘thoughtful’ present home to Kate at Adelaide Cottage
Prince William attended an engagement alongside his father King Charles – in what many say is a snub towards his brother Harry. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Meghan Markle ‘broke dress code’ in Nigeria amid concerns she ‘bared too much skin’
An expert has suggested Meghan Markle’s outfits in Nigeria could have broken royal protocols. Daily Express :: News Feed
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