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- Ultramarathon runner breastfeeds her baby 3 times on her way to a surprise winby Bill Chappell on May 30, 2025 at 9:51 pm
The extreme sport of ultrarunning is known for seemingly impossible feats. But Stephanie Case's recent performance — six months after giving birth — is making waves far beyond the running community.
- Food for Gaza decays in Jordan warehouses as Israel restricts aidby Jane Arraf on May 30, 2025 at 9:01 pm
Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that have waited for months at Israeli border crossings.
- Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepalby Charles Maynes on May 30, 2025 at 8:10 pm
Russians remember the longtime artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, who died recently. Yuri Grigorovich held the position for the last three decades of the Soviet Union and staged productions that were wildly popular at home and projected soft power overseas. And in Nepal, people have complained of monkey's stealing food from their property for years. Now, the government is holding its first-ever monkey census to understand exactly how bad the problem is.
- Billowing smoke from Canadian wildfires wafts into the U.S.by Alana Wise on May 30, 2025 at 6:13 pm
The Manitoba wildfires have forced 17,000 people to flee the province. Plumes of heavy smoke are expected to drift into the United States over Friday and Saturday, affecting millions of Americans.
- Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against BBC over spy murder claimby Fatima Al-Kassab on May 30, 2025 at 5:54 pm
Adams sued over an allegation in a 2016 documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 killing of a British spy in Ireland. A jury in Dublin's High Court awarded Adams damages of 100,000 euros ($113,000).
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- Syrian leader faces challenge of foreign militants who helped him win powerby Louisa Loveluck, Zakaria Zakaria on May 31, 2025 at 6:00 am
The presence in Syria of thousands of foreign fighters who helped oust the Assad regime could now pose a threat to President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s political survival.
- Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan writer who probed colonial shadows, dies at 87by Brian Murphy on May 30, 2025 at 10:07 pm
One of the most influential African writers of his generation, Mr. Ngugi’s works grappled with the weight of colonial history and contemporary abuses.
- Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won’t reveal termsby Siobhán O'Grady, Francesca Ebel on May 30, 2025 at 8:12 pm
With Russia saying its terms for peace must remain secret until the talks begin, Ukraine won’t confirm whether its delegation will even attend.
- Hamas reviews Gaza ceasefire proposal as U.S. expresses optimismby Susannah George, Alon Rom, Hazem Balousha on May 30, 2025 at 6:56 pm
The proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in exchange for the release of some hostages in Gaza, Israeli officials said.
- Étienne-Émile Baulieu, ‘father of the abortion pill,’ dies at 98by Olesia Plokhii on May 30, 2025 at 5:59 pm
The drug RU-486, or mifepristone, became widely used for abortions and put Dr. Baulieu at the center of battles over reproductive rights.