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May 14, 2025, 04:33 PM ETThe National Women’s Soccer League Players Association said that play should have been stopped in the game between Angel City FC and the Utah Royals on Friday following the nearly 10-minute delay to provide medical attention to Angel City defender Savy King.The Players Association has called upon the NWSL to change its protocols and abandon any match that requires life-saving measures. King was transported to a local hospital in Los Angeles on Friday after collapsing on the field. Angel City said that King had surgery on Tuesday after “doctors discovered a heart abnormality” upon further…

CNN  —  Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is at the center of another controversy, and this time it directly involves Mexico. MrBeast, who is by far the YouTuber with the most subscribers in the world (surpassing the second-place user by almost 100 million), published a video on May 10th in which he visited some of Mexico’s most important archaeological sites, including Chichén Itzá in the state of Yucatán, home to the Temple of Kukulkan pyramid, known as El Castillo, one of the seven wonders of the modern world. MrBeast also visited the archaeological sites of Calakmul in the state…

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. CNN  —  It was May 4, 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away from their scheduled bid for the summit of Mount Everest. Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000 meters on the south side of the mountain, Junko…

CNN  —  Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has used his award acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival to criticize US President Donald Trump. De Niro, 81, was receiving the Palme d’Or lifetime achievement award at the event in the south of France on Tuesday when he called Trump a “philistine president.” “In my country, we are fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted,” said De Niro to an audience including some of the biggest names in showbiz. “That affects all of us here, because the arts are democratic, art is inclusive and brings people together,…

US President Donald Trump continued his blitz of Gulf deals in Qatar on Wednesday, telling the American jet maker Boeing to “get those planes out there” after unveiling what he said was the American company’s biggest deal in history. Trump said Qatar had agreed to order up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777x aircraft in a $96bn deal. “Congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there,” Trump said at a ceremony alongside Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. “I just want to thank you,” he added. The Qatari purchase throws a lifeline to Boeing. The iconic US…

KUWAIT: The United Kingdom has appointed Qudsi Rasheed as its new Ambassador to Kuwait, effective September 2025. He will succeed Belinda Lewis, who will be taking up another diplomatic post after more than four years of service in Kuwait.Rasheed brings extensive experience in Middle East diplomacy to the role. His previous assignments include Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Cairo, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and Head of the UK Syria Office in Beirut. He will be joined in Kuwait by his wife, Leen, who is expecting their first…

KUWAIT: Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO, welcomed John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, to Zain’s headquarters as part of his official visit to Kuwait. Lee was accompanied by a high-level delegation from Hong Kong and China during his visit to Zain, which came as part of his wider visit to Kuwait from May 13-14. His visit included meetings with HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and…

RIYADH: Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Asaad Tariq Al-Said, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and GCC Secretary General Jasem Al-Budaiwi pose for a group photo during the GCC-US Summit on May 14, 2025. – KUNA photos Sheikh Meshal calls for deeper investment, proposes cultural dialogue forum at Gulf-US Summit RIYADH: HH the Amir of Kuwait…

Celtic registered another five-goal haul in the Scottish Premiership, beating Aberdeen 5-1 as Johnny Kenny scored on his first start for the club.The Hoops have now netted five goals in three of their last five league outings – also doing so against Kilmarnock and Dundee United – making for perfect preparation for when they face the Dons in the Scottish Cup final on May 24. And it was a night to remember for 21-year-old Kenny. He was one of eight changes made by Brendan Rodgers from the weekend’s win against Hibernian, and he flicked home a header for Celtic’s fourth.There…

Leyton Orient booked their place in the League One play-off final with a 4-1 penalty shootout win over Stockport, after the play-off semi-final ended 3-3 on aggregate.Isaac Olaofe’s exquisite flick had cancelled out Ollie O’Neill’s opener at Edgeley Park and sent the game to extra time. But after Jack Diamond’s penalty was saved by Orient goalkeeper Jack Keeley, and Ryan Rydel’s effort came back off the inside of the left-hand post, Ethan Galbraith stayed composed to spark jubilation in the away end.Orient will face the winner of Thursday night’s other second leg between Charlton and Wycombe at Wembley on Sunday…